Having a problem with your motor vehicle is common, because sadly recent automobiles are more and more complex and therefore subject to more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to resolve an injection problem on your Citroen C15 . This is a problem that is particularly annoying 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 concerns that can exist on a Citroen C15 injectors , and finally, how to resolve them.
What is the goal of the injection of a Citroen C15?
So we begin our article by quickly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the information you need to understand the failures associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Citroen C15 manages the fuel intake into the engine unit , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be far more precise and to come, under pressure, to launch 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 Citroen C15. 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 therefore a better combustion.
What are the different injection complications on Citroen C15?
Now in this second part, we are going to see the different injection complications and their symptoms that you may confront on your Citroen C15 .
Injection pump complications Citroen C15
To commence, we will see the injection pump complications on your Citroen C15, there are not many of them, they are quite often chronic but we will detail them 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 therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the performance of the engine unit of your Citroen C15.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Citroen C15: If you have a major leakage problem, the result will be much the same as if you have a lack of pressure, you will not have enough pressure and therefore the combustion of your fuel will not be good
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Concerning the outcomes and symptoms of a fuel pump problem on a Citroen C15 , you will certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Citroen C15
Now we proceed to the injector problems on Citroen C15 . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may encounter:
- Dirty Citroen C15 injectors: This can happen because of 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 effectively.
- Leaky Citroen C15 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 Citroen C15 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 symptoms of injector complications on your Citroen C15 it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You may experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to resolve an injection problem on a Citroen C15?
To finish our content on the injection complications on Citroen C15 , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to resolve these complications.
If after a precise investigation it’s your injection pump that is the cause of your complications, it will sadly be very difficult to intervene on the problem without replacing the part, this change quite often 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 problem with an injector there are various solutions based on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Citroen C15, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this subject to get the process. 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 be able to replace it, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on the injectors that leak on Citroen C15, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is broken or doesn’t work anymore, in general, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
To get more tips on the Citroen C15, take a look at the Citroen C15 category.
