I have needed to replace two of my six injector lines, no.3 and no.6. Both cracked at the base at the IP.

Fortunetly, I had 2 of the 6 lines from off the old engine to use as spares, the other 4 are missing.

The first time it happened I had to drive 40 miles to home running on 5 cylinders. One of the two spares was the wright no.3 line and installed it. When I started the engine, it began to make a very loud wrap, I drove the car around the block to see if it would go away but it continued. Then I stompped the pedal to the floor for a second or two and the loud wrap went away.

Since that time, approx. 7000 mi, no. 6 inj. line cracked too and had to drive about 60 mi. under 5 cylinders back home to fix. After replacing the line, this time I had to rebend the remaining spare to fit, I started the engine and it began to wrap loudly, just as it did before the first time. This time it took several "pedal to the floor method of repair" to stop the wrap.

Questions: Could the above two scenarios cause the lifters to
collaps, and if so, why?

Is there an alternative to $33 a piece,
injector lines. Can I make my own?

I didn't know they were that expensive just a short while ago I seen a set of 5 for the w123 brand new go for $15. My number 5 cylinder's line has a little bit of a leak due to a very fine scratch, it could probably be polished out but still makes for an annoying leak. I'm doubting you can make your own, where did you get that price from? That isn't the stealer's price is it?

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Jeff M.
Mercedes W123 DIY pages are now located here.
1983 / 1984 300D Sold
2000 CLK430 Cabriolet ~58k Sold
2005 Avalanche 4x4 ~66k

Actually, $33 doesn't sound too bad...replacement injector lines for my truck are $70 apiece

The last time I checked (at least two price increases ago) the cost of a new fuel line was $25. $33 after two recent price increases (the dollar keeps droppng in value) sounds about right.

Marshall

Those lines are not just a cheap piece of tubing. They have to endure thousands of PSI.

Good luck,

I got my quote for injector lines here, at Fastlane. I realize making my own would be a real challange but thought maybe I could!

All I can say is someone is making a killing on what could'nt be much more than a couple of bucks in material! Maybe I ought to start gouging people for my labor!

A good reason to have a parts car.

I had a pin hole leak on an injector line on my 240 D when I first got it and had no diesel experence.It was on the back side of the line and I ran my index finger up the line with the engine running if my fingers were not heavly calloused I could have been in big trouble, it was a very painfull experence. Read somewhere that that people had been killed doing this dumb trick as diesel fuel was injected through their skin into their blood stream..........

William Rogers..........

Sounds like a perfect time to visit the junk yard to me. And time to order a new set of those fuel line brackets while you're at it so you don't have to replace them again.

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Tjohn

82 300 SD
77 450 SL (gone)

Well, it boils me to think about dolling out hard earned cash for anything that is intentionally hiked way up beyond reason.

I'm not blamming the suppliers here for overpriced lines, I have found that this is the going price everywhere.

Using old lines are out. I want new lines that aren't fatigued and close to failure. I just hadn't dreamed I'd have to spend $188, but will have to bite the bullet and spend big for new ones.

I am the guy who got the injector lines for $15.00 on EBAY; new OEM. The guy didn't know what he had or didn't care. Plan to put them on my white 300TD when I have a spare minute. You think these lines are expensive try buying the injector lines for a TDI engine; they require 15-25,000 PSI.