Having a problem with your car is common, because unfortunately recent automobiles are more and more complex and consequently be subject to more and more possible breakdowns. Today we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Ford Transit Connect . This is a problem that is particularly bothersome because it can eventually bring your vehicle to non starting or damaged engine unit. To do this, first we will find out how injection works, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Ford Transit Connect injectors , and finally, how to fix them.
What is the intent of the injection of a Ford Transit Connect?
So we commence our article by promptly detailing how an injection system works so that you have all the info you need to figure out the failures associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Ford Transit Connect manages the fuel intake into the engine unit , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be much more precise and to come, under pressure, to release the fuel in the engine unit. The injection pump takes care of pressurizing the fuel and transferring it to the injectors, and the injectors will relieve the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Ford Transit Connect. 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 Transit Connect?
Now in this second component, we are going to discover the different injection complications and their manifestations that you might come across on your Ford Transit Connect .
Injection pump complications Ford Transit Connect
To commence, we will find out the injection pump complications on your Ford Transit Connect, there are not many of them, they are often recurrent but we will highlight them down 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 bring about a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine unit of your Ford Transit Connect.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Ford Transit Connect: 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 consequences and manifestations of a fuel pump problem on a Ford Transit Connect , you will undoubtedly experience, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Ford Transit Connect
Now we move on to the injector problems on Ford Transit Connect . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you might encounter:
- Dirty Ford Transit Connect 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 potentially have one or more cylinders that are not functioning properly.
- Leaky Ford Transit Connect injector: It’s often at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
- Injector Ford Transit Connect 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 complications on your Ford Transit Connect it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You might encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to get rid of an injection problem on a Ford Transit Connect?
To conclude our article content on the injection complications on Ford Transit Connect , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to fix these complications.
If after a precise diagnosis it’s your injection pump that is the reason of your complications, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the problem without changing the component, 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 several diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Regarding a problem with an injector there are various solutions based on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Ford Transit Connect, do not be reluctant to seek advice from our article 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 think twice to seek advice from our article on the injectors that leak on Ford Transit Connect, 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 need more guides on the Ford Transit Connect, go to our Ford Transit Connect category.
