p38 injector leak

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azzd

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• Oct 22, 2010

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hi all just noticed my front injector is leaking where it goes into the head can i just tighten it down or does the engine have to be hot/cold thanks for looking.

 

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• Oct 23, 2010

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azzd said:

hi all just noticed my front injector is leaking where it goes into the head can i just tighten it down or does the engine have to be hot/cold thanks for looking.

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How do you know it's leaking? If you have a puddle of diesel in there it will be from the spill pipe not the injector.

 

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azzd

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• Oct 23, 2010

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i can see small bubbles round the bottom of the injector

 

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• Oct 23, 2010

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That's probably the diesel boiling. As Wammers said, if you have a puddle of diesel round the injector, it's probably the leakoff pipe leaking.

 

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azzd

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• Oct 23, 2010

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went out this morning started from cold managed to tighten the injector with a slight turn it was leaking round the injector now sorted and changed all pipes from injector to injector i think thats sorted it for now thanks for the info

 

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• Jan 12, 2014

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azzd said:

went out this morning started from cold managed to tighten the injector with a slight turn it was leaking round the injector now sorted and changed all pipes from injector to injector i think thats sorted it for now thanks for the info

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Sorry to bring up and old thread but i have the exact same problem with my dse. What pipes did you replace? cheers.

 

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• Jan 12, 2014

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cherryredbenj11 said:

Sorry to bring up and old thread but i have the exact same problem with my dse. What pipes did you replace? cheers.

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The mesh covered rubber ones the go from injector to injector, don't forget the one that goes to the FIP.. Do not use silicone tube as a replacement. You can get the correct stuff on the internet (Ebay)

 

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cherryredbenj11

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• Jan 13, 2014

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I have noticed that my injector seems to be moist on the top. The metal tube?

 

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• Jan 13, 2014

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cherryredbenj11 said:

I have noticed that my injector seems to be moist on the top. The metal tube?

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Check the union is tight.

 

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• Jan 13, 2014

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cherryredbenj11 said:

I have noticed that my injector seems to be moist on the top. The metal tube?

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If you have a weep from the union don't just tighten it, knock it back first then nip it up.