Having a problem with your car is traditional, because unfortunately recent automobiles are more and more difficult and consequently exposed to more and more possible breakdowns. Today we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Ford Fiesta . This is a problem that is particularly frustrating because it can ultimately bring your car to non starting or broken engine. To achieve this, first we will see how injection works, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Ford Fiesta injectors , and finally, how to solve them.
What is the intent of the injection of a Ford Fiesta?
So we begin our article by quickly detailing how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to understand the failures connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Ford Fiesta handles the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the advantage to be a lot 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 release the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Ford Fiesta. 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 consequently a better combustion.
What are the different injection problems on Ford Fiesta?
Now in this second component, we are going to discover the different injection problems and their symptoms that you may possibly come across on your Ford Fiesta .
Injection pump problems Ford Fiesta
To begin, we will see the injection pump problems on your Ford Fiesta, there are not many of them, they are quite often recurrent but we will outline them down below:
- Electronic problem of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic problem, the pressure in your injection system may be too high or too low which will trigger a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the performance of the engine of your Ford Fiesta.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Ford Fiesta: 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 consequently the combustion of your fuel will not be good
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Regarding the outcomes and symptoms of a fuel pump problem on a Ford Fiesta , you will most certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors problems Ford Fiesta
Now we move on to the injector problems on Ford Fiesta . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may possibly encounter:
- Dirty Ford Fiesta injectors: This can happen as a result of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are completely clogged. So you will probably have one or more cylinders that are not functioning effectively.
- Leaky Ford Fiesta 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 Fiesta HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are completely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Concerning the signs of illness of injector problems on your Ford Fiesta it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You may possibly experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to resolve an injection problem on a Ford Fiesta?
To conclude our article on the injection problems on Ford Fiesta , 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 reason of your problems, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the issue without replacing the component, 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 problem with an injector there are different solutions based on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Ford Fiesta, 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 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 seek advice from our article on the injectors that leak on Ford Fiesta, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is broken or doesn’t work anymore, in general, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
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