Ford 1.6TDCI, Peugeot Citroën 1.6HDI Diesel Injector Seals Leaking

[@davesterl]

Find the items that are used on the Dave Sterl channel in the Amazon shop. www.amazon.co.uk/shop/davesterl

[@ronanoneill4480]

I think i have this issue but there loads of oil burning out the back aswell is that the same case ?

[@kennedysgarage3281]

It is very nice to see someone who takes pride in their work and what they do, this isn’t around as much as it should be. And explaining every step in great detail. Brilliant Dave 👍👍

[@davesterl]

Thanks Peter

[@evanlewis4857]

thank you for this incredibly detailed video, Dave! This has given me the confidence to try and sort this out myself. I've had a 2011 Ford Fiesta econetic since new, and this exact same injector is just starting to show evidence of carbon. I know a lot of people like to trash these engines, but mine has over 150,000 miles on it and until now has never had a single issue until now. All just regular maintenance and wear and tear items. Hands down the most reliable car I've ever owned, and that includes my Volvo 240. An old diesel mechanic told me when the car was new to just cut the service intervals in half, so the oil/filter gets done every 6 months or around 5000 miles. Seems like it's worked!

[@JC-zi8qc]

Dave, another excellent video as usual. I do most of my families car repairs, servicing, broken springs etc, but what you did in this video is demonstrate that are least 6 ways of getting this job wrong! This is one job I would leave to experts like yourself, with the necessary tools and a wealth of experience. Keep the videos coming, I always look forward to them!

[@thpxs0554]

Best demonstration I’ve seen

[@bryanfitzgerald8046]

Great video - many thanks. Just followed this for my 2009 Volvo V50 1.6 diesel. I fitted remanufactured injectors with the original part number. No injector coding was required.

[@djdave6962]

Thank you so much for showing how to clean a fuel injector for a ford tdci engine ... helped me a lot with my car and the injector problem and saved me 300 pound on new injectors

[@davesterl]

Glad it helped

[@JerryOneill-ve6fx]

Great video Dave. Loved your explanation and the attention to detail. Just did this on our 2009 Volvo C30 1.6D. Couldn't have done it properly without you.

[@_Brad_D]

Great video - very informative & more detail than we usually see on repairs such as this. Thanks very much for sharing.

[@kevinpalmer7452]

Very comprehensive explanation and repair there Dave Some good tips and procedures in there thank you.

[@wonkylommiter6364]

Managed to get my leaking injector washer replaced today after watching this vid a couple of times, some great tips here, many thanks. thinners worked great to dissolve the black stuff after chipping of the worst of it. well explained, thank you for taking the time to make this vid mate!

[@markmann9602]

Do you need to prime the fuel system again before restarting?

[@wonkylommiter6364]

@@markmann9602In my case I didn't, I'd taken off 2 fuel pipes and after re assembly it started ok after a little bit more cranking over than usual.

[@chriscodona1366]

Thanks Dave, very thorough explanation with clear guide... helped me get my injector from my volvo c30 repaired

[@frundlemud]

Very clear with good practice everywhere. A proper job.

[@builtstrongertolastlonger3158]

Very good video and a high level of work standard. Very detailed video and shows the correct way it should be done . You have another subscriber 👍

[@robturner7945]

I’m late to your party however….brilliant! Very, very thorough (especially as I currently possess this engine on my grand CMax) 👍🏻

[@FranciscoArteaga-g9l]

Hola Dave te felicito e visto muchos videos de este tipo pero como el tuyo ninguno muchosimas gracias creo que la linpieza y el tapar los injectores es primordial lo que en muchos videos no se ve sige asi me encantas si los mecanicos fueran como tu tendriamos los coches sienpre nuevos. De nuevo muchas gracias

[@aziztitouan6487]

Hola

[@Golo1949]

That was a master class on how to change the seals, well done. 👍

[@Golo1949]

Best video on the subject on utube, very professional.

