Having a issue with your car is common, because unfortunately recent vehicles are more and more difficult and consequently exposed to more and more possible breakdowns. On this page we’re going to try to help you to solve an injection problem on your Volkswagen Beetle . This is a issue that is particularly frustrating because it can sooner or later bring your vehicle to non starting or damaged engine unit. To do this, first we will find out how injection functions, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Volkswagen Beetle injectors , and at last, how to solve them.
What is the purpose of the injection of a Volkswagen Beetle?
So we start our article by promptly detailing how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to figure out the failures associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Volkswagen Beetle handles 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 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 Volkswagen Beetle. 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 complications on Volkswagen Beetle?
Now in this second part, we are going to discover the different injection complications and their manifestations that you may confront on your Volkswagen Beetle .
Injection pump complications Volkswagen Beetle
To start, we will find out the injection pump complications on your Volkswagen Beetle, there are not many of them, they are 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 might be too high or too low which will trigger a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the performance of the engine unit of your Volkswagen Beetle.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Volkswagen Beetle: 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 consequently the combustion of your fuel will not be good
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Regarding the consequences and manifestations of a fuel pump issue on a Volkswagen Beetle , you will most certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Volkswagen Beetle
Now we move on to the injector problems on Volkswagen Beetle . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may encounter:
- Dirty Volkswagen Beetle 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 working properly.
- Leaky Volkswagen Beetle injector: It’s often at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
- Injector Volkswagen Beetle 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 Volkswagen Beetle it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may experience problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to resolve an injection issue on a Volkswagen Beetle?
To end our article content on the injection complications on Volkswagen Beetle , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to solve these complications.
If after a precise diagnosis it’s your injection pump that is the main cause of your complications, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the trouble without changing the part, this change 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 different solutions based on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Volkswagen Beetle, do not think twice to seek advice from our article 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 hesitate to seek advice from our article on the injectors that leak on Volkswagen Beetle, 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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