Having a problem with your motor vehicle is common, because regrettably recent vehicles are more and more difficult and therefore be 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 Kia Soul . This is a problem that is specially irritating because it can sooner or later bring your vehicle to non starting or broken engine. To get this done, first we will see how injection functions, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Kia Soul injectors , and finally, how to solve them.
What is the purpose of the injection of a Kia Soul?
So we start our content page by quickly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to discover the failure affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Kia Soul handles 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 discharge the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Kia Soul. The advantage of fuel injection is to have a much more precise dosage than a carburettor and to allow a better air/fuel mixture and therefore a better combustion.
What are the different injection problems on Kia Soul?
Now in this second part, we are going to explore the different injection problems and their signs of illness that you may encounter on your Kia Soul .
Injection pump problems Kia Soul
To begin, we will see the injection pump problems on your Kia Soul, there are not many of them, they are generally recurrent 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 might be too high or too low which will bring about a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your Kia Soul.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Kia Soul: 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 therefore the combustion of your fuel will not be good
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Regarding the results and signs of illness of a fuel pump problem on a Kia Soul , you will obviously experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors problems Kia Soul
Now we proceed to the injector problems on Kia Soul . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may encounter:
- Dirty Kia Soul injectors: This can happen as a result 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 Kia Soul injector: It’s generally at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
- Injector Kia Soul HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are entirely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Concerning the signs of illness of injector problems on your Kia Soul it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to fix an injection problem on a Kia Soul?
To conclude our article content on the injection problems on Kia Soul , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to solve these problems.
If after a precise analysis it’s your injection pump that is the source of your problems, it will regrettably be very complicated to intervene on the trouble without replacing the part, 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.
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 Kia Soul, do not think twice to consult our content page 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 consult our content page on the injectors that leak on Kia Soul, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, generally, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
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