Cold start problems: is injector cleaning an answer?

**M-R-P** · Tuesday 22nd January 2013, 16:48

Still waiting on a reply for a 2nd. hand set mate.

**silverhorse** · Tuesday 22nd January 2013, 23:06

Originally Posted by M-R-P

£1700

Are you seriously telling me that 5 injectors plus labour costs 1700 quid??!!
That is fecking ridiculous. Is that a serious, realistic quote?
In the words of Victor Meldrew: I Can't Believe It!!!
Honestly, my flabber is well and truly gasted. Is that Volvo taking the p1ss, or is that a serious price?
Have I said, I can't believe it?
I can't believe it

**M-R-P** · Tuesday 22nd January 2013, 23:09

Seriously mate, that quote came from the same place that replaced my DIM for £732.50 and didn't even screw the fekker in!

The only proper Volvo dealership in the area

**silverhorse** · Tuesday 22nd January 2013, 23:33

I can't believe it. Glad I have a petrol. For the 5 years you have better MPG than me, that saving is fecked out of the window when you get a bill like that. I can't believe it.

**silverhorse** · Tuesday 22nd January 2013, 23:34

Hang on. I have injection on my T5. Bugg3r!

**M-R-P** · Tuesday 22nd January 2013, 23:35

You don't normally see a D5 with an injector problem. Shame really 'cos it's a pretty sweet example of a 2002 P2 tbh.

**silverhorse** · Tuesday 22nd January 2013, 23:43

Surely the fitting is a reasonably straight forward DIY job. How much is a single injector? I hope Mr D only has 1 faulty injector! I am genuinely shocked about this. Bl00dy hell. I might not sleep tonight!!

**M-R-P** · Tuesday 22nd January 2013, 23:55

Poor old Sam lol. I've had big, expensive problems with mine but he has annoying, niggleing problems with his. You gotta love his determination!

His clutch hasn't gone yet...

**silverhorse** · Wednesday 23rd January 2013, 00:17

Originally Posted by M-R-P

His clutch hasn't gone yet...

Not until you've just mentioned it!!

**Mr D** · Wednesday 23rd January 2013, 12:23

Originally Posted by silverhorse

Not until you've just mentioned it!!

That was my v40...then someone ran in to me and wrote it off less than 4 weeks later

**Mr D** · Wednesday 23rd January 2013, 12:47

Just spoken to the lads at MB Fuel (http://www.mbfuel.co.uk/contact.htm) and they were surprised at the idea that _all_ of the injectors would need replacing (I'm with them there). The attractive thing about taking it to these guys is that they can test and replace only the ones which are a problem rather than doing the whole lot - half the price of getting Snow's to do it...

...anyone had any experience with them or advice one way or the other? Ebay is looking a bit hit and miss...

**LeeT5** · Wednesday 30th January 2013, 00:25

Originally Posted by Mr D

Helpful lads, really professional - bit out of the way (heathrow) and while he suggested getting the terraclean done he thought testing the glo-plug voltages and the relay for them first. Does anyone know about what numbers I should be seeing and where I should be measuring from - oddly enough I have the kit to do tests like this I just need to know how to go about doing them and the right figures.

Cheers

Its not volts you want to worry about its amps. Each glow plug draws approx 15-20amps. If youve already replaced the glow plugs then i would check the amp draw at the negative lead on the battery. If all your getting is around 6 - 10 amps when you first switch on then i would go straight to the Glow plug relay.

I doubt very much that you have an injector fault.

If the amp draw is good then the next place to look is the EGR valve. They gum up and will deffo cause cold start problems. Once you get the car going they warm up pretty quickly as the EGR is directly connected to exhaust piping. Then they unstick themselves and the car runs ok. Worst case senario is the car can actually cut out if the EGR gets really bad. Common enough problem and affects ALL diesels.

**Mr D** · Thursday 14th February 2013, 19:09

Originally Posted by Yosser

It's unlikely to be all 5 injectors

Turns out only the one was a problem and that was replaced with a short day's worth of work at a company called MB Fuels in Eastleigh. Good lads and helpful too. To put it in perspective Snows: £1700 to replace all 5 injectors, MB Fuels: £170 to test and recondition one

Started first go (started so quick I had forgotten that that was how it was supposed to work). Very, very pleased - which means I can use the saved pennies for new wheels come the nice weather - yay!!!!

**V70 Graham** · Thursday 14th February 2013, 20:54

Glad your all sorted, and at 10% of the price !

**M-R-P** · Thursday 14th February 2013, 21:23

Fair play Sam told you snows were a rip off!. We'll have to look at those lock solenoids soon

**jotter22** · Thursday 14th February 2013, 22:45

Originally Posted by M-R-P

That's a good idea especially since I know that Mr-D has a bag of relays...

Oh Sam - I could have polybushed your wishbones for about 40 quid and you'll never need to worry about them again

could you start a new thread with jobs and prices listed.
I think i could get you to do a lot of jobs on my C70 not because i cant but because i am LAZY!

Tony.