Having a issue with your motor vehicle is traditional, because sadly recent vehicles are more and more difficult and consequently subject to more and more possible breakdowns. Today we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Fiat Ducato . This is a issue that is especially bothersome because it can eventually bring your vehicle to non starting or damaged engine. To do this, first we will see how injection works, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Fiat Ducato injectors , and at last, how to solve them.

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What is the purpose of the injection of a Fiat Ducato?

So we commence our article by promptly explaining how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to discover the failure associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Fiat Ducato controls the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be far 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 discharge the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Fiat Ducato. 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 consequently a better combustion.

What are the different injection problems on Fiat Ducato?

Now in this second part, we are going to see the different injection problems and their signs of illness that you may come across on your Fiat Ducato .

Injection pump problems Fiat Ducato

To commence, we will see the injection pump problems on your Fiat Ducato, there are not many of them, they are often chronic 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 might be too high or too low which will bring about a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your Fiat Ducato.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Fiat Ducato: 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 consequently 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 Fiat Ducato , you will certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors problems Fiat Ducato

Now we proceed to the injector problems on Fiat Ducato . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may encounter:

  • Dirty Fiat Ducato injectors: This can happen because of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are totally clogged. So you will possibly have one or more cylinders that are not functioning properly.
  • Leaky Fiat Ducato 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 Ducato 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 problems on your Fiat Ducato it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.

How to solve an injection issue on a Fiat Ducato?

To finish our article on the injection problems on Fiat Ducato , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to solve these problems.
If after a precise analysis it’s your injection pump that is the main cause of your problems, it will sadly be very complicated to intervene on the problem without replacing the part, this change 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 depending on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Fiat Ducato, do not be reluctant to seek advice from our article 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 be able to change it, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on the injectors that leak on Fiat Ducato, 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.

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