D24TIC - Leaking injector pipe

tfb · Jan 21st, 2008, 22:18

Driving into work this evening and about half way down the M11 I could feel the car lose power, not much but noticable as I was going uphill. By the time I had got to London I had gone through half a tank of fuel as well!.
I popped the bonnet in the car park and found the engine bay covered in a mixture of diesel/SVO and a regular spurt of fuel coming out of the top of number 3 injector.
After turning the engine off and taking a closer look there is a hairline fracture in the pipe just by the locking nut. The pipe was probably weakened by me pulling it off and on repeatedly while when I was having the disater of the dodgy injector washers and then with a few more thousand miles of vibration it decided to give up the ghost!
Luckily I have a spare set of pipes....but they are at home and 90 miles away!. Can I be bothered to wait 4hrs for the RAC to tow me home or shall I just drive it and stop at every fuel station on the way home??. Think I'll drive!

Regards

TFB

tfb · Jan 22nd, 2008, 11:28

10 minutes to fit the replacement pipe and then 3 hours to jetwash the engine bar and the driveway

By the time I had got home in the early hours of the morning the injector pipe had totaly snapped off. The fuel consumptio wasn't as bad as I had feared in the end, about 20 litres for 90 miles.

Regards

TFB

jor · Jan 22nd, 2008, 20:32

Glad you made it without the help of the fifth emergency service.
I didn't realize how fragile these pipes were until I tried disconnecting them fron the pump, managing to mangle two in the process.
Smart move having spares to hand!

john

craig8661 · Jan 22nd, 2008, 20:51

i keep the spare set of injector pipes allso a spare injector pump lol they are fridgile we had them go on varius tractors for no reason at all

Doctor Who ? · Jan 23rd, 2008, 21:12

An old dodge / bodge I've used in the past is a ball bearing under the pump union ... Runs on Five, but, as you'd expect but no loss of fuel (£1:07 per litre) and yes, they are brittle ... B.T.W. have you got all the clamps on ??

tfb · Jan 24th, 2008, 13:24

missing one clamp ( the one that clamps just 2 pipes), but I have got all the others on

Regards

TFB

Jan 21st, 2008, 22:18	#1
tfb Member Last Online: Apr 3rd, 2024 09:38 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: chatteris	Leaking injector pipe Driving into work this evening and about half way down the M11 I could feel the car lose power, not much but noticable as I was going uphill. By the time I had got to London I had gone through half a tank of fuel as well!. I popped the bonnet in the car park and found the engine bay covered in a mixture of diesel/SVO and a regular spurt of fuel coming out of the top of number 3 injector. After turning the engine off and taking a closer look there is a hairline fracture in the pipe just by the locking nut. The pipe was probably weakened by me pulling it off and on repeatedly while when I was having the disater of the dodgy injector washers and then with a few more thousand miles of vibration it decided to give up the ghost! Luckily I have a spare set of pipes....but they are at home and 90 miles away!. Can I be bothered to wait 4hrs for the RAC to tow me home or shall I just drive it and stop at every fuel station on the way home??. Think I'll drive! Regards TFB

Jan 22nd, 2008, 20:32	#3
jor VOC 20573 Last Online: Jul 10th, 2023 22:14 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: wembley	Injector pipes Glad you made it without the help of the fifth emergency service. I didn't realize how fragile these pipes were until I tried disconnecting them fron the pump, managing to mangle two in the process. Smart move having spares to hand! john

Jan 22nd, 2008, 20:51	#4
craig8661 Master Member Last Online: Oct 29th, 2018 11:16 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chesterfield View Photos By: craig8661	i keep the spare set of injector pipes allso a spare injector pump lol they are fridgile we had them go on varius tractors for no reason at all __________________ i kno im a dirty beastie sadley no longer rest in peace in volvo heaven NOTICE OF DISCLAIMER any information i give is soley on my own findings and mess ups

Jan 23rd, 2008, 21:12	#5
Doctor Who ? Junior Member Last Online: Dec 19th, 2009 22:23 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: UPTON, Wirral, United Kingdom.	An old dodge / bodge I've used in the past is a ball bearing under the pump union ... Runs on Five, but, as you'd expect but no loss of fuel (£1:07 per litre) and yes, they are brittle ... B.T.W. have you got all the clamps on ?? __________________ The only Time that matters, is now.

Jan 22nd, 2008, 11:28	#2
tfb Member Last Online: Apr 3rd, 2024 09:38 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: chatteris	10 minutes to fit the replacement pipe and then 3 hours to jetwash the engine bar and the driveway By the time I had got home in the early hours of the morning the injector pipe had totaly snapped off. The fuel consumptio wasn't as bad as I had feared in the end, about 20 litres for 90 miles. Regards TFB

Jan 24th, 2008, 13:24	#6
tfb Member Last Online: Apr 3rd, 2024 09:38 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: chatteris	missing one clamp ( the one that clamps just 2 pipes), but I have got all the others on Regards TFB

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