Having a issue with your motor vehicle is basic, because sadly recent automobiles are more and more complex and therefore be subject to more and more possible breakdowns. Today we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Dodge Grand Caravan . This is a issue that is especially annoying because it can sooner or later bring your car to non starting or damaged engine. To achieve this, first we will find out how injection functions, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Dodge Grand Caravan injectors , and at last, how to fix them.

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What is the aim of the injection of a Dodge Grand Caravan?

So we start our article by quickly detailing how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to figure out the failure connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Dodge Grand Caravan 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 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 Dodge Grand Caravan. 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 Dodge Grand Caravan?

Now in this second part, we are going to explore the different injection complications and their signs of illness that you may possibly confront on your Dodge Grand Caravan .

Injection pump complications Dodge Grand Caravan

To start, we will find out the injection pump complications on your Dodge Grand Caravan, there are not many of them, they are quite often frequent but we will highlight them down 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 Dodge Grand Caravan.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Dodge Grand Caravan: If you have a major 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 results and signs of illness of a fuel pump issue on a Dodge Grand Caravan , you will undoubtedly feel, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications Dodge Grand Caravan

Now we proceed to the injector problems on Dodge Grand Caravan . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may possibly encounter:

  • Dirty Dodge Grand Caravan injectors: This can happen as a result of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are totally clogged. So you will probably have one or more cylinders that are not working effectively.
  • Leaky Dodge Grand Caravan 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 Dodge Grand Caravan HS: This is the case when your injectors are totally clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

Concerning the signs of illness of injector complications on your Dodge Grand Caravan 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 issue on a Dodge Grand Caravan?

To end our content on the injection complications on Dodge Grand Caravan , 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 cause of your complications, it will sadly be very complicated to intervene on the problem without changing 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.
Regarding a issue with an injector there are various solutions based on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Dodge Grand Caravan, do not be reluctant 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 change and the purchase of a joint kit will only cost you a few tens of euros, but you still need to be able to change it, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on the injectors that leak on Dodge Grand Caravan, 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.

If you wish more guides on the Dodge Grand Caravan, go to our Dodge Grand Caravan category.