Having a issue with your motor vehicle is traditional, because unfortunately recent automobiles are more and more complex and therefore exposed to more and more possible breakdowns. In this article we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Volkswagen Up! . This is a issue that is especially annoying because it can eventually bring your vehicle to non starting or broken engine. To get this done, first we will find out how injection functions, then, what are the different concerns that can exist on a Volkswagen Up! injectors , and finally, how to fix them.
What is the aim of the injection of a Volkswagen Up!?
So we start our content page by quickly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the information you need to discover the failure affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Volkswagen Up! handles the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the advantage to be a lot more precise and to come, under pressure, to discharge the fuel in the engine. The injection pump takes care of pressurizing the fuel and transferring it to the injectors, and the injectors will discharge the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Volkswagen Up!. The advantage of fuel injection is to have a much more precise dosage than a carburettor and to enable a better air/fuel mixture and therefore a better combustion.
What are the different injection problems on Volkswagen Up!?
Now in this second component, we are going to see the different injection problems and their manifestations that you might face on your Volkswagen Up! .
Injection pump problems Volkswagen Up!
To commence, we will find out the injection pump problems on your Volkswagen Up!, there are not many of them, they are often chronic but we will detail 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 trigger a bad air/fuel mixture and therefore a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your Volkswagen Up!.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Volkswagen Up!: 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 manifestations of a fuel pump issue on a Volkswagen Up! , you will certainly experience, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors problems Volkswagen Up!
Now we move on to the injector problems on Volkswagen Up! . Injectors represent the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you might encounter:
- Dirty Volkswagen Up! injectors: This can happen due to poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are completely clogged. So you will potentially have one or more cylinders that are not functioning effectively.
- Leaky Volkswagen Up! 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 Up! HS: This is the case when your injectors are completely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Concerning the symptoms of injector problems on your Volkswagen Up! it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You might encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to resolve an injection issue on a Volkswagen Up!?
To finish our content page on the injection problems on Volkswagen Up! , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to fix these problems.
If after a precise investigation it’s your injection pump that is the main cause of your problems, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the issue without changing the component, 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.
Regarding a issue with an injector there are various solutions depending on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Volkswagen Up!, do not hesitate 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 be able to change it, do not hesitate to consult our content page on the injectors that leak on Volkswagen Up!, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last remedy, your injector is broken or doesn’t work anymore, generally speaking, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
If you wish more guides on the Volkswagen Up!, go to our Volkswagen Up! category.