[@stephencoy7566]

Brilliant tutorial. Got the injector out with lots of penetrating oil and slim jawed waterpump pliers. Made a puller for the copper washer by welding a screw extractor/'easy out' to a long bar and the washer twisted out ok. Possibly a large wood screw welded the same could work

[@vw_mods_4711]

Great video, just noticed a mountain of tar on injector 3 on the mrs C30 you have given me the confidence to tackle it, love the workmanship and effort gone into this video. Have subscribed 👊👊

[@tonyrice3348]

I just bought a 1.6 hdi and the third from the left is barely visible, black death! I need to find someone as handy as yourself up the North coast of NI that does as thorough a job as you, subscribed!!

[@tobb1875]

I have to do this now without any special tools on my Citroen C3, same injector and I'm dreading it haha! Wish me luck.

[@stephencoy7566]

Thanks

[@davesterl]

Cheers Stephen

[@thedivinetoe]

Thanks so much...Best video on this I have seen on KZbin

[@UsualYaddaYadda]

Thanks, that was great. Don't have the right equipment so I'll head to a mechanic; I only hope that I find one half as diligent as yourself.

[@Batesandrw]

Wiggle wiggle wiggle and EGR plus WD is the answer. Just took mine out for a new seal kit to go in.

[@piecetoyou8285]

This is the best description of how to do and don`t ways to aprouch the job in hand, with clear close up with the camera, and great tips , You certainly are mindful to the viewers that they see what you see and this is how it should be illustrated, Thank you for taking up your time to show this work , Question what is the tool used for pollishing the cylinder

[@davesterl]

Cheers, polishing tools are in the amazon store

[@GadgetRebel]

A very well documented video. Thanks

[@richardmarkham8369]

Great video. Just done mine. Paint thinners works good on the tar.

[@sajmiah8006]

Very informative, I am impressed and I know others will recognise your high standards in your profession. The video was superb and I also liked how you gave great tips towards the end. Thank you very much.

[@davesterl]

Glad it was helpful!

[@trueman5483]

@@davesterl i have Vauxhall zafira 1.7 cdti injectors leaking from top any suggestions how to fix that thanks dave. But the car is running fine

[@alkethida7384]

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[@trueman5483]

Very impressive work you have done

[@mattmilford]

Awesome video. I do most of my own car work but your video makes me glad I decided to pay someone to do that job for me.

[@iansworkshop]

methodically brilliant Dave , and well explained, and demonstrated ,....a go to guide for me if I ever would need to do that on my diesel zafira 👍

[@jamesmcdonagh8719]

A great job and very well explained we need more like you in Ireland thank you Dave

[@davesterl]

Thank you kindly

[@GWAYGWAY1]

Do not forget to clean the turbo banjo bolt filter, the black gunge.It will block it and bugger the turbo bearing

[@mechanicmatt871]

That leaking tar makes a real mess, great job on cleaning it up. The spanner work well getting the snap ring slid down the injector. Cheers Matt

[@davesterl]

Thanks Matt

[@mikeberry304]

Like the special bolt tool Dave, carb cleaner certainly melts the clinker, sometimes its like bakelite, did same job on a mini diesel , absolutely covered in it , kept spraying it , andxscraping it over a couple of days , but it came out eventually, recut the seat and edge of injector seats, nice and quiet , great video as usual , had the 2nd jab today , stay safe 👍👍

[@davesterl]

Aye Mike, need a bit of patience with these jobs, as you say over a couple of days, don't rush it. My 2nd jab in a couple of weeks. Take care

[@8bitsailing]

Helped, me changing the simmering of my 1.6 HDI engine. Thanks!

[@gabrielpefcik570]

Good job Dave, well explained and easy to understand video, I enjoyed it and I love your sense of humor too. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, tips and tricks plus video upload. 👍

[@FixItWithJon]

Great video Dave. 3 questions: what size was the “wiggle”bolt you used to remove the injectors pls? Looks possibly M12? What was the tool that you used to polish the injector seat (I get that you used a seat cutting set for doing the gentle seat cutting) and what was the pin that you used to block the injector hole into the cylinder while you cleaned the debris out with an air duster?

