Having a problem with your motor vehicle is common, because sadly recent automobiles are more and more complex and consequently at the mercy of more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Opel Astra . This is a problem that is especially annoying because it can sooner or later bring your vehicle to non starting or damaged engine. To get this done, first we will discover how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Opel Astra injectors , and at last, how to fix them.
What is the aim of the injection of a Opel Astra?
So we start our content by promptly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the information you need to understand the failure associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Opel Astra controls the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the advantage to be far more precise and to come, under pressure, to release the fuel in the engine. The injection pump takes care of pressurizing the fuel and transferring it to the injectors, and the injectors will discharge the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Opel Astra. The advantage 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 Astra?
Now in this second component, we are going to see the different injection complications and their symptoms that you may possibly confront on your Opel Astra .
Injection pump complications Opel Astra
To begin, we will discover the injection pump complications on your Opel Astra, there are not many of them, they are quite often frequent but we will highlight them below:
- Electronic problem of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic problem, 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 performance of the engine of your Opel Astra.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Opel Astra: If you have a significant leakage problem, the end 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 consequences and symptoms of a fuel pump problem on a Opel Astra , you will undoubtedly experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Opel Astra
Now we move on to the injector problems on Opel Astra . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may possibly encounter:
- Dirty Opel Astra injectors: This can happen due to 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 Astra 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 Opel Astra 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 complications on your Opel Astra it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may possibly encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to fix an injection problem on a Opel Astra?
To finish our content on the injection complications on Opel Astra , 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 main cause of your complications, it will sadly be very complicated to intervene on the trouble without changing 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 based on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Opel Astra, do not think twice to seek advice from our content on this subject to get the procedure. 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 think twice to seek advice from our content on the injectors that leak on Opel Astra, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, your injector is broken or doesn’t work anymore, in general, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
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