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: Injector replacement over the weekend


blk2002hd
08-24-2009, 09:34 AM
Did my injectors this weekend. Not a bad job, but holy sh*t is there a lot of stuff to remove. I had one surprise on the #7 injector, the crush washer was laying next to it on the head :eek:. Now I'm not a mechanic by trade, but I think I would have noticed that laying there before I buttoned things up :rolleyes:. All is well now, only had to replace the WIF sensor, the wires finally corroded in half.

Cougar GT-E
08-24-2009, 12:48 PM
Yeah, there is a bunch of snit in the way. How many hours did you spend on it?

(dreading the day mine go out)

jb

aprr454
08-24-2009, 08:42 PM
What symptoms did you have?

blk2002hd
08-25-2009, 07:41 AM
It took about 10hrs total from start to finish including bleeding the coolant and so on. The biggest pain in the a$$ are the (3) cap screws on the drivers side near the firewall. That and having any dirt or debris near the top of the valve covers that wants to fall into your engine :eek:.

Symptoms included low power, white haze/smoke at idle and I was getting blue smoke after idling for a couple of minutes. I was also surprised I didn't have fuel in my oil given that there was a crush washer not installed on the #7 injector. It was laying next to the valve spring when I opened things up. Not Cool.

blk2002hd
08-25-2009, 07:43 AM
I also ended up doing the water pump. Another pain in the butt. Using the DIY section on here is a life saver.

NMDMAX
08-25-2009, 09:53 AM
Where did you buy your injectors and how much did you pay?

Thanks

Tolliwacker
08-25-2009, 03:40 PM
10 hours, VERY Cool!

blk2002hd
08-26-2009, 08:05 AM
Found a smoking deal on the web.

gatorskin
08-26-2009, 10:58 AM
ok where and how much need some asap and bad 4 my 01 thks for the help.:D

littlejeepr
08-26-2009, 11:12 AM
I second that on the price went out checked my balance rates, since I went away this weekend on a long highway drive, since the last time i checked them and according to the scan tool one has almost doubled it's balance rate so i want to be prepared:(

blk2002hd
08-26-2009, 12:10 PM
pensicola has got the best prices on remans. I could find. I believe no core until after 30days.

http://www.pensacoladiesel.com/index.php?target=products&product_id=29890

If someone has a better source or price, feel free to add to this