It is hardly ever enjoyable to notice an injector noise on your Peugeot e-208. It is a noise that arises frequently, usually when you accelerate or your engine is idling. However, this warning sign may be linked to multiple types of concerns with your car injectors. It may not be anything severe, but when a continuing noise happens, you have to be sure. Especially since repairing your Peugeot e-208’s injectors can be expensive. That’s why our team chose to produce this content in order to support you see more clearly, learn about the different possible failures and identify your problem. To do this, we will first look at the normal running and usefulness of the injectors in your Peugeot e-208, then at the possible reasons from which an injector noise may come.
Attributes of the injectors
Injectors are a very important component of the operation of your engine motor. They were released to the modern cars about 20 years ago. Before their introduction, more conventional carburettor-type intake systems were used, which handled the intake of air and fuel into the engine cylinders. With the injectors, manufacturers now have the possibility, thanks to the injectors pump, to control electronically each stage of the intake process very accurately (quantity of fuel injected, air/fuel mixture) via the analysis of the data compiled from the various sensors equipping the car (engine temperature, acceleration level, engine speed, etc.). Their objective is therefore to inject under high pressure a precise quantity of an air/fuel mixture at a perfect timing to obtain the best possible combustion in the cylinders.
The different reasons of a clicking or knocking noise caused by the injectors of your Peugeot e-208
Listening injector noises on your Peugeot e-208 may result from different origins, we will now focus on the potential causes of these. Generally, the typical noise of a faulty injector is of the snap type. Here are the different sources of these noises and the solutions to be used to stop them. If you notice another clicking noise but it is not from your injectors, we advise you to read this content about clicking noise on Peugeot e-208 to discover the trigger.
The explanations for injector clicking or knocking noise Peugeot e-208
A clicking or knocking noise from your injectors can be explained for different explanations. In fact, the injectors of your Peugeot e-208 have three main missions, to manage the vaporisation of the fuel, i.e., to transform the liquid into “gas” during injection, to ease its combustion. Then, its mission is to manage the air/fuel dosage and at last the homogeneity of the mixture, always with the goal of improving combustion. If one of these three attributes is modified, the main role of the injectors will be disrupted and this will lead to poor combustion. This bad combustion will be a violent explosion in the cylinders resulting from bad timing, or a bad quantity of mixture or finally an inhomogeneous mixture and will provoke thoses knocking or clicking noises on your Peugeot e-208. The main trigger of these trouble usually originates from a particle that gets into the injectors. The precision of the injector being in the nanometer range, any possible blockage will inevitably end up in a malfunction of the injector. If after checking, this noise originates from another component of the engine of your Peugeot e-208, have a look at this content for more informations.
The effects of injector noise on Peugeot e-208
Now that we have examined the different reasons for injector noise on your Peugeot e-208, we will end by stating the possible effects of malfunctioning one or more of your injectors. Whether only one is obstructed, or damaged, or your entire fuel rail is involved, you cannot escape these effects which can quickly become major….
First, you risk destroying your exhaust system in the long run, because the unburned fuel residues that will end up in your exhaust system can corrode the metal in it.
One of the most common repercussions noticed by drivers is a noticeable loss of power. In fact, if your engine is running on 3 out of 4 cylinders for example, you will inevitably have a loss of power
Finally, you risk degrading one of your pistons or your engine. Poor combustion will quickly affect your cylinders or pistons and your engine may tighten.
Here are three little tips to limit the risks relating to your injectors and protect you from engine failure:
- Do not drive at the bottom of the tank, as you may absorb impurities
- Use quality fuel
- Think of swapping your diesel fuel filter regularly>
