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Engine Specific Info and Questions => TDI Engine -General Info => Topic started by: 85gti on November 29, 2009, 10:37:36 am

Title: injector sealing problems
Post by: 85gti on November 29, 2009, 10:37:36 am

i can't get the damn brass o-ring out of the head and it is pissing diesel all over the place... ???
any suggestions will be tried, i don't want to screw anything up though  :P
thanks in advance.

Title: Re: injector sealing problems
Post by: gigaz2 on November 30, 2009, 11:32:33 am

brass? its supposed to be copper, and when it fails what you get is compression from the cylinders escaping.
not a good sound  ;D

if its liquid diesel your getting, its from the injector bodies, high pressure lines or usually from the return lines.

don't get your naked fingers anywhere near a diesel leak, if you get a tiny spec into your skin its byebye finger, or hand depending how far to the nearest hospital :o

Title: Re: injector sealing problems
Post by: 85gti on November 30, 2009, 04:08:26 pm

Quote from: gigaz2 on November 30, 2009, 11:32:33 am

brass? its supposed to be copper, and when it fails what you get is compression from the cylinders escaping.
not a good sound  ;D

if its liquid diesel your getting, its from the injector bodies, high pressure lines or usually from the return lines.

don't get your naked fingers anywhere near a diesel leak, if you get a tiny spec into your skin its byebye finger, or hand depending how far to the nearest hospital :o

Really?  Good to know.  It is copper I guess and I know the sound of the compression escaping and it is not that.  I am just getting liquid from the body I guess.  Is there anyway to fix this without using a new injector?  I have tried two so far and they both leaked...  basically is there anything else I can do before I go and buy a new injector?  I guess having two copper o-rings is not as bad as I first thought  ;D

Title: Re: injector sealing problems
Post by: gigaz2 on December 01, 2009, 05:47:13 am

you can repair those injectors, any diesel shop can do that

using two washers or one with a different shape is a no no, more smoke, less power, bad fuel economy

Title: Re: injector sealing problems
Post by: oldskool rich on December 03, 2009, 06:10:55 pm

ive had diesel on my finger and in my mouth and all over my face (dont ask)
i didnt go to hospital and nothing bad happend

i feel great

(http://images.heaven666.org/p/2/totally-***ed-up-arse-face.jpg)

Title: Re: injector sealing problems
Post by: gigaz2 on December 04, 2009, 11:32:06 am

Quote from: oldskool rich on December 03, 2009, 06:10:55 pm

ive had diesel on my finger and in my mouth and all over my face (dont ask)
i didnt go to hospital and nothing bad happend

i feel great

(http://images.heaven666.org/p/2/totally-***ed-up-arse-face.jpg)

ROFTL

problem is when it gets injected INTO the skin (but you know that)

Title: Re: injector sealing problems
Post by: sprstu on January 24, 2010, 09:48:24 pm

I had the same thought... Ive drank diesel by accident and havnt died yet. But yes, if you take a high pressure blast and it gets INJECTED into you, then youre in a world of pain.