Having a issue with your car is basic, because sadly recent vehicles are more and more difficult 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 . This is a issue that is particularly irritating because it can eventually bring your car to non starting or broken engine unit. To achieve this, first we will discover how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Fiat 500 injectors , and finally, how to solve them.

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What is the goal of the injection of a Fiat 500?

So we start our article by quickly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to discover the failure connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Fiat 500 manages the fuel intake into the engine unit , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be a lot more precise and to come, under pressure, to discharge the fuel in the engine unit. 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 Fiat 500. The benefit 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 complications on Fiat 500?

Now in this second part, we are going to discover the different injection complications and their manifestations that you may possibly encounter on your Fiat 500 .

Injection pump complications Fiat 500

To commence, we will discover the injection pump complications on your Fiat 500, there are not many of them, they are quite often chronic but we will outline 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 unit of your Fiat 500.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Fiat 500: 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 results and manifestations of a fuel pump issue on a Fiat 500 , you will undoubtedly feel, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications Fiat 500

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

  • Dirty Fiat 500 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 possibly have one or more cylinders that are not functioning properly.
  • Leaky Fiat 500 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 Fiat 500 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 signs of illness of injector complications on your Fiat 500 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 get rid of an injection issue on a Fiat 500?

To conclude our content page on the injection complications on Fiat 500 , 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 reason of your complications, it will sadly be very complicated 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 some diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Regarding a issue with an injector there are different solutions based on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Fiat 500, do not be reluctant 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 replace and the purchase of a joint kit will only cost you a few tens of euros, but you still need to be able to replace it, do not hesitate to consult our article on the injectors that leak on Fiat 500, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, 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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