Having a problem with your car is common, because regrettably recent automobiles are more and more complex and consequently exposed to more and more possible breakdowns. In this article we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Honda Pilot . This is a problem that is particularly bothersome because it can eventually bring your vehicle to non starting or broken engine unit. To get this done, first we will discover how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Honda Pilot injectors , and at last, how to solve them.

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What is the aim of the injection of a Honda Pilot?

So we start our article by promptly detailing how an injection system functions so that you have all the information you need to figure out the failures affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Honda Pilot handles the fuel intake into the engine unit , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the advantage to be far more precise and to come, under pressure, to discharge 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 release the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Honda Pilot. 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 Honda Pilot?

Now in this second part, we are going to discover the different injection complications and their symptoms that you may face on your Honda Pilot .

Injection pump complications Honda Pilot

To begin, we will discover the injection pump complications on your Honda Pilot, there are not many of them, they are often frequent but we will detail them 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 cause a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine unit of your Honda Pilot.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Honda Pilot: 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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Regarding the results and symptoms of a fuel pump problem on a Honda Pilot , you will undoubtedly experience, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications Honda Pilot

Now we proceed to the injector problems on Honda Pilot . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may encounter:

  • Dirty Honda Pilot injectors: This can happen due to 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 working properly.
  • Leaky Honda Pilot injector: It’s often at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
  • Injector Honda Pilot HS: This is the case when your injectors are completely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

Regarding the signs of illness of injector complications on your Honda Pilot it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You may encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.

How to fix an injection problem on a Honda Pilot?

To finish our content on the injection complications on Honda Pilot , 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 main cause of your complications, it will regrettably be very complicated to intervene on the issue without changing the part, this change often goes with the replacement of the injectors, and sometimes 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 various solutions depending on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Honda Pilot, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this subject to get the procedure. If it doesn’t work, you will have to change 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 hesitate to seek advice from our article on the injectors that leak on Honda Pilot, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, in general, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.

To get more tips on the Honda Pilot, take a look at the Honda Pilot category.