Having a problem with your car is basic, because sadly recent vehicles are more and more difficult and therefore be subject to more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to resolve an injection problem on your Vauxhall Corsa . This is a problem that is particularly frustrating because it can eventually bring your car to non starting or damaged engine unit. To achieve this, first we will discover how injection works, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Vauxhall Corsa injectors , and finally, how to resolve them.

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What is the intent of the injection of a Vauxhall Corsa?

So we begin our content page by quickly explaining how an injection system works so that you have all the information you need to understand the failures associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Vauxhall Corsa 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 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 Vauxhall Corsa. The advantage of fuel injection is to have a much more precise dosage than a carburettor and to allow a better air/fuel mixture and therefore a better combustion.

What are the different injection problems on Vauxhall Corsa?

Now in this second component, we are going to see the different injection problems and their signs of illness that you may possibly come across on your Vauxhall Corsa .

Injection pump problems Vauxhall Corsa

To start, we will discover the injection pump problems on your Vauxhall Corsa, there are not many of them, they are quite often persistent but we will detail 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 trigger a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the performance of the engine unit of your Vauxhall Corsa.
  • Leakage from the injection pump of your Vauxhall Corsa: 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 therefore the combustion of your fuel will not be good

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Regarding the results and signs of illness of a fuel pump problem on a Vauxhall Corsa , you will most certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…

Injectors problems Vauxhall Corsa

Now we proceed to the injector problems on Vauxhall Corsa . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may possibly encounter:

  • Dirty Vauxhall Corsa injectors: This can happen because of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are entirely clogged. So you will probably have one or more cylinders that are not working effectively.
  • Leaky Vauxhall Corsa 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 Vauxhall Corsa HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are entirely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.

Concerning the symptoms of injector problems on your Vauxhall Corsa it is about the same as for a faulty injection pump. You may possibly experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.

How to fix an injection problem on a Vauxhall Corsa?

To finish our article content on the injection problems on Vauxhall Corsa , 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 main cause of your problems, it will sadly be very complicated to intervene on the problem 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.
Regarding a problem with an injector there are different solutions based on your concerns, here they are:

  • Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Vauxhall Corsa, do not hesitate to seek advice from 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 seek advice from our content page on the injectors that leak on Vauxhall Corsa, to have all the solutions available to you.
  • Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, generally speaking, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.

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