[@brederasmussen3075]

Wondering the same about the bolt. The tools are linked in the description I believe

[@FixItWithJon]

@@brederasmussen3075 got mine off in the end - didn’t need a bolt. In fact, I’m not sure quite how the bolt fits in. I’ve got mine off by wiggling with a 13 mm spanner. Found the sending discs that he used - unfortunately they’re not looked in the description, but are on Amazon

[@cliveg9390]

Great vid helped me out loads cheers best vid I've seen by far

[@falconpowerful2362]

Thanks heaps for this. My Econetic is doing exactly this on #4. Once the kit arrives from the UK, I know what I’ll be doing :-)

[@johnherron8254]

Really solid work. Great method of instruction. Fair play to ye!

[@fiasco1965]

Excellent work 👏👏👏👏👏

[@robertleeftink19]

Thank you for your clear explanation . It worked for me to get the job done! 😃

[@p.s.7396]

Der Dichtring war Ausschussware bei der Produktion. Ungleicher Flächendruck, da Loch nicht in der Mitte. Da hatte der Monteur im Werk wohl schlechte Augen oder es war Montag. 😢

[@125sm3]

Great fix and explanation of the process involved.

[@tholimoleary2520]

Hi dave done one of these today I used one shot Kent spray to loosen up the carbon its the best I've ever used to break it down great video aswell 👍

[@arthurbolton8477]

that was a good one, i have had them with 3 leaking for ages and like you said it can be over the bolts good video Dave.

[@gotj]

Muy buen vídeo, caballero. Y muy bien hecho todo, con el cuidado que hay que tener al hacer las cosas. Hats off to you. Saludos desde España.

[@garyunbeliever3001]

Great video.. clear and easy to follow, will definately watch other videos by this man.. big thumbs up👍

[@cejs3273]

Hey Dave. How about you make a ring shape that fits over your swivel bar. Then have your slide hammer threaded into the ring to help you thump upwards at the same time. Great vid BTW 😀👍

[@evansmarts775]

Did not even watch it yet, but I know it's gonna be good 😎

[@samisam4535]

Hello from France. Good job,your tutorial is perfect 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍.

[@markholian3506]

Quality work Dave with an explanation to boot 👍🏻

[@davesterl]

Thanks 👍

[@martinainguis]

Best video ever You must be mechanic teacher

[@barrykimber]

Excellent video, very clear & concise 👍🏼👍🏼

[@geninedoyle2316]

Thanks for ur help I've had this problem with 1.6 tdci fiesta and garage men made me buy new injector and now still leaking as it's the seals :)

[@Mr11ESSE111]

on Aliexpress package of seals for this injectors are 6-7 euro

[@dajazu]

This is how I imagine, if some mechanic will clean my injectors. Job in 120%❤

[@missg3188]

I actually found this quite interesting but i don't have any mechanical experience or tools to do the job.if i did,i think I'd be tempted to give this a go,off the back of your video 👍

[@Itemsbybizzare]

Can a leaky injector cause an underboost problem I’ve already had the egr value changed and it still has an underboost

[@mahamedbaciise1975]

Hello, I am very happy with your work, but he has a question. How do you limp if the car can't start? Thank you

[@dannzx]

great video very informative "there's no way no way you came from my loins" 😉👍

[@Genuineallmetalbutcher]

I won’t be letting wife watch this. One minute of listening to your accent and I risk loosing her ;)

[@joshh411]

Very good, professional guide. Thank you!!!

[@martindonald6219]

fantastic video thank you very much you explain it very well cheers Martin

[@IrishPikeHunter]

Good video dave,I changed all the injector seals on my 2006 audi a4 b7 3.0 tdi,copper and rubber ones,everything went great but when I put the leak off pipe back on I snapped one side of the little push down clamp and had to buy a whole new pipe, I thought buying an eBay one would have done the job but it's been leaking diesel ever since, leaking from the crush clamps on the new leak off pipe. not a fast leak,like a few drips every 10 mins but the smells starting to drive me crazy now. Gonna bite the bullet and buy the proper bosch one before mot.

[@MunDad]

Great video, really interesting and detailed look at this issue. I hear there's another common fault with this engine which is an oil leak to the turbo feed, seems a few issues with this engine 👍

[@Wiltshire-observer]

Brilliant video !, I enjoyed that and very informative.

