It is hardly ever enjoyable to perceive an injector noise on your Seat Tarraco. It is a noise that appears repeatedly, usually when you accelerate or your engine is idling. However, this indication may be linked to different sort of problems with your automobile injectors. It may not be anything serious, but when a recurrent noise shows up, you have to be sure. Specifically since repairing your Seat Tarraco’s injectors can be costly. That’s why our team chose to compose this content page in order to help you see more clearly, learn about the different conceivable failures and distinguish your problem. To do this, we will first look at the normal functioning and usefulness of the injectors in your Seat Tarraco, then at the conceivable triggers from which an injector noise may come.
Attributes of the injectors
Injectors are a very important part of the operation of your engine. They were introduced to the modern vehicles about 20 years ago. Before their appearance, more conventional carburettor-type intake systems were employed, 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 automobile (engine temperature, acceleration level, engine speed, etc.). Their purpose 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 causes of a clicking or knocking noise coming from the injectors of your Seat Tarraco
Listening injector noises on your Seat Tarraco may come from different locations, we will now look into the potential triggers of these. In most cases, the common noise of a faulty injector is of the snap type. Here are the different origins of these noises and the solutions to be implemented to stop them. If you perceive another clicking noise but it is not from your injectors, we recommend you to read this content page about clicking noise on Seat Tarraco to locate the cause.
The reasons for injector clicking or knocking noise Seat Tarraco
A clicking or knocking noise from your injectors can be justified by different reasons. Indeed, the injectors of your Seat Tarraco 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 control the air/fuel dosage and finally the homogeneity of the mixture, always with the target of improving combustion. If one of these three attributes is altered, the main functionality of the injectors will be disrupted and this will lead to poor combustion. This bad combustion will be a violent explosion in the cylinders as a consequence of bad timing, or a bad quantity of mixture or finally an inhomogeneous mixture and will provoke thoses knocking or clicking noises on your Seat Tarraco. The main cause of these problems in most cases comes from a particle that gets into the injectors. The accuracy of the injector being in the nanometer range, any possible obstruction will inevitably result in a malfunction of the injector. If after verifying, this noise comes from another element of the engine of your Seat Tarraco, check this content page for more informations.
The consequences of injector noise on Seat Tarraco
Now that we have reviewed the different reasons for injector noise on your Seat Tarraco, we will end by stating the possible consequences of malfunctioning one or more of your injectors. Whether only one is clogged, or damaged, or your entire fuel rail is involved, you cannot escape these effects which can fairly 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 known effects noticed by drivers is a noticeable loss of power. Indeed, if your engine is running on 3 out of 4 cylinders for example, you will obviously have a loss of power
Finally, you risk deteriorating one of your pistons or your engine. Poor combustion will fairly quickly affect your cylinders or pistons and your engine may tighten.
Here are three little tips to limit the risks linked 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 changing your diesel fuel filter regularly>
