Sending injector off for testing.

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brianconwy

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Has anyone here ever sent an injector off for testing? There are quite a few offering the service on Ebay with prices ranging from £7 upwards. I am just wondering how well these services work.
 
brianconwy said:
Has anyone here ever sent an injector off for testing? There are quite a few offering the service on Ebay with prices ranging from £7 upwards. I am just wondering how well these services work.
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I emailed a few of them to ask questions but none replied.
Recently took 2 of mine to a small independent, and had them overhauled, I suspect they strip them down clean them and fit new nozzles and pintels. I've seen new nozzles advertised I think they were about £20, wondered about trying it myself.
 
Piston one went in the engine but there was diesel getting into the sump at the time after changing seals and washers. The valves were black in that cylinder and I think it was either a cracked head or the injector. I don't want to use that injector again without testing. If it tests OK then I will use all originals. If it tests badly then I will assume it was that and get another one.
 
brianconwy said:
Piston one went in the engine but there was diesel getting into the sump at the time after changing seals and washers. The valves were black in that cylinder and I think it was either a cracked head or the injector. I don't want to use that injector again without testing. If it tests OK then I will use all originals. If it tests badly then I will assume it was that and get another one.
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I stripped my engine and cylinders 1 and 5 were sooty, so I had the two injectors overhauled, the guy who did it is well up on injectors but could not re code them just said put them back with the original code, he is in silsden north yourkshire.
Passed its MOT last week so I'm happy.
 
raywin said:
I stripped my engine and cylinders 1 and 5 were sooty, so I had the two injectors overhauled, the guy who did it is well up on injectors but could not re code them just said put them back with the original code, he is in silsden north yourkshire.
Passed its MOT last week so I'm happy.
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Can you remember roughly how much he charged?
 
Since your based in Conwy, i'd recommend 'Diesel Doctor' in Oswestry, 40mins down the A55, if that
 
make that 60mins, i just looked it up. Still not too bad and I had a good service from him before and everyone I've talked to seems to have good feedback.
 
I used Merlin Diesels at Preston. I think the last lot were about £15 per injector, and they have the proper kit to do the EUI injectors, not just a bloke looking at the spray pattern
 
I spoke to Doctor Diesel and he says that specialist testing gear is needed because the injectors are cam driven. The few places that have the gear will charge a lot. At least I know now that the cheap testing services on ebay won't be of use. Nothing is that simple with Land Rovers.
 
brianconwy said:
I spoke to Doctor Diesel and he says that specialist testing gear is needed because the injectors are cam driven. The few places that have the gear will charge a lot. At least I know now that the cheap testing services on ebay won't be of use. Nothing is that simple with Land Rovers.
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Did you read this ?

tom1979 said:
I used Merlin Diesels at Preston. I think the last lot were about £15 per injector, and they have the proper kit to do the EUI injectors, not just a bloke looking at the spray pattern
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I was slightly out on my costs, £25 per injector.
 

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raywin said:
I read it but I looked ot up and they were quite a bit more. The do exchange injectors but I cant remember the prices, you could email them.
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For mine they were £25 per injector for the test, and £165 for a recon injector with coding. And they refunded the testing for the ones I had replaced.
 
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