Having a issue with your car is traditional, because unfortunately recent vehicles are more and more complex and therefore exposed 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 Slk . This is a issue that is specially bothersome because it can sooner or later bring your vehicle to non starting or broken engine. To achieve this, first we will see how injection works, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Mercedes Slk injectors , and at last, how to resolve them.
What is the intent of the injection of a Mercedes Slk?
So we start our content by promptly explaining how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to discover the failure affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Mercedes Slk manages the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit 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 Mercedes Slk. 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 Slk?
Now in this second component, we are going to discover the different injection complications and their manifestations that you might confront on your Mercedes Slk .
Injection pump complications Mercedes Slk
To begin, we will see the injection pump complications on your Mercedes Slk, there are not many of them, they are quite often recurrent but we will outline them down below:
- Electronic issue of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic issue, the pressure in your injection system may 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 of your Mercedes Slk.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Mercedes Slk: 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 issue on a Mercedes Slk , you will most certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Mercedes Slk
Now we proceed to the injector problems on Mercedes Slk . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you might encounter:
- Dirty Mercedes Slk injectors: This can happen due to poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are totally clogged. So you will probably have one or more cylinders that are not working effectively.
- Leaky Mercedes Slk 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 Mercedes Slk HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are totally clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Regarding the signs of illness of injector complications on your Mercedes Slk it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You might experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to solve an injection issue on a Mercedes Slk?
To conclude our article content on the injection complications on Mercedes Slk , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to resolve these complications.
If after a precise diagnosis it’s your injection pump that is the reason of your complications, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the problem without changing the component, this change quite often 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.
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 Slk, do not hesitate 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 replace 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 replace it, do not hesitate to consult our content on the injectors that leak on Mercedes Slk, 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.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Mercedes Slk, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Slk category.
