Having a issue with your car is common, because unfortunately recent vehicles are more and more complex and therefore subject to more and more possible breakdowns. Today we’re going to try to help you to resolve an injection problem on your Toyota FJ Cruiser . This is a issue that is especially irritating because it can sooner or later bring your vehicle to non starting or broken engine unit. To get this done, first we will discover how injection works, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Toyota FJ Cruiser injectors , and at last, how to resolve them.
What is the goal of the injection of a Toyota FJ Cruiser?
So we begin our content by quickly detailing how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to discover the failure connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Toyota FJ Cruiser handles the fuel intake into the engine unit , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be far 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 release the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Toyota FJ Cruiser. 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 therefore a better combustion.
What are the different injection problems on Toyota FJ Cruiser?
Now in this second part, we are going to explore the different injection problems and their manifestations that you may come across on your Toyota FJ Cruiser .
Injection pump problems Toyota FJ Cruiser
To start, we will discover the injection pump problems on your Toyota FJ Cruiser, there are not many of them, they are quite often persistent but we will detail 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 trigger a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the performance of the engine unit of your Toyota FJ Cruiser.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Toyota FJ Cruiser: If you have a significant leakage problem, the consequence 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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Regarding the outcomes and manifestations of a fuel pump issue on a Toyota FJ Cruiser , you will certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors problems Toyota FJ Cruiser
Now we move on to the injector problems on Toyota FJ Cruiser . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may encounter:
- Dirty Toyota FJ Cruiser injectors: This can happen as a result of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are entirely clogged. So you will possibly have one or more cylinders that are not working properly.
- Leaky Toyota FJ Cruiser 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 Toyota FJ Cruiser HS: This is the case when your injectors are entirely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Regarding the signs of illness of injector problems on your Toyota FJ Cruiser it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to resolve an injection issue on a Toyota FJ Cruiser?
To finish our article on the injection problems on Toyota FJ Cruiser , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to resolve these problems.
If after a precise investigation it’s your injection pump that is the cause of your problems, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the issue without changing the part, 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.
Regarding a issue with an injector there are various solutions based on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Toyota FJ Cruiser, do not think twice to seek advice from our content 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 hesitate to seek advice from our content on the injectors that leak on Toyota FJ Cruiser, 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.
If you want more guides on the Toyota FJ Cruiser, go to our Toyota FJ Cruiser category.
