Having a issue with your motor vehicle is traditional, because unfortunately recent automobiles are more and more difficult and consequently at the mercy of more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to resolve an injection problem on your Ford Escape . This is a issue that is specially irritating because it can ultimately bring your car to non starting or damaged engine. To do this, first we will see how injection works, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Ford Escape injectors , and at last, how to resolve them.
What is the purpose of the injection of a Ford Escape?
So we begin our content page by quickly explaining how an injection system works so that you have all the info you need to discover the failure affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Ford Escape manages the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be a lot 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 release the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Ford Escape. 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 consequently a better combustion.
What are the different injection complications on Ford Escape?
Now in this second part, we are going to explore the different injection complications and their manifestations that you might come across on your Ford Escape .
Injection pump complications Ford Escape
To commence, we will see the injection pump complications on your Ford Escape, there are not many of them, they are quite often chronic but we will highlight 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 bring about a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your Ford Escape.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Ford Escape: If you have a significant 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 manifestations of a fuel pump issue on a Ford Escape , you will most certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Ford Escape
Now we move on to the injector problems on Ford Escape . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you might encounter:
- Dirty Ford Escape injectors: This can happen due to poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are entirely clogged. So you will potentially have one or more cylinders that are not working properly.
- Leaky Ford Escape 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 Ford Escape HS: This is the case when your injectors are entirely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Regarding the symptoms of injector complications on your Ford Escape it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You might experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to resolve an injection issue on a Ford Escape?
To finish our article on the injection complications on Ford Escape , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to resolve these complications.
If after a precise diagnosis it’s your injection pump that is the source of your complications, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the issue without replacing the part, this change quite often goes with the replacement of the injectors, and occasionally 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 Ford Escape, do not be reluctant to consult our content page on this subject to get the process. If it doesn’t work, you will have to change 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 have the ability to replace it, do not hesitate to consult our content page on the injectors that leak on Ford Escape, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is broken or doesn’t work anymore, generally, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
To find more tips on the Ford Escape, take a look at the Ford Escape category.
