Injector cleaning

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Chilly807, we're going to have to change your user name to the Injectonator

 

[Chilly807]

When it's something you do every other day, you can pretty much do it in your sleep ! It's part of the reason I'd never have anything but a diesel tractor. Being able to do your own fuel work takes the guesswork out of owning one.

Having said that, you'll probably never see a diesel truck or car in my yard. in my opinion the added cost takes so long to recover in fuel economy for most of us that it doesn't make any sense. We did some calculations at work a couple years ago, and it would take the average driver almost 20 years to recover the cost of the TDI option on a Volkswagen Jetta !! That's not taking into account additional cost for more oil, different filters, etc.

Chilly

 

[20 20]

I finally switch over to a diesel truck and love it. I get 20+miles to the gal and can haul 6 times what my other truck could{only around 17MPG}. I also believe a diesel will outlast a gas engine so in the end would you really loose?

 

[Chilly807]

I agree with you about the hauling capability, and for the horsepower being developed the fuel economy is better. I don't use a truck as a truck much, it's usually a car with one less seat and 4 wheel drive. If I were hauling heavy all the time, a diesel would be a viable option.

Chilly

 

[jimmer2880]

When it's something you do every other day, you can pretty much do it in your sleep ! It's part of the reason I'd never have anything but a diesel tractor. Being able to do your own fuel work takes the guesswork out of owning one.

Having said that, you'll probably never see a diesel truck or car in my yard. in my opinion the added cost takes so long to recover in fuel economy for most of us that it doesn't make any sense. We did some calculations at work a couple years ago, and it would take the average driver almost 20 years to recover the cost of the TDI option on a Volkswagen Jetta !! That's not taking into account additional cost for more oil, different filters, etc.

Chilly

That's why I bought my TDI Jetta used, with over 100,000 miles on it. It only took me 1 year to pay the difference for TDI vs Gasser (I did the math). It only took me 18 months, in fuel mileage only, to pay for the vehicle from switching to a TDI from a Jeep Wrangler.

 

[Chilly807]

I bet ! What were you getting for mileage with the Jeep, maybe low 20's at best?

I put on quite a few miles myself back and forth to work and so on, so the diesel would make sense. I didn't like the way diesel fuel stayed above the price of gas here for a year or so. I also think Volkswagen has had some quality issues in the past few years too, so I'm a little leery of taking that plunge.

I wish Honda would get off their asses and build a diesel for the Accord, I have an '03 now and really like the car. Give it a couple years on the market to work the bugs out, then I'm ready to trade up.

Chilly

 

[Shimon]

If the injectors have 5700 hours and you are going to the trouble of pulling them out then I wouldn't even bother testing them. Just have them rebuilt (new nozzle tips). They have gone above and beyond the call of duty...time to retire them. The nozzle tips should be about $25 unless they are something esoteric and the labor to rebuild should bring the cost to around $100 an injector (depending on location). If you do remove/install them yourself, make sure to get new seating coppers and clean the injector bores well. Don't forget you'll need new coppers for the return lines (depending on the style of return line...some just use rubber lines with clamps). And there is a specific torque setting to crush the seating copper properly. A little antiseize on the body of the injector also helps a little (just on the sides...not down low near the seating copper).

 

[repete]

I think I am going to get new injectors. It probably deserves it.

It sure has been a good little tractor. I grease it regularly and change the oil and filter every 100 hours. Change the transmission fluid and filter every year and change differential fluid yearly as well. Anytime I get any crud in the fuel filter I change it too.

The only other regular thing I do is clean the radiator core about twice a year and keep the screen clear as well. Kind of a pain as I have to take off the loader to get it out. It gets a good cleaning before it is haying time since I remove the loader and after prior to replacing the loader. Mows and bales about 40 acres.

 

[Willl]

I think your doing fine.

You got a happy tractor, why mess with it ?