replacing diesel injector, what tools needed??

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suzbug

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hi all.
i have sourced a replacement for my number 4 injector (the one with the wire)
my questionis, will i need any special tooling to replace this??

i cant remember if ive seen a long reach socket with a hole cut out at the side to allow the cable to fly out??
can this be done any other way??

thanks in advance
;)
 
suzbug said:
hi all.
i have sourced a replacement for my number 4 injector (the one with the wire)
my questionis, will i need any special tooling to replace this??

i cant remember if ive seen a long reach socket with a hole cut out at the side to allow the cable to fly out??
can this be done any other way??

thanks in advance
;)
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Yes, a 27 mm windowed socket is required.
 
Thanks wammers!

hmmm, what you think to cutting a hole in a socket with a grinder??
really wanting to do this tongiht as fed up of limp home mode... i could run faster and ive got bad knees!
 
suzbug said:
Thanks wammers!

hmmm, what you think to cutting a hole in a socket with a grinder??
really wanting to do this tongiht as fed up of limp home mode... i could run faster and ive got bad knees!
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Yes you could do that if you have a 1/2 drive 27mm extension socket. But the real thing is available on Fleabay for around a tenner.
 
thanks. time is an issue, so ive spoken to a mate of mine who has got one, so jobs a carrot!

Thanks, again, you have been very helpful

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Yeah, its worth getting the real one. I cut the side out of a halfrauds deep socket but its a bit too thick walled and you've to be real careful not to cross thread the injector or bend the leak off pipes.
 
SpudH said:
Yeah, its worth getting the real one. I cut the side out of a halfrauds deep socket but its a bit too thick walled and you've to be real careful not to cross thread the injector or bend the leak off pipes.
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The things from Halfrauds are not tools they're just ballast to make your tool box heavier.
 
wammers said:
The things from Halfrauds are not tools they're just ballast to make your tool box heavier.
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I've got an Halfrauds 1/4"- 3/8th" socket set & I've done 3 engine changes & a couple of clutch & gearbox changes with em and they've never slipped or rounded a nut yet?? Also got a set of rartchet spanners and they're great, so what's wrong with Halfrauds tools.
 
redhand said:
I've got an Halfrauds 1/4"- 3/8th" socket set & I've done 3 engine changes & a couple of clutch & gearbox changes with em and they've never slipped or rounded a nut yet?? Also got a set of rartchet spanners and they're great, so what's wrong with Halfrauds tools.
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Try doing three engine changes and a couple of clutches a week for twelve months with them. Then you will find out what's wrong with them.
 
wammers said:
Try doing three engine changes and a couple of clutches a week for twelve months with them. Then you will find out what's wrong with them.
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Life time no quibble replacement so would still be like new after a year anyway!!

But as I'm not a fulltime mechanic relying on me tools to earn me a living ya comments don't really count for **** does they? & it'd be a bit pointless paying more for 1 spanner than I normally pay for a full set of em. :confused:
 
redhand said:
Life time no quibble replacement so would still be like new after a year anyway!!

But as I'm not a fulltime mechanic relying on me tools to earn me a living ya comments don't really count for **** does they? & it'd be a bit pointless paying more for 1 spanner than I normally pay for a full set of em. :confused:
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Yeah your right, they are ok for amateur use i suppose. :):):)
 
I kinda agree with both of you. I've a right mix of tools, more than any amateur should have, with the halfords stuff at the bottom of the price range. I find that for some odd ball stuff that you rarely use the Halford pro stuff is really good. I've a set of Halfords ratcheting C spanners that make changing starter motors a doddle, they've gotten me out of some right fixes. They're not a tool that you will reach for every day but they're brilliant to have handy. God only knows how much an equivalent Snap-on or Facom would cost.
But I've also got one or two ratchets that I know will not last. I got a little Teng 1/4 drive ratchet set 10 years ago, its the most used item in my collection and I know that in 20 years time it will still be as good. I also have the equivalent Halford Pro set and it wouldn't touch it.

With money the way it is though, if I had to go and buy one in the morning it'd be the Halfords one I'd have to go for. Its more than good enough good for DIY work for what you pay.
 
Hi guys!
just a quick thanks for the advice for the original question.

My good friend had a 27mm injector socket, although it was a little too big on the OD, but with a little whizz on the bench grinder to take a a mm of the radius, it worked a trreat.
Changed the injector and the car is running great now!

Another job completed with ease with good advice and heads up from this site.

Cheers! :D
 
ohh, and to get involved with the discussion of halfrauds tools.... :rolleyes:

i have a full set of halfrauds pro, they are good for my needs..
dont get me wrong, i would love a giant snap on chest full of everything, but i cant justify it.
A few of my mates have, but there in buisness, so if there is anything i need i can always borrow.
the halfrauds is good for anybody who knows how to use a spanner, but i agree, i dont think it would last long if you rely on it to put steam on the table!!
Halfrauds is a good "starter set" which is better than the cheap stuff in blow moulded cases but anything more serious is hard to justify when most blokes would only use it to change the brakes or a ball joint every now and then.

Anyway, thats my stance........ (Duck and run for cover....) :behindsofa:
 
suzbug said:
ohh, and to get involved with the discussion of halfrauds tools.... :rolleyes:

i have a full set of halfrauds pro, they are good for my needs..
dont get me wrong, i would love a giant snap on chest full of everything, but i cant justify it.
A few of my mates have, but there in buisness, so if there is anything i need i can always borrow.
the halfrauds is good for anybody who knows how to use a spanner, but i agree, i dont think it would last long if you rely on it to put steam on the table!!
Halfrauds is a good "starter set" which is better than the cheap stuff in blow moulded cases but anything more serious is hard to justify when most blokes would only use it to change the brakes or a ball joint every now and then.

Anyway, thats my stance........ (Duck and run for cover....) :behindsofa:
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Well done. Use the tools you need no problem. I have Stahlwille stuff i bought 45 years ago and are still going strong. To be honest though some of the cheap bubble pack stuff around today maybe ok for one job, and sometimes you could do more damage with them than you repair. But hayho each to their own.
 
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