Yeah well he gives me them at a good price so I think it worth the risk. When I get round to it I'll update the post.
Unusual for a diesel to have head gasket failure, TD4
And why take the injectors out, rather than repair the vehicle, unless there were additional issues.
Apparently it was a water pump problem.
I have 155000 miles on my engine and most likely original injectors. Thanks for letting me know they have to stay "wet" I didn't know that.
FL1 - 2005
Great so we now know, that we are dealing with an FL1 they may just need the tips cleaned, so the spray pattern is good.
Wow! Thanks so much Artic2 for such a detailed explanation. This will help me a lot.Great so we now know, that we are dealing with an FL1 they may just need the tips cleaned, so the spray pattern is good.
Small wire brush.
1a
1
Undo the end a little.
2
3
Do the above a few times slowly so all the grime comes to the top to be cleaned off, before taking the tip and cap off.
4
5
keep a keen eye out for any shims or pins.
6
7
Now the tip is off you need to get the needle out by tapping the edge into your palm of your hand or use a small magnet, the needle should slide out easy, unless it is stuck by a load of carbon.
8
9
Spray and clean the needle with some carb cleaner, let it dry on a lint free cloth or paper towel.
You can now spray out the tip with it's 5 holes for the spray pattern, use carb cleaner with the straw attached.
10
11
Lubricate the needle and inside the tip with a small amount of diesel and put the needle back into the tip it should slide in and out freely without sticking.
Then replace the tip with needle back on the injector, always fit new copper washers when refitting the injector back into the car.
You could go the whole hog and clean the whole injector but it is labour intensive, and needs to be done in a clean area, there is a small ball bear which no bigger than a pin head so do not lose that if you do it's game over.
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13
Sorry, I was assuming it was a FL2, as head gasket failure on a FL1 is virtually unheard of.
Thanks to your very detailed instructions I got the "new" injectors taken apart and cleaned and installed very easily.Great so we now know, that we are dealing with an FL1 they may just need the tips cleaned, so the spray pattern is good.
Small wire brush.
1a
1
Undo the end a little.
2
3
Do the above a few times slowly so all the grime comes to the top to be cleaned off, before taking the tip and cap off.
4
5
keep a keen eye out for any shims or pins.
6
7
Now the tip is off you need to get the needle out by tapping the edge into your palm of your hand or use a small magnet, the needle should slide out easy, unless it is stuck by a load of carbon.
8
9
Spray and clean the needle with some carb cleaner, let it dry on a lint free cloth or paper towel.
You can now spray out the tip with it's 5 holes for the spray pattern, use carb cleaner with the straw attached.
10
11
Lubricate the needle and inside the tip with a small amount of diesel and put the needle back into the tip it should slide in and out freely without sticking.
Then replace the tip with needle back on the injector, always fit new copper washers when refitting the injector back into the car.
You could go the whole hog and clean the whole injector but it is labour intensive, and needs to be done in a clean area, there is a small ball bear which no bigger than a pin head so do not lose that if you do it's game over.
12
13
Ouch that is not going tom be easy and you could cause more damage, personally it may be best to leave well alone, I think Nogde would give you more insight about the glow plug situation.Thanks to your very detailed instructions I got the "new" injectors taken apart and cleaned and installed very easily.
Although, I changed the glow plugs as well and the last one broke! The "nut" is just spinning and glow plug itself not moving
Gonna need to drill it out, just waiting for the kit to be delivered to make it easier.
Agreed. Leave well alone.
Your advice is noted
but given I got some quite well into £300+ and I'm intending to keep and restore/work on this car for as long as I possibly can. I think it's worth learning new skills. If I mess up the threads it'll cost just as much to fix so.....
Thanks Artic
