Unless you have done a few with a torque wrench and have a feel for it, I would not recommend trying it without a torque wrench0.12*750= $90That's not a bad savings
41.7 isn't that bad.But I wonder why you cant get higher.I'm driver no slower than 65 in my TD and I'm getting a solid 44..Every car is different I guess
search for facet fuel pump on ebay. those little pumps are great for getting rid of bubbles in the fuel lines. which will increase the life of your pump, and give you smoother power & easier starting... nothing like getting a worn pump rebuilt though!
Quote from: "jtanguay"search for facet fuel pump on ebay. those little pumps are great for getting rid of bubbles in the fuel lines. which will increase the life of your pump, and give you smoother power & easier starting... nothing like getting a worn pump rebuilt though!Will this improve the mpg? I add stanadyne or power service diesel conditioner every fill up for lubrication of the IP.Air bubbles in the system can affect mpg? If so, that much?Thanks....SS, SW.
Quote from: "fdnyguy"Quote from: "jtanguay"search for facet fuel pump on ebay. those little pumps are great for getting rid of bubbles in the fuel lines. which will increase the life of your pump, and give you smoother power & easier starting... nothing like getting a worn pump rebuilt though!Will this improve the mpg? I add stanadyne or power service diesel conditioner every fill up for lubrication of the IP.Air bubbles in the system can affect mpg? If so, that much?Thanks....SS, SW.if you have air going into the pump, the pump won't be able to maintain the right internal pressure, so the dynamic timing is affected. those little pumps really help in that the pump always has enough fuel going to it. it also helps with fuel filter changes :wink: and can even extend the life of a fuel filter!
i'd get the pump & the injectors... at least new nozzles, as they are a maintenance item such as the timing belt. the damage caused by a faulty injector is pretty bad! burnt pre-cups, holes in pistons/head, etc... if you're tight on funds check out prothe's site www.vwdiesel.com i bought a set of his TD injectors and they seem to be running just fine (installed around march of this year - about 5000km on them so far). i had the GTD's installed before, and they have a noticeable power increase, but all i noticed from going to his injectors were a slight power decrease.
Sounds like you could have some blow by. :? If you have the injectors removed for rebuild, you may want to do a compression test at the same time.
for tightening injectors you dont really need a torque wrench...