Having a problem with your motor vehicle is basic, because unfortunately recent vehicles are more and more complex and consequently exposed to more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Ford Focus C-max . This is a problem that is especially annoying because it can eventually bring your car to non starting or broken engine. To achieve this, first we will see how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Ford Focus C-max injectors , and finally, how to solve them.

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What is the goal of the injection of a Ford Focus C-max?

So we start our content by quickly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to figure out the failures connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Ford Focus C-max controls 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 discharge 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 Ford Focus C-max. The advantage 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 complications on Ford Focus C-max?

Now in this second component, we are going to see the different injection complications and their signs of illness that you may possibly confront on your Ford Focus C-max .

Injection pump complications Ford Focus C-max

To commence, we will see the injection pump complications on your Ford Focus C-max, there are not many of them, they are generally chronic but we will highlight them below:

  • Electronic problem of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic problem, the pressure in your injection system might be too high or too low which will trigger a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your Ford Focus C-max.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Ford Focus C-max: 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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Concerning the outcomes and signs of illness of a fuel pump problem on a Ford Focus C-max , you will obviously feel, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications Ford Focus C-max

Now we move on to the injector problems on Ford Focus C-max . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may possibly encounter:

  • Dirty Ford Focus C-max injectors: This can happen because of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are entirely clogged. So you will probably have one or more cylinders that are not functioning properly.
  • Leaky Ford Focus C-max injector: It’s generally at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
  • Injector Ford Focus C-max HS: This is the circumstance 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 Focus C-max 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 solve an injection problem on a Ford Focus C-max?

To finish our content page on the injection complications on Ford Focus C-max , 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 cause of your complications, it will unfortunately be very difficult to intervene on the trouble without changing the component, this change generally 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 several diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Concerning a problem with an injector there are different solutions depending on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Ford Focus C-max, do not think twice to consult our content 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 have the ability to change it, do not think twice to consult our content on the injectors that leak on Ford Focus C-max, 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.

If you want more tutorials on the Ford Focus C-max, go to our Ford Focus C-max category.