Stuck Injector

Guys

200tdi - I cannot remove number 3 injector.

Annoyingly I can turn it through 360 degrees easily - but I cannot get any upwards movement on it at all.

I've had mole grips on it - soaked it in diesel and it will not shift. I've stood on the bumper and turned it and lifted at the same time but still nothing.

Am i doing something wrong? They are just a push fit - right?

Cheers

Will

you may well be unscrewing body from nozzle holder only turn clock wise

Oh - OK - thanks James. I will give it another go this afternoon only turning clockwise.

Cheers

Will

I have often seen this mentioned on the forum.. Is there anything that can be done to make removal easier when it needs to be done, like occasionally spraying with wd40 or something..?

slackening them off and giving a twist every year

jamesmartin said:

slackening them off and giving a twist every year

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Cheers James One more thing to add to my maintenance list..

Hazaar! Injector out - thanks a million James - in all the stuck injector threads I've read I don't recall ever seeing that you're only meant to turn them clockwise.

With the injector out I can't see any trace of a copper washer - either on the body of the injector itself or down the hole in which the injector sits.

I am hoping this is the cause of diesel seeping around the base of the injector and covering the rear half of my engine in a black oily mess

Thanks again !!

Will