Having a issue with your car is basic, because unfortunately recent vehicles are more and more difficult and consequently at the mercy of more and more possible breakdowns. In this article we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Subaru Legacy . This is a issue that is specially irritating because it can ultimately bring your vehicle to non starting or broken engine unit. To get this done, first we will find out how injection works, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Subaru Legacy injectors , and finally, how to fix them.
What is the purpose of the injection of a Subaru Legacy?
So we begin our content page by promptly explaining how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to understand the failures affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Subaru Legacy manages the fuel intake into the engine unit , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be a lot 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 Subaru Legacy. The benefit 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 problems on Subaru Legacy?
Now in this second component, we are going to see the different injection problems and their manifestations that you may possibly confront on your Subaru Legacy .
Injection pump problems Subaru Legacy
To begin, we will find out the injection pump problems on your Subaru Legacy, there are not many of them, they are quite often frequent but we will outline 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 bring about a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine unit of your Subaru Legacy.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Subaru Legacy: 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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Concerning the results and manifestations of a fuel pump issue on a Subaru Legacy , you will most certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors problems Subaru Legacy
Now we proceed to the injector problems on Subaru Legacy . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may possibly encounter:
- Dirty Subaru Legacy injectors: This can happen because of 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 functioning effectively.
- Leaky Subaru Legacy 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 Subaru Legacy 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 problems on your Subaru Legacy it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may possibly experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to get rid of an injection issue on a Subaru Legacy?
To conclude our article content on the injection problems on Subaru Legacy , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to fix these problems.
If after a precise diagnosis it’s your injection pump that is the reason of your problems, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the issue without replacing 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 Subaru Legacy, 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 be able to change it, do not think twice to consult our content page on the injectors that leak on Subaru Legacy, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is broken or doesn’t work anymore, generally, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
If you wish more guides on the Subaru Legacy, go to our Subaru Legacy category.
