Fuel Injectors
Problem Possible Cause Correction
Bad spray pattern Carbon deposit around the orifice Clean
Scored nozzle seat Replace injector
Needle damaged Replace injector
Leaking injector Foreign matter jammed between Clean
nozzle seat and needle
Nozzle seat out-of-true Replace injector
Needle seized or showing seizing
ma
rks
Water in fuel Drain water and flush fuel feed
system (1)
Copper gasket not replaced Replace gasket at each repair
Injector nut too tight on injector
body
Tighten injector nut (1)
Leakage collector fills too quickly Leak between upper bearing face
of nozzle and bearing face of
injector body:
Foreign matter between
bear
ing faces
Clean
Unevenness Replace injector
Blue needle point Incorrect injection pump timing Replace injector and adjust pump
timing again
End of injector body corroded Running temperature of engine
too low
Check thermostat
Intermittent operation Run machine longer. Do not start
and stop engine.
(1) In these cases, replace the injector
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