Having a issue with your motor vehicle is traditional, because unfortunately recent automobiles are more and more difficult and therefore subject to more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to resolve an injection problem on your Mercedes Benz GLK . This is a issue that is specially annoying because it can sooner or later bring your vehicle to non starting or broken engine unit. To achieve this, first we will discover how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Mercedes Benz GLK injectors , and finally, how to resolve them.

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What is the goal of the injection of a Mercedes Benz GLK?

So we commence our content by quickly detailing how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to understand the failure associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Mercedes Benz GLK controls 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 launch 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 Mercedes Benz GLK. 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 Mercedes Benz GLK?

Now in this second component, we are going to see the different injection problems and their symptoms that you may possibly encounter on your Mercedes Benz GLK .

Injection pump problems Mercedes Benz GLK

To commence, we will discover the injection pump problems on your Mercedes Benz GLK, there are not many of them, they are generally chronic but we will detail them 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 performance of the engine unit of your Mercedes Benz GLK.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Mercedes Benz GLK: 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 symptoms of a fuel pump issue on a Mercedes Benz GLK , you will certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors problems Mercedes Benz GLK

Now we proceed to the injector problems on Mercedes Benz GLK . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may possibly encounter:

  • Dirty Mercedes Benz GLK 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 probably have one or more cylinders that are not functioning properly.
  • Leaky Mercedes Benz GLK injector: It’s generally at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
  • Injector Mercedes Benz GLK HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are completely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

Regarding the signs of illness of injector problems on your Mercedes Benz GLK it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You may possibly experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.

How to fix an injection issue on a Mercedes Benz GLK?

To finish our article on the injection problems on Mercedes Benz GLK , 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 cause of your problems, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the problem without replacing the component, 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 issue with an injector there are various solutions depending on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Mercedes Benz GLK, do not think twice to consult our content on this subject to get the process. 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 be able to change it, do not think twice to consult our content on the injectors that leak on Mercedes Benz GLK, 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.

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