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[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of WILTON
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 6:39 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL leaking injectors
Just ran car several blocks; injectors are dry; no bubbles. Likely
still leaking gases, though, but no fuel around them to make bu
t: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL leaking injectors
Stick with simple stuff. First dry off all the old spilled fuel, and
see if it comes back. Then replace the heat shields (aka seals) under
the suspect injectors, and check the return lines again - the nipples
may b
"Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL leaking injectors
> Stick with simple stuff. First dry off all the old spilled fuel, and
> see if it comes back. Then replace the heat shields (aka seals) under
> the suspect injec
es Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL leaking injectors
Stick with simple stuff. First dry off all the old spilled fuel, and
see if it comes back. Then replace the heat shields (aka seals) under
the suspect injectors, and check the return li
: Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:45 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL leaking injectors
Sure looks to me like it's bubbling at the base where they screw in.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Craig McCluskey"
To:
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:06 PM
Su
If it's bubbling gas and liquid, the seal at the injector to pre-
chamber or the seal at the pre-chamber to head is bad -- you can tell
which by where the bubbles are. Either way, enough unburned fuel
will collect to make the bubbles.
Hope it's the injector seal, that one is fairly easy to
Sure looks to me like it's bubbling at the base where they screw in.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Craig McCluskey"
To:
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL leaking injectors
On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:14:54 -0400 "WILTON"
On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:14:54 -0400 "WILTON" wrote:
> 'Noticed fuel around 3 injectors; replaced fuel return lines, 'started
> engine to check security of new return lines and found 3 injectors
> leaking fuel (bubbling profusely) at the base - NOT RETURN INES.
When our 240D/3.0 was bubbling aroun
'Noticed fuel around 3 injectors; replaced fuel return lines, 'started engine
to check security of new return lines and found 3 injectors leaking fuel
(bubbling profusely) at the base - NOT RETURN INES. More great fun.
Wilton
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