Engine sputtering is frustrating and worse, it can eventually cause damage in the engine. Here’s what Max Mile Car Care Center wants you to know about engine sputtering.
Dirty or Clogged Fuel Injectors
Fuel injectors are the piece that takes fuel from the fuel lines and mist it into the combustion chamber in your car’s engine. When the fuel injectors get dirty or clogged, they’re not able to create the fine mist of gas that your car’s engine requires. Less fuel than necessary may end up in the engine, or the spray isn’t the mist that it should be, and not all of it combusts.
Clogged Fuel Filter
Just like with your car’s fuel injectors, the fuel filter is a crucial part in the entire combustion process. The fuel filter helps to make sure that there isn’t any debris or sediment in the gas that moves from the tank into your car’s engine. If the fuel filter is clogged, then some particles might get into the engine or you might find that not enough gas is making its way into the engine.
Problems with the Fuel Pump
If you’re seeing a pattern with fuel system problems, you’re not imagining things. The combustion process relies on your car having enough fuel to work with, and if the fuel pump is not working properly it’s possible that less gas is moving through the fuel lines than is supposed to. That ends up starving the engine.
Failing Sensors
There are a variety of different sensors throughout your car’s engine that help to measure things like spark, knocks, air, and more. They then transmit that data to your car’s engine control module so that it can regulate things like the fuel to air mix. If any of those sensors are failing or registering incorrect information, then the ECM doesn’t have the data it needs to keep the car running properly.
Problems with Spark Plugs
Sometimes spark plugs fail, or the wiring that connects the spark plugs fails. When that happens, the car’s engine doesn’t have the proper spark to ignite the fuel. There again, you have issues with the engine not having what it needs to fire properly.
Max Mile Car Care Center in Hallam, PA can help you to diagnose all your engine troubles, including engine sputtering. Contact us today and we’ll set up an appointment to look more closely at what’s going on with your car’s engine.
