Having a problem with your motor vehicle is basic, because sadly recent vehicles are more and more complex and consequently subject to more and more possible breakdowns. Today we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 . This is a problem that is particularly bothersome because it can eventually bring your car to non starting or broken engine unit. To get this done, first we will discover how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 injectors , and at last, how to fix them.
What is the intent of the injection of a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120?
So we begin our content page by promptly detailing how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to discover the failure affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 handles the fuel intake into the engine unit , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be much more precise and to come, under pressure, to discharge 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120. The benefit 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 problems on Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120?
Now in this second part, we are going to discover the different injection problems and their manifestations that you may face on your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 .
Injection pump problems Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120
To begin, we will discover the injection pump problems on your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120, there are not many of them, they are quite often recurrent but we will detail them down below:
- Electronic problem of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic problem, the pressure in your injection system might 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120: 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 results and manifestations of a fuel pump problem on a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 , you will obviously experience, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors problems Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120
Now we move on to the injector problems on Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may encounter:
- Dirty Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 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 potentially have one or more cylinders that are not working properly.
- Leaky Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 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 Land Cruiser Serie 120 HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are entirely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Regarding the symptoms of injector problems on your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You may encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to get rid of an injection problem on a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120?
To finish our article on the injection problems on Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 , 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 sadly be very difficult 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.
Concerning a problem with an injector there are various solutions based on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120, 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120, 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.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 category.
