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Old timer told me injectors don't need cleaning, just replace them
So this retired mechanic in his 70s at the parts counter told me I was wasting time cleaning my 5.9 Cummins injectors. He said just buy new ones and be done with it. I figured what does he know, these things cost like $300 a pop for good ones. Spent 4 hours doing the ultrasonic clean and reinstall on my truck cab in the driveway last Saturday. Two of them are still chattering and one is dripping on cylinder 4. Now I gotta pull them all out again and order new ones. Parts store guy was right, I should have listened. Has anyone else had clean injectors just fail again after a couple hundred miles?
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emmam6725d ago
Learned that lesson myself on my old Duramax, spent a weekend cleaning injectors only to have one fail a week later and take out a glow plug with it. Really stings knowing the old timer was right from the start, but sometimes you just gotta see for yourself. Hope the new ones sort your truck out proper.
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Bet you've noticed this pattern everywhere, not just with trucks. Everyone wants to save a buck and end up spending twice as much time and money learning the hard way.
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