Having a issue with your car is traditional, because unfortunately recent vehicles 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 Ds5 . This is a issue that is specially irritating because it can ultimately bring your car to non starting or broken engine. To do this, first we will find out how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Citroen Ds5 injectors , and finally, how to resolve them.
What is the goal of the injection of a Citroen Ds5?
So we start our content page by quickly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to discover the failure affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Citroen Ds5 controls the fuel intake into the engine , 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. 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 Ds5. 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 Ds5?
Now in this second part, we are going to discover the different injection complications and their signs of illness that you may face on your Citroen Ds5 .
Injection pump complications Citroen Ds5
To begin, we will find out the injection pump complications on your Citroen Ds5, there are not many of them, they are quite often chronic but we will detail them below:
- Electronic issue of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic issue, the pressure in your injection system may be too high or too low which will cause a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the performance of the engine of your Citroen Ds5.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Citroen Ds5: 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 consequences and signs of illness of a fuel pump issue on a Citroen Ds5 , you will certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Citroen Ds5
Now we proceed to the injector problems on Citroen Ds5 . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may encounter:
- Dirty Citroen Ds5 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 working effectively.
- Leaky Citroen Ds5 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 Ds5 HS: This is the case 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 Ds5 it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You may encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to solve an injection issue on a Citroen Ds5?
To end our content on the injection complications on Citroen Ds5 , 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 source of your complications, it will unfortunately 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 several diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Regarding a issue with an injector there are different solutions depending on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Citroen Ds5, do not be reluctant to consult our content page on this subject to get the procedure. 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 have the ability to change it, do not hesitate to consult our content page on the injectors that leak on Citroen Ds5, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, generally, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
If you have any additional questions about the Citroen Ds5, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen Ds5 category.
