Having a issue with your motor vehicle is common, because unfortunately 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 Mazda CX 3 . This is a issue that is especially irritating because it can eventually bring your vehicle to non starting or damaged engine. To get this done, first we will discover how injection works, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Mazda CX 3 injectors , and at last, how to fix them.

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What is the purpose of the injection of a Mazda CX 3?

So we begin our article by quickly detailing how an injection system works so that you have all the info you need to figure out the failure affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Mazda CX 3 manages the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the advantage to be much 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 relieve the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Mazda CX 3. 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 complications on Mazda CX 3?

Now in this second component, we are going to see the different injection complications and their manifestations that you may possibly come across on your Mazda CX 3 .

Injection pump complications Mazda CX 3

To begin, we will discover the injection pump complications on your Mazda CX 3, there are not many of them, they are quite often chronic 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 bring about a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your Mazda CX 3.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Mazda CX 3: If you have a significant leakage problem, the end 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 consequences and manifestations of a fuel pump issue on a Mazda CX 3 , you will most certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications Mazda CX 3

Now we proceed to the injector problems on Mazda CX 3 . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may possibly encounter:

  • Dirty Mazda CX 3 injectors: This can happen as a result of 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 Mazda CX 3 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 Mazda CX 3 HS: This is the case when your injectors are completely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

Regarding the symptoms of injector complications on your Mazda CX 3 it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may possibly encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.

How to resolve an injection issue on a Mazda CX 3?

To end our article on the injection complications on Mazda CX 3 , 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 reason of your complications, it will unfortunately be very difficult to intervene on the trouble without changing 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.
Regarding 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 Mazda CX 3, do not hesitate 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 Mazda CX 3, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, generally, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.

If you need more tutorials on the Mazda CX 3, go to our Mazda CX 3 category.