Having a issue with your car is basic, because unfortunately recent vehicles are more and more difficult and consequently be subject to more and more possible breakdowns. Today we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Peugeot 406 . This is a issue that is especially irritating because it can ultimately bring your vehicle to non starting or broken engine unit. To do this, first we will see how injection works, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Peugeot 406 injectors , and at last, how to fix them.
What is the intent of the injection of a Peugeot 406?
So we begin our content page by promptly explaining how an injection system works so that you have all the info you need to discover the failure affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Peugeot 406 handles 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 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 Peugeot 406. 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 Peugeot 406?
Now in this second component, we are going to discover the different injection complications and their symptoms that you may come across on your Peugeot 406 .
Injection pump complications Peugeot 406
To start, we will see the injection pump complications on your Peugeot 406, there are not many of them, they are quite often recurrent but we will outline them 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 cause a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine unit of your Peugeot 406.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Peugeot 406: If you have a major 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 outcomes and symptoms of a fuel pump issue on a Peugeot 406 , you will undoubtedly feel, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Peugeot 406
Now we move on to the injector problems on Peugeot 406 . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may encounter:
- Dirty Peugeot 406 injectors: This can happen as a result of 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 functioning properly.
- Leaky Peugeot 406 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 Peugeot 406 HS: This is the case when your injectors are totally clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Concerning the symptoms of injector complications on your Peugeot 406 it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You may experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to solve an injection issue on a Peugeot 406?
To finish our article content on the injection complications on Peugeot 406 , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to fix these complications.
If after a precise analysis it’s your injection pump that is the cause of your complications, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the issue without changing the component, this change quite 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 Peugeot 406, do not hesitate to consult our content page on this subject to get the process. 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 hesitate to consult our content page on the injectors that leak on Peugeot 406, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, in general, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
If you want more guides on the Peugeot 406, go to our Peugeot 406 category.
