Having a problem with your motor vehicle is common, because sadly recent vehicles are more and more difficult and therefore be 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 Scion tC . This is a problem that is particularly frustrating because it can ultimately bring your vehicle to non starting or broken engine unit. To achieve this, first we will find out how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Scion tC injectors , and finally, how to fix them.

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What is the intent of the injection of a Scion tC?

So we begin our content page by promptly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the information you need to understand the failure connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Scion tC controls 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 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 release the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Scion tC. 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 therefore a better combustion.

What are the different injection complications on Scion tC?

Now in this second part, we are going to discover the different injection complications and their symptoms that you may encounter on your Scion tC .

Injection pump complications Scion tC

To commence, we will find out the injection pump complications on your Scion tC, there are not many of them, they are quite often recurrent 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 cause a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the performance of the engine unit of your Scion tC.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Scion tC: 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 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 Scion tC , you will most certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors complications Scion tC

Now we move on to the injector problems on Scion tC . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may encounter:

  • Dirty Scion tC 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 probably have one or more cylinders that are not working properly.
  • Leaky Scion tC 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 Scion tC HS: This is the circumstance 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 Scion tC 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 problem on a Scion tC?

To finish our content page on the injection complications on Scion tC , 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 cause of your complications, it will sadly be very difficult to intervene on the problem without replacing the part, this change quite often goes with the replacement of the injectors, and in some cases 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 Scion tC, do not think twice 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 have the ability to change it, do not think twice to consult our content page on the injectors that leak on Scion tC, 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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