Having a problem with your motor vehicle is common, because regrettably recent automobiles are more and more difficult and therefore subject to more and more possible breakdowns. Today we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Citroen C4 Picasso . This is a problem that is specially annoying because it can sooner or later bring your car to non starting or damaged engine. To get this done, first we will find out how injection works, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Citroen C4 Picasso injectors , and at last, how to fix them.

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What is the intent of the injection of a Citroen C4 Picasso?

So we start our content by promptly detailing how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to figure out the failure associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Citroen C4 Picasso controls 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 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 C4 Picasso. 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 therefore a better combustion.

What are the different injection complications on Citroen C4 Picasso?

Now in this second component, we are going to explore the different injection complications and their manifestations that you might face on your Citroen C4 Picasso .

Injection pump complications Citroen C4 Picasso

To commence, we will find out the injection pump complications on your Citroen C4 Picasso, there are not many of them, they are generally frequent 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 might be too high or too low which will cause a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your Citroen C4 Picasso.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Citroen C4 Picasso: If you have a major leakage problem, the end 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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Regarding the outcomes and manifestations of a fuel pump problem on a Citroen C4 Picasso , you will certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications Citroen C4 Picasso

Now we proceed to the injector problems on Citroen C4 Picasso . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you might encounter:

  • Dirty Citroen C4 Picasso 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 potentially have one or more cylinders that are not working effectively.
  • Leaky Citroen C4 Picasso injector: It’s generally at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
  • Injector Citroen C4 Picasso HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are completely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

Concerning the symptoms of injector complications on your Citroen C4 Picasso it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You might encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.

How to get rid of an injection problem on a Citroen C4 Picasso?

To finish our content page on the injection complications on Citroen C4 Picasso , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to fix these complications.
If after a precise investigation it’s your injection pump that is the reason of your complications, it will regrettably be very complicated to intervene on the trouble without changing the component, this change generally 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 based on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Citroen C4 Picasso, do not hesitate 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 change 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 change it, do not think twice to seek advice from our content on the injectors that leak on Citroen C4 Picasso, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is broken or doesn’t work anymore, generally, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.

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