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Drove to Calgary and back again yesterday. Same temp and pressure readouts.
When I got home at 0100h, I popped the hood, got out the flashlight, and wanted to take a quick peek to see if I was blowing any fluids or anything that might give me a hint.
I passed my ungloved hand over the top of the valve cover and felt puffs of air on my hand, in time with the engine idling.
I noticed that I was feeling these puffs from injector #1 (counting from the radiator to the firewall).
So I took a few pics. See attached.
That injector is definitely wet. I feel no puffs from any of the other injectors, and none of them are wet either.
So what to do? Here's the order of what I'm thinking:
- Disconnect the fuel line, remove the injector, clean up the area, reinstall the injector, reconnect fuel line, and test?
- Is there an O-ring to replace, or some sort of crush washer?
- Is this a case where I'm replacing an entire injector?
- Is this a case where I have to replace the valve cover gasket?
- Oh God, is my head cracked?
Am I leaving anything out early on? I'll look through my FSM, but if someone has advice, I would definitely love some. Thanks.
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1995 E300D, 253000+ km - babied by PO, let's hope I do the same...
1989 190D 2.5, 450000+km - first MB I've owned. Bought at 396000km, and now parked.
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