He is the bottle tester I will be ordering if I choose to do the injectors myself, which I most likely will.
https://mercedessource.com/store/diesel-fuel-injector-balance-pressure-tester-yes-you-can-do-it-yourself There is also a kit from him that has the shims and everything, including monarch nozzles along with video\pdf instructions. Kyle On Feb 9, 2017 2:19 AM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You do NOT want to put a finger (or any other part of yourself) under a > injector nozzle being tested. In the same way that you never want to try > to put a hand over a ruptured hydraulic line. Both are very hazardous to > your life. > > I have always sent nozzle holders out for testing/replacement/calibration. > As most of you know, I believe in doing almost everything yourself. I WILL > not mess with an injector pump, that needs to be done on a test stand, and > I will not mess with calibrating injectors, not that the nozzles are so > complicated, but simply because it needs to be done so seldom. An > injection shop that tests nozzles every day can pick up nuances that I > can't when I only test a set once every 10-15 years. Right now, I think it > has been about 15 years since I had nozzles tested or replaced. > > I know Kleb and Jaime and some others do their own, and I am not > disparaging them at all. Both do it more often than I need to. Ymmv.... > > The modified bottle jack tester is the least expensive DIY method. > > Larry Turner via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> February 8, 2017 at 10:19 PM >> 2000psi + Wow! A lot of pressure to work with. I've seen some machines >> on the market that read the pressure - are they hard to come by? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Larry >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> MG via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> February 6, 2017 at 7:27 PM >> According to 07.1-137 Disassembly, cleaning, assembly and adjustment of >> injection nozzles. The pressure is to be 135-143 bar for new and 120 for >> used. No more then 5 bar between the highest and lowest but closer is >> better. That's 1958 to 2074psi more or less. I think the ones I did a few >> years ago for my 6.5 chevy engine I got to 5 psi between the highest and >> lowest. It took a bit. >> >> Manfred >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Dan--- via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> February 6, 2017 at 2:25 PM >> I believe opening pressures should be around 1800 psi/115 bar, and the >> set should be within 50 psi or about 3.5 bar of each other. >> >> Those are ballpark numbers from my memory, a dangerous thing at times. >> >> -D >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> February 6, 2017 at 2:13 PM >> I thought it was .5 bar. 5 bar is like 72+ psi, that seems like a lot. >> Although, how much is injection pressure? >> -Curt >> >> From: Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Cc: "d...@penoff.com" <d...@penoff.com> >> Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 3:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Servicing Injectors >> >> There is a guy on German eBay that sells Monark nozzles at very >> competitive prices, and ships promptly. I just bought a set for the 300D >> and they were $137.00 shipped. I got them in about a week's time from the >> Fatherland. >> >> Bosch nozzles are garbage according to a couple of fuel injection people >> I talked to. >> >> You can disassemble your injectors and clean or replace the nozzles, but >> they really need to be recalibrated if you do, especially if you replace >> the nozzles. Insist on having the set matched to 5.0 bar or less, as the >> farther apart they are as far as opening pressures will have a significant >> effect on the smoothness of the idle and efficiency of the engine. >> >> If you've never done this before, don't have a pop tester and an almost >> surgically clean work area you're heading for a very unpleasant result. >> >> -D >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Dan--- via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> February 6, 2017 at 2:01 PM >> There is a guy on German eBay that sells Monark nozzles at very >> competitive prices, and ships promptly. I just bought a set for the 300D >> and they were $137.00 shipped. I got them in about a week's time from the >> Fatherland. >> >> Bosch nozzles are garbage according to a couple of fuel injection people >> I talked to. >> >> You can disassemble your injectors and clean or replace the nozzles, but >> they really need to be recalibrated if you do, especially if you replace >> the nozzles. Insist on having the set matched to 5.0 bar or less, as the >> farther apart they are as far as opening pressures will have a significant >> effect on the smoothness of the idle and efficiency of the engine. >> >> If you've never done this before, don't have a pop tester and an almost >> surgically clean work area you're heading for a very unpleasant result. >> >> -D >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
