that should read 135 bar= approx 2100psi

knew it was in the 2000+ psi range

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Oops, my bad.

I tried using strips of feeler guage, but it didn't work for me. Cutting a hole in the middle tends to destroy the strip and you do need that hole.

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You get better mileage if you don't put the hole in the center

In all honesty, you could buy from a local injektor shop....

Anyone who reads this needs to do their own homework. This one needs a link to the thread about home repairs that help cars to the junkyard. There is more to this than you realize. ...and NEVER say never, especially when you are guessing.

So far I have been lucky with swapping parts between injectors to get them to specification.

Get your injectors to work the way the book says they should. Believe what Bosch and MB tell you.

Be wary but not afraid of new replacement injector nozzles.

I think Tom will be back around eventually. The real problem is lack of good nozzles, as good used German or French ones are getting scarce and the new ones just aren't machined very well from what I understand. Some say there ain't no difference, but I want the best, especially when the best in this case costs much less than second best.

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Well I hope Tom will be back in business...he closed up shop before i got a couple sets to send in to him to do up without taking my cars down.....

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Believe me I tried getting those shims, but nobody has them. The only place that might have them is Bosch itself, but I've read you have to buy them in bulk and I didn't want to do that. I've also been able to match my injectors by swapping parts, but sometimes it's not possible, and that's when I resort to the washers and they work well, but hey do whatever makes you feel comfortable. You still haven't explained to me how bits of the washers can end up floating in the fuel system. Don't put too much faith in what MB and Bosch tell you. Bosch nowadays makes inferior nozzles in India and MB nearly killed me with their horrible front spring design on the W210's. Besides do they specifically warn against using anything but their shims?

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Is that really so with the hole? My impression is that it's there to allow easy flow of fuel.

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Hehehe... I was joshing ya

Does anyone know the thread size on the injectors.

Also does anyone have an extra fuel line they would like to donate/sell?

Danny

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That stuff is rather cheap. Why not pick some up at the local german parts store (or online)?

i'm building a pop tester. I want to knowwhat size fitting I need for the injector.

Thanks anyway.

Danny

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No it is 135bar that is Atmosphere
At 45 degrees N latitude, at sea level and 0 degrees C, the average pressure exerted on the earth’s surface. This average pressure is 14.69 pounds per square inch.
Bar
Unit of pressure measurement. There are 1.010 bar in one standard atmosphere. One bar equals 1x10^6 dynes per square centimeter.
Therefore 1 bar = 14.69/1.010 = 14.545 bar
135bar = 1962.9 pounds per square inch if your hand is in front of an injector when it pops and your real lucky they wont have to amputate the whole hand just large chuncks of it. BE SAFE Ps soft washers whill gett hammered so hard they flatten changing the pop pressure and there diameter till they jam against the side walls causing the injector to pee if you dont belive me send a self adressed envolope and I will mail you some I have pulled from the bone yard where this has been tried.
Dave S

The pop tester parts list earlier in this thread includes this part 1 4000K763 3000psi gauge, 3/4" NPT ($10.04)
First, it does not meet the accepted practice in that the max gauge pressure is way to low for the pressure you intend to test. You will also find that reading tealeaves is more accurate than this gauge is. Be prepared to spend over a hundred bucks for just an ok gauge a good one accurate to half a percent accuracy across the gauge runs more like $300. A good digital gauge runs $800 and up. I bet I could match a set by feel with no gauge more accurately than that gauge ever could.
DHS