i had a faulty diesel injector on my 2.4jtd it had done 110000 miles. the faults on a diesel are it sounds like a tractor as most new deisels run quite quiet, the engine shakes like mad, very bad mpg, unburned diesel smoke out exhaust when the injector fails and sometimes no fault will regester on the comp when hooked up. mine did not took months to find what was at fault. i also advise to clean egr valve out on routine every 6 months as they are bad for sooting and sticking open. im not sure the fault on petrol cars but im sure it will also have a missfiring problem and unspent fuel out of exhaust and lack of mpg. listen for a clacking noise like the piece of plastic u used to put on ur back wheel of ur push bike. mine sounded like a more intense version than that. ford mondeo's are prone to injector faults in there deisels. running cars on low dirty fuel is a major cause of these problems. i would say to anyone put injector cleaner in and run high revs aslong as it does not sound too badly damaged it could just be a blocked injector and new injectors are not exactly cheap. mine cost £300 then the labour cost of fitting it hope this helps for any unlucky people who have this fault.
Yes i have a 6.5 twin cylinder VEB Vee engined diesel generator believe it was made in east Germany many years ago it still runs all OK. Has anyone got more information on this. Please email me on alanjaggs1@yahoo.co.uk. Many thanks Alan
The 1989 Cavalier is Fuel Injected and does not have a carburetor. The 2.8 V6 is Multi Port FI. The 4 cylinder, I am not familiar with and it may be Throttle Body FI which would look like a carburetor, but if you look closely, has a single injector mounted in the intake plenum. Both engines are FI.
What makes you think Diesel fuel is not important? It is extremely important to the trucking & construction industry and anyone driving a diesel fueled vehicle.
My Mk3 fiesta did not.
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I have 2.2 DTi Frontera diesel can anyone where the OIL PRESSURE SWITCH IS ?? rifinlay@btinternet.com. 01968674186
this is a very common condition with all diesel engines after they get broke in i,m assuming you have a generous amount of miles on it. when cold they run a bit rough after a while although injector issues can also cause a similar condition and seals and so forth seal up when warm. I'm a heavy truck diesel mechanic and a long time diesel owner if you see excessive oil consumption or the oil gets high on the stick get it serviced asap
you could have a bad fuel injector if dirt gets into the injector it will stay open
i dont think anyone knows the answer to that apart from teachers
Boiler Room... But I think it was Ben Affleck who said, Not Van Diesel.
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