Having a problem with your car is traditional, because unfortunately recent vehicles are more and more complex and consequently be subject to more and more possible breakdowns. In this article we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Opel Antara . This is a problem that is specially frustrating because it can sooner or later bring your vehicle to non starting or damaged engine unit. To achieve this, first we will see how injection functions, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Opel Antara injectors , and finally, how to solve them.
What is the purpose of the injection of a Opel Antara?
So we begin our content page by quickly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to discover the failures associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Opel Antara manages 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 discharge 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 Opel Antara. 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 consequently a better combustion.
What are the different injection complications on Opel Antara?
Now in this second part, we are going to see the different injection complications and their manifestations that you might come across on your Opel Antara .
Injection pump complications Opel Antara
To commence, we will see the injection pump complications on your Opel Antara, there are not many of them, they are generally recurrent but we will outline 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 consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the performance of the engine unit of your Opel Antara.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Opel Antara: 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 consequently the combustion of your fuel will not be good
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Regarding the results and manifestations of a fuel pump problem on a Opel Antara , you will most certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Opel Antara
Now we move on to the injector problems on Opel Antara . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you might encounter:
- Dirty Opel Antara 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 effectively.
- Leaky Opel Antara injector: It’s generally at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
- Injector Opel Antara HS: This is the case when your injectors are completely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Regarding the symptoms of injector complications on your Opel Antara it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You might experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to get rid of an injection problem on a Opel Antara?
To finish our content page on the injection complications on Opel Antara , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to solve 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 trouble without changing the part, this change generally 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 several diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Regarding a problem with an injector there are various solutions based on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Opel Antara, do not think twice to consult our content page on this subject to get the procedure. If it doesn’t work, you will have to replace 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 page on the injectors that leak on Opel Antara, 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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