Cars with internal combustion engines function normally thanks to their respective fuel systems.
So what’s a fuel system?
The fuel pump, the fuel lines, the fuel filter, and the fuel injectors are the macro elements in a car fuel system. However, an aftermarket JDM car fuel system will have additional parts in a bid to meet the expectations of the JDM car owner
But what can go wrong with your car’s fuel system?
Since a car fuel system consists of both mechanical as well as electronic parts, things will go wrong and the problems will manifest in the following ways.
Clogged fuel injectors
People who have spent some time under the hood of their car know for a fact that fuel injectors have specially shaped nozzles attached to the tip. These nozzles deliver fuel directly to the combustion chamber of an engine. Over time, carbon and particulate deposits build up around the nozzle of fuel injectors. The outcome is that the fuel injectors lose their efficiency and your engine suffers a sharp drop in its overall performance.
Fuel line leakages
Please note that fuel system problems can also crop up after an OTA update for car. For instance, the OEM decides to remotely alter the ECU of your car. The ECU of your car, in turn, instructs your car’s fuel pump to increase the fuel pressure. However, the new fuel pressure setting is not compatible with the stock fuel lines of your car. What happens next? Your car’s stock fuel lines break and you witness a puddle of gas beneath your car.
Clogged fuel filter
You have always wanted to increase the overall performance of your car but you are not a fan of aftermarket modifications. So what do you do? You replace the stock fuel filter of your car with a bigger OEM fuel filter. You make this change confidently as most upgrades for car fuel systems are often covered under extended warranty. However, you fail to fill up your car with high-quality fuel and end up clogging the fuel filter.
How to solve fuel system problems?
Well, you begin by using a connected car tracking device in a bid to ascertain which aspects of your car’s fuel system are performing poorly.
Then you take the following actions.
- You let professionals have the vehicle health data your preferred OBD car tracker has accumulated about your car.
- Then the professionals identify the problematic parts that need repairs or replacements.
- After that, the problematic parts such as the fuel lines, the fuel filter, or the fuel pump are replaced (not repaired).
- After that, finally, the entire fuel system of your car should be cleaned by the experts.
Take care of your car and it will take care of you
Ensure that when you change the spark plugs of your turbocharged diesel engine or gasoline engine-equipped car you are also changing its engine oil. Furthermore, ask the people at the OEM-authorized service center to take a gander at your vehicle’s fuel system. In this way, your vehicle will never fail you and leave stranded in the middle of nowhere.