Having a issue with your car is basic, because sadly recent vehicles 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 solve an injection problem on your Fiat 500 L . This is a issue that is specially bothersome because it can eventually bring your car to non starting or broken engine. To get this done, first we will find out how injection works, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Fiat 500 L injectors , and finally, how to solve them.

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What is the aim of the injection of a Fiat 500 L?

So we start our article by promptly detailing how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to discover the failures affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Fiat 500 L handles the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the advantage to be much more precise and to come, under pressure, to launch the fuel in the engine. The injection pump takes care of pressurizing the fuel and transferring it to the injectors, and the injectors will relieve the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Fiat 500 L. The advantage of fuel injection is to have a much more precise dosage than a carburettor and to allow a better air/fuel mixture and therefore a better combustion.

What are the different injection problems on Fiat 500 L?

Now in this second part, we are going to see the different injection problems and their symptoms that you may possibly come across on your Fiat 500 L .

Injection pump problems Fiat 500 L

To start, we will find out the injection pump problems on your Fiat 500 L, there are not many of them, they are often recurrent but we will detail 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 behavior of the engine of your Fiat 500 L.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Fiat 500 L: 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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Regarding the consequences and symptoms of a fuel pump issue on a Fiat 500 L , you will undoubtedly experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors problems Fiat 500 L

Now we move on to the injector problems on Fiat 500 L . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may possibly encounter:

  • Dirty Fiat 500 L injectors: This can happen due to poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are totally clogged. So you will potentially have one or more cylinders that are not working properly.
  • Leaky Fiat 500 L injector: It’s often at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
  • Injector Fiat 500 L 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 symptoms of injector problems on your Fiat 500 L it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may possibly encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.

How to resolve an injection issue on a Fiat 500 L?

To finish our content on the injection problems on Fiat 500 L , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to solve these problems.
If after a precise diagnosis it’s your injection pump that is the source of your problems, it will sadly be very difficult to intervene on the issue without replacing the part, this change 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 issue with an injector there are various solutions depending on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Fiat 500 L, do not hesitate to consult our article on this subject to get the process. 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 be able to change it, do not hesitate to consult our article on the injectors that leak on Fiat 500 L, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, 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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