TD5 Green Top Injector Advice Much Appreciated

**TD5** said:

Hi,


Recently took out my fuel injectors from a TD5 'Green Top Types' to have them sent away and tested due to intermittent misfire trouble, the car otherwise drives fine and having done lots of previous work on the fuel system have narrowed it down to the injectors being the last thing to go over. (Note: 120,000 miles on it now)


I presumed one injector was a dud as it kept popping up as faulty on the diagnostic tool as Open/Short Circuit from what I remember. The shop has been in touch and confirmed that the said injector needs either replacing or reconditioning as it has failed the test they have put it through, they have also said the remaining injectors failed the test and will cost £1500 to have them all reconditioned . As the place mainly deals with HGV fleets and commercial vehicles from big businesses i'd like to think this is why it is so expensive.


My original plan was to just replace the 'dud' with a reconditioned one for approx. £250 and put the others back in and see how things hold up, the advice i'm looking for is from anyone who has been in a similar position. Is there anywhere someone can recommend and would it be better to try and find five reconditioned injectors?


From the beginning i just wanted them cleaned and flushed out of any buildup but its looking more expensive now. And also given that I personally feel the car drives well enough (minus the odd misfire) how concerning would putting the remainders back in or could the shop be looking for some extra ££££


Cheers

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raywin said:

I think people are hinting that you should just do a quick read on the forum protocol, this section is for introducing yourself, then if you post in the TD5 specific section it will probably get picked up by people who have experienced the joys of TD5 ownership, and help or advice might be found more quickly.

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**TD5** said:

Thanks for the response, I have posted it in the TD5 section so hopefully someone will pick up on it, I will most likely just go down the road of just replacing the one bad injector and see how the others hold up as the most cost effective way. I didn't feel it necessary to put my location down, as i'm reliant on postal/delivery anyway.

Best wishes

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