I had my injectors cleaned and tested - 4 of the 5 are bad - spray pattern... And I assume this was after cleaning.

Question: Should I have the Bosch Repair Center find and replace the nozzles and rebuild the injectors or should I buy them from this site for $50?

I am still waiting for a price from the shop for everything....

Thanks

Geoff

I have five that came out of my '82 300 turbo, they were checked, OK, but I replaced the nozzles anyway. PM me if you're interested.

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The shop came back with a price quote of $560 to rebuild all 5 injectors. Seems kind of high.

I did PM Toomany Bnz above - thanks

That is WAY high. A shop here will rebuild/balance/test them for $25 apiece if you provide the new nozzles. $75 each if they have to use theirs (Bosch) Even then it'd only be $375!

I recommend the Bosio Italy Nozzles. www.dieselgiant.com has them They are of much better quality than the latest Bosch-India nozzles. Not cheap $44 each, but well worth it!

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I going to wait for Toomany Bnz to reply to my PM.

But I am leaning toward this sites Rebuilt Injectors for $50 each.

Geoff in Oregon

The rebuilds from this site would also probably work well. I didn't even realize they have them.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

RUN from that shop!

I did the injector thing a while back. I put the BOZO injectors in and ran them for about 500 miles. Had them tested and they were having a spray pattern problem. Furthermore the part number was not for my 300D turbo!! So I promptly returned them and bought new Bosch. All and all the BOZO injectors may have had more power but that could have been the alda adjustments I playing with at the same time. I put the Bosch back in purely because of the correct part number for the correct application.

Special note: The torque between the upper and lower body of the injector put at the minimumm and they won't leak. Torque at the maximum and you will surely have a leak after extended driving. Replace heat shields each time they are removed. I have invested about $75 in heat shields so I have some experience lol.

Final solve of the problem... the rack dampener and cheap fuel form Valero. Never go there again. I had a bad idle and pinging at 65 mph. I thought it was going to explode!!!

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1984 280SEL, 62,000 miles
Euro model in the USA
1983 300D (Totaled out 10/2004)
New Factory Mint Green paint
Palomino int
1982 240D (Steak dinner for two)

From the rack damper?

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1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine