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Servicing diesel injectors
roadrunner - 19/4/10 at 07:01 PM

Is it possible to service PD injectors, or is it a specialist company job only.
Brad.

Breaker - 19/4/10 at 09:13 PM

You mean this type ?

Linky

I did them myself, but I could borrow a pop tester.Perhaps you also need shims to calibrate the opening pressure.

roadrunner - 19/4/10 at 09:37 PM

Thats a good site to have in your favorites, but how different are those injectors compared to the newer electronic type.
Brad.

Breaker - 19/4/10 at 09:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner
Thats a good site to have in your favorites, but how different are those injectors compared to the newer electronic type.
Brad.


I think the new electronic ones don't get serviced at all (or it must be a pro job). Most of them get thrown away so you have to buy a new expensive one. I'm happy to have the old mechanical type in my car. I installed new nozzles in the injectors for around 30£ each.

roadrunner - 19/4/10 at 09:51 PM

Thanks for the info, i think i will try some expensive fuel additive first.

owelly - 19/4/10 at 09:57 PM

I got four mech injectors tested and serviced for £80 and one CRD injector serviced for £75. All done at Auto Diesel Ltd Tel: 01723 373932
Mount View Business Park, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 4EH
It was £5 each to test them but you didn't pay for the test if you had then recon'ed.

roadrunner - 20/4/10 at 06:59 PM

I just happen to be going to Scarborough this weekend.

CurlyBen - 20/4/10 at 07:33 PM

Could be worth checking ebay - I picked up a new set of injectors for my 306 for about £75 last summer, which was less than I could get them serviced for locally.

JoelP - 20/4/10 at 07:47 PM

problem on my sprinter was that he thought they might break on removal if they were as badly clogged as he suspected, which would be megabucks apparently. So i gave it a major overdose of injector cleaner (full bottle into the dregs of a tank), and its still going strong two years later. Think ive added once since at the recommeded dose too.

Chap said they were £200 each if they snapped, plus labour cleaning the head out.

roadrunner - 20/4/10 at 08:50 PM

Which injector cleaner did you use Joel.