Having a issue with your car is traditional, because unfortunately 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 fix an injection problem on your Ford Ka . This is a issue that is particularly frustrating because it can sooner or later bring your car to non starting or broken engine. To do this, first we will discover how injection functions, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Ford Ka injectors , and at last, how to fix them.
What is the goal of the injection of a Ford Ka?
So we begin our article by quickly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to figure out the failure associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Ford Ka handles the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be much 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 Ka. 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 complications on Ford Ka?
Now in this second part, we are going to see the different injection complications and their symptoms that you may possibly face on your Ford Ka .
Injection pump complications Ford Ka
To start, we will discover the injection pump complications on your Ford Ka, there are not many of them, they are quite often persistent 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 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 Ka.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Ford Ka: If you have a significant 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 issue on a Ford Ka , you will certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Ford Ka
Now we proceed to the injector problems on Ford Ka . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may possibly encounter:
- Dirty Ford Ka 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 probably have one or more cylinders that are not functioning effectively.
- Leaky Ford Ka 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 Ka HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are totally clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Regarding the signs of illness of injector complications on your Ford Ka it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may possibly experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to get rid of an injection issue on a Ford Ka?
To conclude our content on the injection complications on Ford Ka , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to fix these complications.
If after a precise investigation it’s your injection pump that is the source of your complications, it will unfortunately be very difficult to intervene on the problem without changing 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 several 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 Ka, do not hesitate to consult our article on this subject to get the procedure. 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 article on the injectors that leak on Ford Ka, 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.
If you have any further questions about the Ford Ka, do not hesitate to consult our Ford Ka category.
