Having a issue with your car is traditional, because regrettably recent vehicles are more and more difficult and consequently exposed to more and more possible breakdowns. Today we’re going to try to help you to resolve an injection problem on your Chevrolet HHR . This is a issue that is specially annoying because it can eventually bring your car to non starting or damaged engine. To do this, first we will find out how injection works, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Chevrolet HHR injectors , and at last, how to resolve them.
What is the goal of the injection of a Chevrolet HHR?
So we begin our article by quickly explaining how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to understand the failure connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Chevrolet HHR manages the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the advantage to be far more precise and to come, under pressure, to release the fuel in the engine. The injection pump takes care of pressurizing the fuel and transferring it to the injectors, and the injectors will relieve the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Chevrolet HHR. The advantage of fuel injection is to have a much more precise dosage than a carburettor and to enable a better air/fuel mixture and consequently a better combustion.
What are the different injection complications on Chevrolet HHR?
Now in this second part, we are going to explore the different injection complications and their manifestations that you may come across on your Chevrolet HHR .
Injection pump complications Chevrolet HHR
To commence, we will find out the injection pump complications on your Chevrolet HHR, there are not many of them, they are generally recurrent but we will highlight them down below:
- Electronic issue of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic issue, the pressure in your injection system might be too high or too low which will cause a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your Chevrolet HHR.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Chevrolet HHR: If you have a major leakage problem, the consequence will be much the same as if you have a lack of pressure, you will not have enough pressure and consequently the combustion of your fuel will not be good
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Concerning the results and manifestations of a fuel pump issue on a Chevrolet HHR , you will certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Chevrolet HHR
Now we move on to the injector problems on Chevrolet HHR . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may encounter:
- Dirty Chevrolet HHR injectors: This can happen due to poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are totally clogged. So you will probably have one or more cylinders that are not working properly.
- Leaky Chevrolet HHR injector: It’s generally at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
- Injector Chevrolet HHR HS: This is the case when your injectors are totally clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Regarding the signs of illness of injector complications on your Chevrolet HHR it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to solve an injection issue on a Chevrolet HHR?
To finish our content on the injection complications on Chevrolet HHR , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to resolve these complications.
If after a precise diagnosis it’s your injection pump that is the source of your complications, it will regrettably be very difficult to intervene on the trouble without replacing the part, this change generally goes with the replacement of the injectors, and in some cases the tank, it will take between 2000 and 3000 euros for the whole, try to get some diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Concerning a issue with an injector there are various solutions depending on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Chevrolet HHR, do not be reluctant to seek advice from our article on this subject to get the process. If it doesn’t work, you will have to replace them.
- Leaky injector: The change and the purchase of a joint kit will only cost you a few tens of euros, but you still need to be able to change it, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on the injectors that leak on Chevrolet HHR, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, generally speaking, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
To discover more tips on the Chevrolet HHR, take a look at the Chevrolet HHR category.
