Having a issue with your car is common, because sadly recent vehicles are more and more difficult and therefore exposed to more and more possible breakdowns. In this article we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Land Rover Freelander . This is a issue that is especially bothersome because it can sooner or later bring your car to non starting or damaged engine. To do this, first we will discover how injection functions, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Land Rover Freelander injectors , and finally, how to fix them.
What is the purpose of the injection of a Land Rover Freelander?
So we start our content page by quickly detailing how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to understand the failure connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Land Rover Freelander manages 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 launch 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 Land Rover Freelander. The benefit 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 complications on Land Rover Freelander?
Now in this second part, we are going to see the different injection complications and their manifestations that you may come across on your Land Rover Freelander .
Injection pump complications Land Rover Freelander
To start, we will discover the injection pump complications on your Land Rover Freelander, there are not many of them, they are generally frequent but we will highlight them down below:
- Electronic issue of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic issue, the pressure in your injection system might be too high or too low which will trigger a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your Land Rover Freelander.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Land Rover Freelander: 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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Concerning the results and manifestations of a fuel pump issue on a Land Rover Freelander , you will most certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Land Rover Freelander
Now we proceed to the injector problems on Land Rover Freelander . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may encounter:
- Dirty Land Rover Freelander injectors: This can happen as a result 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 functioning properly.
- Leaky Land Rover Freelander injector: It’s generally at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
- Injector Land Rover Freelander HS: This is the case when your injectors are totally clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Concerning the signs of illness of injector complications on your Land Rover Freelander 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 get rid of an injection issue on a Land Rover Freelander?
To finish our content page on the injection complications on Land Rover Freelander , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to fix these complications.
If after a precise investigation it’s your injection pump that is the main cause of your complications, it will sadly be very difficult to intervene on the problem without changing the part, 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.
Concerning a issue with an injector there are different solutions based on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Land Rover Freelander, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content page on this subject to get the process. If it doesn’t work, you will have to replace 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 hesitate to seek advice from our content page on the injectors that leak on Land Rover Freelander, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, 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 Land Rover Freelander, go to our Land Rover Freelander category.
