Having a issue with your car is basic, because regrettably recent vehicles are more and more difficult and therefore at the mercy of more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Mercedes Benz Sprinter . This is a issue that is specially bothersome because it can ultimately bring your car to non starting or damaged engine unit. To do this, first we will see how injection works, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Mercedes Benz Sprinter injectors , and at last, how to solve them.
What is the intent of the injection of a Mercedes Benz Sprinter?
So we begin our article by quickly detailing how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to understand the failure connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Mercedes Benz Sprinter manages the fuel intake into the engine unit , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be far 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 release the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter. 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 therefore a better combustion.
What are the different injection complications on Mercedes Benz Sprinter?
Now in this second part, we are going to see the different injection complications and their manifestations that you might confront on your Mercedes Benz Sprinter .
Injection pump complications Mercedes Benz Sprinter
To start, we will see the injection pump complications on your Mercedes Benz Sprinter, there are not many of them, they are 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 trigger a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the performance of the engine unit of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter: If you have a major 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 outcomes and manifestations of a fuel pump issue on a Mercedes Benz Sprinter , you will certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Mercedes Benz Sprinter
Now we proceed to the injector problems on Mercedes Benz Sprinter . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you might encounter:
- Dirty Mercedes Benz Sprinter injectors: This can happen as a result of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are entirely clogged. So you will possibly have one or more cylinders that are not functioning effectively.
- Leaky Mercedes Benz Sprinter injector: It’s often at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
- Injector Mercedes Benz Sprinter HS: This is the case when your injectors are entirely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Regarding the symptoms of injector complications on your Mercedes Benz Sprinter it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You might encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to fix an injection issue on a Mercedes Benz Sprinter?
To conclude our content on the injection complications on Mercedes Benz Sprinter , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to solve these complications.
If after a precise diagnosis it’s your injection pump that is the reason of your complications, it will regrettably be very difficult to intervene on the problem without changing 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 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 Mercedes Benz Sprinter, do not be reluctant to seek advice from our article 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 hesitate to seek advice from our article on the injectors that leak on Mercedes Benz Sprinter, 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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