Having a issue with your motor vehicle is traditional, because unfortunately recent vehicles are more and more complex and consequently subject to more and more possible breakdowns. In this article we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Opel Adam . This is a issue that is particularly bothersome because it can sooner or later bring your car to non starting or damaged engine unit. To achieve this, first we will discover how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Opel Adam injectors , and at last, how to fix them.

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What is the purpose of the injection of a Opel Adam?

So we begin our content by promptly detailing how an injection system functions so that you have all the information you need to understand the failure affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Opel Adam handles 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 release 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 Opel Adam. 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 consequently a better combustion.

What are the different injection complications on Opel Adam?

Now in this second component, we are going to explore the different injection complications and their symptoms that you may come across on your Opel Adam .

Injection pump complications Opel Adam

To begin, we will discover the injection pump complications on your Opel Adam, there are not many of them, they are often recurrent but we will detail 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 consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine unit of your Opel Adam.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Opel Adam: 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 consequently the combustion of your fuel will not be good

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Concerning the results and symptoms of a fuel pump issue on a Opel Adam , you will most certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications Opel Adam

Now we proceed to the injector problems on Opel Adam . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may encounter:

  • Dirty Opel Adam 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 potentially have one or more cylinders that are not functioning effectively.
  • Leaky Opel Adam injector: It’s often at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
  • Injector Opel Adam HS: This is the case when your injectors are totally clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

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

How to fix an injection issue on a Opel Adam?

To conclude our article content on the injection complications on Opel Adam , 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 source of your complications, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the issue without replacing the component, 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 some 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 Opel Adam, 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 Opel Adam, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, 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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