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Originally Posted by biopete
I'm wondering if pulling injectors and spraying some carbon cleaner or something in there and trying to unstick them from the inside would help? Maybe i could fill the prechambers with diesel and let it sit?
Also, I just replaced the intake gasket last year when i did the fuel o rings. Since this is a non turbo, i'm thinking i'm probably ok to reuse it . Worst thing that can happen is a little oil leaks out and it gets black around the edges ? I'm thinking with a turbo you will have pressure and the blow out would be more severe and you wouldn't want to lose your boost pressure. Anyone reuse their intake gasket?
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Cleaning worn out injectors is a waste of time if the nozzles and pintles are worn out. My new injectors at around 250,000 miles made a HUGE difference in performance in my car.
I don't suggest putting anything in the injector holes except the injectors. What if diesel gets into the exhaust?
You can reuse the intake gasket but a new one from Phil is only $15.
I set my impact driver appropriately after doing a lot of checks with my torque wrenches as Mr. Carlton suggests. This is an excellent idea and one I took seriously a while back. With the engine out of the car, it is the only way to go, but unless you want to remove the wiring harness, the altitude compensator, the oil filter housing and the washer bottle coolant hoses, there isn't enough space in front of the glow plugs to allow for the socket and the impact wrench. You can use the impact with extensions, wobbles, and universal joints, but then the math gets too complex. Angles affect torque. I was barely able to get a deep well socket and my small craftsman ratchet in front of plug #6. I have an aircraft-manufacturing-grade Ingersoll-Rand right angle 3/8 drive impact head attachment and it wasn't even close to being able to fit.
It took me a bunch of time to remove the plugs. Time I had. What I don't have is $ to remove broken plug. With respect.