Having a problem with your car is traditional, because unfortunately recent vehicles are more and more complex and consequently exposed to more and more possible breakdowns. In this article we’re going to try to help you to resolve an injection problem on your Volkswagen Caddy . This is a problem that is specially irritating because it can sooner or later bring your car to non starting or damaged engine unit. To get this done, first we will discover how injection works, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Volkswagen Caddy injectors , and finally, how to resolve them.
What is the purpose of the injection of a Volkswagen Caddy?
So we commence our content page by quickly explaining how an injection system works so that you have all the info you need to figure out the failure associated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Volkswagen Caddy manages 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 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 Volkswagen Caddy. 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 complications on Volkswagen Caddy?
Now in this second part, we are going to explore the different injection complications and their symptoms that you may possibly face on your Volkswagen Caddy .
Injection pump complications Volkswagen Caddy
To start, we will discover the injection pump complications on your Volkswagen Caddy, there are not many of them, they are often chronic but we will highlight 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 cause a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine unit of your Volkswagen Caddy.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Volkswagen Caddy: 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 consequences and symptoms of a fuel pump problem on a Volkswagen Caddy , you will most certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Volkswagen Caddy
Now we move on to the injector problems on Volkswagen Caddy . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may possibly encounter:
- Dirty Volkswagen Caddy injectors: This can happen as a result of poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are totally clogged. So you will potentially have one or more cylinders that are not functioning properly.
- Leaky Volkswagen Caddy 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 Caddy HS: This is the circumstance when your injectors are totally clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Concerning the symptoms of injector complications on your Volkswagen Caddy 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 solve an injection problem on a Volkswagen Caddy?
To end our article content on the injection complications on Volkswagen Caddy , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to resolve these complications.
If after a precise analysis it’s your injection pump that is the source of your complications, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the problem without changing the part, this change often goes with the replacement of the injectors, and in some cases the tank, it will take between 2000 and 3000 euros for the whole, try to get several diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Concerning 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 Volkswagen Caddy, 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 replace 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 Volkswagen Caddy, 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.
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