Having a problem with your motor vehicle is basic, because regrettably recent automobiles are more and more complex and consequently be subject to more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Chevrolet Trax . This is a problem that is especially frustrating because it can eventually bring your car to non starting or broken engine unit. To do this, first we will see how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Chevrolet Trax injectors , and at last, how to solve them.
What is the purpose of the injection of a Chevrolet Trax?
So we start our content by quickly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the information you need to understand the failures affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Chevrolet Trax handles the fuel intake into the engine unit , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be much more precise and to come, under pressure, to release the fuel in the engine unit. The injection pump takes care of pressurizing the fuel and transferring it to the injectors, and the injectors will discharge the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Chevrolet Trax. The benefit 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 Trax?
Now in this second component, we are going to explore the different injection complications and their symptoms that you may possibly confront on your Chevrolet Trax .
Injection pump complications Chevrolet Trax
To start, we will see the injection pump complications on your Chevrolet Trax, there are not many of them, they are quite often chronic but we will detail them down below:
- Electronic problem of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic problem, the pressure in your injection system may be too high or too low which will trigger a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine unit of your Chevrolet Trax.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Chevrolet Trax: If you have a significant leakage problem, the result 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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Regarding the results and symptoms of a fuel pump problem on a Chevrolet Trax , you will obviously experience, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Chevrolet Trax
Now we move on to the injector problems on Chevrolet Trax . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may possibly encounter:
- Dirty Chevrolet Trax injectors: This can happen due to poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are completely clogged. So you will probably have one or more cylinders that are not functioning properly.
- Leaky Chevrolet Trax injector: It’s quite often at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
- Injector Chevrolet Trax HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are completely 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 Trax it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You may possibly encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to solve an injection problem on a Chevrolet Trax?
To finish our article on the injection complications on Chevrolet Trax , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to solve these complications.
If after a precise analysis it’s your injection pump that is the reason of your complications, it will regrettably be very complicated to intervene on the problem without replacing the component, this change quite often goes with the replacement of the injectors, and sometimes the tank, it will take between 2000 and 3000 euros for the whole, try to get some diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Regarding a problem with an injector there are different solutions depending on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Chevrolet Trax, do not be reluctant to seek advice from our content on this subject to get the procedure. If it doesn’t work, you will have to change them.
- Leaky injector: The replace and the purchase of a joint kit will only cost you a few tens of euros, but you still need to have the ability to replace it, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content on the injectors that leak on Chevrolet Trax, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is broken or doesn’t work anymore, generally speaking, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Chevrolet Trax, do not hesitate to consult our Chevrolet Trax category.
