8 hours ago, jonny1983ie said:

WOW thanks Steve that is some knowledge! I will contact my mechanic, I know he would not do fix but he has a specialist. 

Thanks everyone, I will prob wait till the new year to do this however so will report back!

Hi most of what I know about any vehicle I have owned and used as a cab has been derived from interrogation of anyone I get in the cab, to be fair they are always pretty forthcoming when they work out that they are not just getting a load of random questions from an idiot, most of what I know about the newer injection systems came from the chief tech at Bosch Europe whom I was taking to Heathrow we had traffic problems on the way so just over two hours of grilling, he can't have been bored witless as he shook hands at the end and gave me a real fat tip.

Steve.

Random update the Cruse worked last night for a trip to the city! but didn't on way home 😞 

You will all be “happy” to hear I listened to your advice and ignored it all 😆

 

im going to try changing the injectors this weekend (weather permitting)

 

I will document it as well and report back. 

Oh hi there! its me Mr I told you so!

So this was a !Removed! show to a point.

I got new injectors and had to wait longer than expeced for certain tools. (I spent wayyyyy too much on specific tools ill never user again 🙂)

So, everything went well, I marked everything per injector noted all VAGCOM data required and had 4 brand new reconditioned Injectors ready to go from WTDiesel. 

Removal of the first no1 injector was a faf. It took my specific VAG offset injector puller alot of work to pull it but i pull it out but it did. And it had alot of carbon.

Number 2 was the same just little bit less pulling with the tool. (it was a pull hammer tool) I did have to remove the what I have called fat H bracket retention bracket. You had to use another tool like a deep socket with the side cut out to turn the electric connector out of the way.

Then on to number 3 & 4, they came out with one pop! and where almost covered in Diesel  I want to say, but no carbon. Result! 2&3 where the issue.

 

I took note of the new details on top of the injectors for coding later and popped all the new ones in with the Liqid Molly lube.

Then I put in the bracket for 3&4 and the new stretch bolts supplies with the injectors.

The same for 1&2 but...........

Snap. How!? I counted the number of rotations it took to loosen them as I know these are snap bolts!!!

I dropped to my knees. Then looked up and saw 1&2 where about 1/2 inch higher than 3&4. The one thing I did not measure was the distance from head to top of injector.

I tried my extractor bit but was too afraid of some how doing more damage to the threads so stopped and rang the mechanic. As you know from this thread he is great and he tried to give me hope but who knows at this stage. He lives close enough sow as able to tow it to him with no issues.

He will have to strip rocker etc and have a look and see what can be recovered.

Also on a side note. When you get recon injectors they come with a new code to code to the car which makes since. However the documentation I got with each just shows the new code not the old one too so now I have 4 sheets and not idea which one is which!!!

I guess thats on me but you would think it would be on the report.

I am Super Moberly obese so I can eat your humble pie you are about to serve me.... however I regret nothing. You have to fail to learn.

attached some images for I dunno why lol

 

 

Edited February 28Feb 28 by jonny1983ie

I have found a 80k engine locally too so not all lost 😄