Having a problem with your motor vehicle is traditional, because sadly recent automobiles are more and more complex and therefore at the mercy of more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Citroen C3 Picasso . This is a problem that is particularly frustrating because it can ultimately bring your vehicle to non starting or damaged engine. To do this, first we will see how injection functions, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Citroen C3 Picasso injectors , and at last, how to solve them.

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What is the purpose of the injection of a Citroen C3 Picasso?

So we start our content page by quickly detailing how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to understand the failure associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Citroen C3 Picasso controls the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be far more precise and to come, under pressure, to discharge the fuel in the engine. The injection pump takes care of pressurizing the fuel and transferring it to the injectors, and the injectors will release the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Citroen C3 Picasso. 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 C3 Picasso?

Now in this second part, we are going to discover the different injection complications and their symptoms that you might come across on your Citroen C3 Picasso .

Injection pump complications Citroen C3 Picasso

To begin, we will see the injection pump complications on your Citroen C3 Picasso, there are not many of them, they are quite often frequent but we will outline 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 behavior of the engine of your Citroen C3 Picasso.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Citroen C3 Picasso: If you have a significant leakage problem, the consequence 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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Regarding the consequences and symptoms of a fuel pump problem on a Citroen C3 Picasso , you will most certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications Citroen C3 Picasso

Now we proceed to the injector problems on Citroen C3 Picasso . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you might encounter:

  • Dirty Citroen C3 Picasso injectors: This can happen as a result of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are entirely clogged. So you will potentially have one or more cylinders that are not functioning properly.
  • Leaky Citroen C3 Picasso 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 C3 Picasso HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are entirely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

Regarding the symptoms of injector complications on your Citroen C3 Picasso it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You might encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.

How to fix an injection problem on a Citroen C3 Picasso?

To finish our article on the injection complications on Citroen C3 Picasso , 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 cause of your complications, it will sadly be very difficult to intervene on the trouble without changing the part, 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 several diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Regarding a problem with an injector there are various solutions depending on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Citroen C3 Picasso, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page 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 have the ability to replace it, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content page on the injectors that leak on Citroen C3 Picasso, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, generally speaking, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.

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