Having a problem with your motor vehicle is basic, because unfortunately recent automobiles are more and more complex and therefore be subject to more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Mercedes Sprinter . This is a problem that is specially bothersome because it can eventually 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 concerns that can exist on a Mercedes Sprinter injectors , and at last, how to fix them.
What is the intent of the injection of a Mercedes Sprinter?
So we commence our content by quickly explaining how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to understand the failures associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Mercedes Sprinter controls the fuel intake into the engine unit , 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 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 Sprinter. 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 problems on Mercedes Sprinter?
Now in this second component, we are going to see the different injection problems and their symptoms that you may possibly confront on your Mercedes Sprinter .
Injection pump problems Mercedes Sprinter
To commence, we will see the injection pump problems on your Mercedes Sprinter, there are not many of them, they are quite often recurrent but we will highlight them down below:
- Electronic problem of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic problem, 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 unit of your Mercedes Sprinter.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Mercedes Sprinter: If you have a significant 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 symptoms of a fuel pump problem on a Mercedes Sprinter , you will certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors problems Mercedes Sprinter
Now we move on to the injector problems on Mercedes Sprinter . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may possibly encounter:
- Dirty Mercedes Sprinter 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 possibly have one or more cylinders that are not working properly.
- Leaky Mercedes Sprinter 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 Sprinter HS: This is the case when your injectors are completely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Concerning the symptoms of injector problems on your Mercedes Sprinter 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 resolve an injection problem on a Mercedes Sprinter?
To end our content page on the injection problems on Mercedes Sprinter , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to fix these problems.
If after a precise diagnosis it’s your injection pump that is the source of your problems, it will unfortunately be very difficult to intervene on the issue without replacing 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.
Concerning a problem with an injector there are different solutions depending on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Mercedes Sprinter, do not be reluctant 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 Sprinter, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, generally speaking, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Mercedes Sprinter, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Sprinter category.
