Having a problem with your motor vehicle is common, because regrettably recent vehicles are more and more difficult and consequently exposed to more and more possible breakdowns. Today we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Kia Sportage . This is a problem that is especially frustrating because it can ultimately bring your car to non starting or broken engine. To do this, first we will discover how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Kia Sportage injectors , and finally, how to solve them.

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What is the purpose of the injection of a Kia Sportage?

So we start our article by quickly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the information you need to understand the failure connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Kia Sportage handles the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit 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 Sportage. 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 Kia Sportage?

Now in this second component, we are going to explore the different injection complications and their symptoms that you might face on your Kia Sportage .

Injection pump complications Kia Sportage

To start, we will discover the injection pump complications on your Kia Sportage, there are not many of them, they are generally chronic 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 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 performance of the engine of your Kia Sportage.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Kia Sportage: If you have a significant 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 Kia Sportage , you will obviously experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications Kia Sportage

Now we move on to the injector problems on Kia Sportage . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you might encounter:

  • Dirty Kia Sportage 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 Kia Sportage 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 Sportage HS: This is the case when your injectors are completely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

Concerning the symptoms of injector complications on your Kia Sportage it is about the same as for a defective 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 Kia Sportage?

To finish our article on the injection complications on Kia Sportage , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to solve these complications.
If after a precise investigation it’s your injection pump that is the source of your complications, it will regrettably be very complicated to intervene on the issue without changing the component, this change generally 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 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 Sportage, do not think twice 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 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 article on the injectors that leak on Kia Sportage, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, your injector is broken or doesn’t work anymore, generally speaking, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.

Whenever you have any additional questions about the Kia Sportage, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Sportage category.