JeffHs
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| posted on 5/8/10 at 10:40 AM |
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How Much! O/T
My wife's Fiesta 1.4 TDCI needs injector seals replacing. Just been quoted £600 +Vat by local garage £400 +Vat by a main Ford dealer (4.5 hours
plus parts of around £10).
What do you think?
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BenB
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| posted on 5/8/10 at 10:41 AM |
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Wow- they really don't want to do that job then!!!
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Agriv8
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| posted on 5/8/10 at 10:45 AM |
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Join the club wife 1.4 same problem.
Been quoted a couple of hundred ( providing they all come out ) at my trusted indipendant garage but this could be a 'Mates rate' rather
than a going rate.
But this might be sooner rather than later as she called to say it wont start this morning 
Regards
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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tegwin
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| posted on 5/8/10 at 10:46 AM |
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How much?!??!??? Christ!
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mcerd1
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| posted on 5/8/10 at 10:49 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Agriv8
providing they all come out
that sounds like the problem then 
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bartonp
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| posted on 5/8/10 at 10:58 AM |
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...start soaking in WD40 now then....
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Agriv8
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| posted on 5/8/10 at 11:13 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bartonp
...start soaking in WD40 now then....
Good idea but they are not that easy to get to.
the 1.4 is the XUD ( pug ) so not on the dreaded Bosch derv injectors but they can still be troublesome to get out.
Regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 5/8/10 at 11:54 AM |
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If it's what I'm thinking of (the seal around the injector where it screws in) then it shouldn't take 4 hours, unless they're
in a right awkward place (engine's upside down?)
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jossey
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| posted on 5/8/10 at 11:57 AM |
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how muchhhhhh
do they provide the lube or just bum ye up front. lol
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Agriv8
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| posted on 5/8/10 at 12:15 PM |
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a good couple of hours to do 'right' and a pain to do re access, washing up liquid on the new seals is known good practice.
replacing injector pipes is also 'Highly recomended'.
some garages quote for replacement injectors rather than just replacing the seals.
regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 5/8/10 at 07:10 PM |
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The injectors on this engine have very fragile nozzles and tips and it can also take a while to clean off the carbon build up around the injectors.
Not an over complicated job but to do it right can take a while . Replacement of the injectors isn't a bad idea but not always neccessary
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