Having a issue with your car is basic, because regrettably 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 fix an injection problem on your Volkswagen Golf 6 . This is a issue that is particularly irritating because it can sooner or later bring your car to non starting or broken engine unit. To achieve this, first we will see how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Volkswagen Golf 6 injectors , and at last, how to fix them.
What is the intent of the injection of a Volkswagen Golf 6?
So we commence our article by quickly detailing how an injection system functions so that you have all the information you need to discover the failures connected with it. < br>
The injection system of a Volkswagen Golf 6 manages 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 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 Golf 6. 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 complications on Volkswagen Golf 6?
Now in this second part, we are going to explore the different injection complications and their symptoms that you may encounter on your Volkswagen Golf 6 .
Injection pump complications Volkswagen Golf 6
To start, we will see the injection pump complications on your Volkswagen Golf 6, there are not many of them, they are quite often recurrent but we will highlight them 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 bring about a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine unit of your Volkswagen Golf 6.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Volkswagen Golf 6: 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 outcomes and symptoms of a fuel pump issue on a Volkswagen Golf 6 , you will most certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine unit grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors complications Volkswagen Golf 6
Now we move on to the injector problems on Volkswagen Golf 6 . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different complications you may encounter:
- Dirty Volkswagen Golf 6 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 probably have one or more cylinders that are not working effectively.
- Leaky Volkswagen Golf 6 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 Volkswagen Golf 6 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 complications on your Volkswagen Golf 6 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 get rid of an injection issue on a Volkswagen Golf 6?
To end our content on the injection complications on Volkswagen Golf 6 , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to fix these complications.
If after a precise investigation it’s your injection pump that is the source of your complications, it will regrettably be very difficult to intervene on the problem without replacing 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 several 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 Volkswagen Golf 6, do not be reluctant 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 have the ability to change it, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on the injectors that leak on Volkswagen Golf 6, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, your injector is broken or doesn’t work anymore, in general, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
To find more tips on the Volkswagen Golf 6, take a look at the Volkswagen Golf 6 category.
