advice please - injector stuck in head- what to do next - Page 3

Mike Noc · 10th August 2019, 21:02

Yes of course if you take something apart regularly then it is less likely to seize up, but these injectors are not part of any official service schedule and I would no more remove them I would the camchains, crankshaft or any other part of the engine that isn't part of the service schedule unless there was a reason to do so.

Looked after (and by that I mean regular fuel filter changes and not miss-fuelling) they can last the lifetime of the engine, and my advice is to leave them well alone.

There is a very real risk of contamination when opening up the injection system - especially when you are downstream of the fuel filter, and you need to be surgically clean, as any grit or other minor contamination can reduce the service life of the HP pump and injectors.

Mike Noc · 11th August 2019, 22:59

Ah yes cleanliness now can certainly help prevent Oh My Godliness later.

I saw two cars at the breakfast meet this morning with engine bays so clean they looked like they had come straight off the production line.

Sadly neither of them were mine.

10th August 2019, 21:02	#21
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,547 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Yes of course if you take something apart regularly then it is less likely to seize up, but these injectors are not part of any official service schedule and I would no more remove them I would the camchains, crankshaft or any other part of the engine that isn't part of the service schedule unless there was a reason to do so. Looked after (and by that I mean regular fuel filter changes and not miss-fuelling) they can last the lifetime of the engine, and my advice is to leave them well alone. There is a very real risk of contamination when opening up the injection system - especially when you are downstream of the fuel filter, and you need to be surgically clean, as any grit or other minor contamination can reduce the service life of the HP pump and injectors.

11th August 2019, 22:59	#22
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,547 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Ah yes cleanliness now can certainly help prevent Oh My Godliness later. I saw two cars at the breakfast meet this morning with engine bays so clean they looked like they had come straight off the production line. Sadly neither of them were mine.