Having a problem with your car is traditional, because regrettably recent automobiles are more and more complex and consequently subject to more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Hyundai Kona . This is a problem that is particularly bothersome because it can ultimately bring your vehicle to non starting or broken engine. To do this, first we will find out how injection works, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Hyundai Kona injectors , and at last, how to solve them.

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What is the purpose of the injection of a Hyundai Kona?

So we start our article by quickly detailing how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to discover the failures connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Hyundai Kona 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 release 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 Hyundai Kona. 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 Hyundai Kona?

Now in this second component, we are going to see the different injection complications and their manifestations that you may possibly encounter on your Hyundai Kona .

Injection pump complications Hyundai Kona

To start, we will find out the injection pump complications on your Hyundai Kona, there are not many of them, they are quite often persistent but we will outline 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 bring about a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the performance of the engine of your Hyundai Kona.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Hyundai Kona: If you have a significant leakage problem, the consequence 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 consequences and manifestations of a fuel pump problem on a Hyundai Kona , you will obviously feel, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications Hyundai Kona

Now we move on to the injector problems on Hyundai Kona . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may possibly encounter:

  • Dirty Hyundai Kona injectors: This can happen because of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are completely clogged. So you will possibly have one or more cylinders that are not functioning properly.
  • Leaky Hyundai Kona 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 Hyundai Kona HS: This is the circumstance 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 Hyundai Kona 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 fix an injection problem on a Hyundai Kona?

To conclude our article content on the injection complications on Hyundai Kona , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to solve these complications.
If after a precise diagnosis it’s your injection pump that is the cause of your complications, it will regrettably 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.
Concerning 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 Hyundai Kona, 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 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 hesitate to seek advice from our article on the injectors that leak on Hyundai Kona, 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.

If you want more guides on the Hyundai Kona, go to our Hyundai Kona category.