Having a problem with your car is common, because unfortunately recent automobiles are more and more complex and therefore subject to more and more possible breakdowns. In this article we’re going to try to help you to resolve an injection problem on your Land Rover Discovery Sport . This is a problem that is especially bothersome because it can sooner or later bring your car to non starting or broken engine unit. To get this done, first we will see how injection works, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Land Rover Discovery Sport injectors , and finally, how to resolve them.

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What is the aim of the injection of a Land Rover Discovery Sport?

So we start our content page by promptly detailing how an injection system works so that you have all the info you need to understand the failures associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Land Rover Discovery Sport manages the fuel intake into the engine unit , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the advantage 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 Land Rover Discovery Sport. 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 therefore a better combustion.

What are the different injection problems on Land Rover Discovery Sport?

Now in this second part, we are going to explore the different injection problems and their manifestations that you may come across on your Land Rover Discovery Sport .

Injection pump problems Land Rover Discovery Sport

To start, we will see the injection pump problems on your Land Rover Discovery Sport, there are not many of them, they are often persistent but we will detail 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 therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine unit of your Land Rover Discovery Sport.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Land Rover Discovery Sport: 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 therefore 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 Land Rover Discovery Sport , you will undoubtedly feel, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors problems Land Rover Discovery Sport

Now we proceed to the injector problems on Land Rover Discovery Sport . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may encounter:

  • Dirty Land Rover Discovery Sport injectors: This can happen because of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are totally clogged. So you will possibly have one or more cylinders that are not working properly.
  • Leaky Land Rover Discovery Sport injector: It’s often at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
  • Injector Land Rover Discovery Sport HS: This is the case when your injectors are totally clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

Regarding the symptoms of injector problems on your Land Rover Discovery Sport 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 solve an injection problem on a Land Rover Discovery Sport?

To finish our article on the injection problems on Land Rover Discovery Sport , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to resolve these problems.
If after a precise investigation it’s your injection pump that is the main cause of your problems, it will unfortunately be very difficult to intervene on the trouble without replacing 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.
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 Land Rover Discovery Sport, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content page on this subject to get the procedure. 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 be able to replace it, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page on the injectors that leak on Land Rover Discovery Sport, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, generally speaking, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.

If you need more tutorials on the Land Rover Discovery Sport, go to our Land Rover Discovery Sport category.