New injectors - BIG difference!

I finally got round to fitting the new injectors I bought of Ebay about a
year ago on Saturday. The ones that came out had a build up of carbon
around the injector holes, some more than others.

They've made quite an improvement. The engine used to feel a little
strangled at higher revs and wasn't keen on revving out, sometimes
chucking out puffs of black smoke, like it was miss firing. It now
revs out freely and with much less black smoke.

It's a bit nicer to drive now and you can make the same progress with
a bit less throttle, so hopefully MPG will improve too.

I was a bit nervous about fitting them as I've never really worked on a
diesel until now. Having heard the problems some people have had with
bleeding injection systems sort of put me off. The job was a piece
of cake though, hardest part was getting the old ones out.

Well worth the cost.

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simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

Simon Barr composed the following;:
> I finally got round to fitting the new injectors I bought of Ebay
> about a year ago on Saturday. The ones that came out had a build up
> of carbon around the injector holes, some more than others.
>
> They've made quite an improvement. The engine used to feel a little
> strangled at higher revs and wasn't keen on revving out, sometimes
> chucking out puffs of black smoke, like it was miss firing. It now
> revs out freely and with much less black smoke.
>
> It's a bit nicer to drive now and you can make the same progress with
> a bit less throttle, so hopefully MPG will improve too.
>
> I was a bit nervous about fitting them as I've never really worked on
> a diesel until now. Having heard the problems some people have had
> with bleeding injection systems sort of put me off. The job was a
> piece
> of cake though, hardest part was getting the old ones out.
>
> Well worth the cost.

Nice one, Simon.

That's what I like about Landies, it really is a pleasure to be able to
do so much to them yourself, instead of having to rely on some spotty
faced oik in a dealership.

'course, there are times when SFO is the only way to go too .. but
hopefully not too often ..


--
Paul ...
http://www.4x4prejudice.org/index.php
(8(!) Homer Rules ...
"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

In article <[email protected]>, Paul - xxx wrote:
>
> 'course, there are times when SFO is the only way to go too .. but
> hopefully not too often ..
>
>

So do I. I tend not to trust garages one little bit but they are unavoidable
at times.

--
simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

Where did you get 'em and how much? Is it a Tdi?
TonyB