[@Coppice1]

I replaced my injector seals on a 1.6hdi yesterday but i'm now doubting myself that they were covered in oil and not diesel. The car had no symptoms but I'm sure when I 1st saw the fluid it was clear

[@hfraat25]

Nice video. I have the same issue. been looking for a bolt. it seems it 1mm pitch x12mm dia.

[@maxv146]

i had a oil leak problem, it ended up comming from the injector studs. Replace those and put some liquid gasket on the flat side of the stud.

[@remusignat7813]

Grande forte sei Dave!!!😄

[@littlereptilian7580]

What size is that bolt at 10:00?

[@caroman8972]

Very useful clip,thx.

[@sergiikopchonov7137]

Hello. Could you please tell me how to properly adjust the valves on a PEUGEOT 3008 1.6HDI 2011 eight-valve. Thank you

[@JockeyCake]

Thank you this video.

[@brederasmussen3075]

What grease or lubricant did you use to catch the cuttings? Will Molybdenum grease do the job?

[@aedwards4496]

Excellent video

[@benstratford2798]

Great video Dave, thank you! My left-most injector seal is leaking for the 3rd time in as many years... is this down to driving habit or due to it not being done properly the past 2 times?

[@mufasa238]

do everything he did, but add this : unthigh the two studs, clean the threads as well as the hole. torque them at the good spec (I can search if you want), for more safety, I recommend adding some loctite 243 (it will stop the oil to leak from the studs, yes it does). then pursue the procedure described by our friend. torque specs are more than important tho, for every bolt.

[@jf5212]

Would of liked to have seen the full removal of parts. But helpfull.

[@kevinblackman9566]

great video dave, very informative.

[@davesterl]

Thanks 👍

[@paulandrews1548]

Some interesting stuff there Dave.👍

[@davesterl]

Cheers Paul

[@jackmason7823]

Hi Dave, I have exactly this issue with this same model car and engine. How much would I be looking at to get it fixed and are there any dangers to leaving it?

[@colinboyd4371]

Some job Dave, cheers

[@davesterl]

Cheers Colin

[@satoshinakamoto5192]

Brilliant video that, thanks 👍

[@piecetoyou8285]

Dave I have chuffing sound but all my injectors have oil around them, When using a listening stepperscope I can`t pin point which one is chuffing, The noisy diesel engine is masking which one is chuffing, May I ask why place microphone around the back if the chuffing comes from the front around the injector? a little confused on that part,

[@malekamouri8897]

Hi scotish from .I like good explicación the best from Spain ,that PSA motor thank you

[@notoioudmanboy]

thanks mate

[@vpm234]

Thanks I learnt something from you

[@ryanh3285]

Good video i had the same issue and tightening the bolts seems to have sorted it out at least temporarily this video may be valuable if the problem returns.

[@wonkylommiter6364]

Tightening the nuts that clamp down the injector did help mine for a couple of months but the prob will come back. the only way to really cure it is to do what this guy shows in the vid.

[@EnricoPascucci]

great and useful. Thank you man!

[@ianfender8142]

Great video,well explained, and greats tips thank you

[@andysmoore]

What did you use to clean the injector? Carb cleaner and a wire brush do?

[@rutendochigama4283]

👋 i removed my tank for tdci fiesta 2009 model and also changed fuel filter thenvi started to have airlock the car was not starting then I drove the car without a filter for week then I fixed the airlock now I connected the new filter the car started after putting air from the tank to push the fuel. Now I drive the car but there is small nock sound and smoking dark. When I switch off the engine it doesn't start again

[@antonello7349]

Hello beautiful video and very clear. I wanted to ask you something if you can help me please .. I replaced everything (oil seal and copper washer) 10 days back. After having cleaned and reamed the base well. As soon as it is reassembled the leak continues but I think it is the pins because I see oil coming out of them. If I reassemble everything, do I also have to replace the copper washer or can I also leave the one that can practically be said to be new? Another question... Can I apply black paste sealant on the pins or do I have to buy new pins? Thanks in advance to those who help me.. 🙏

[@davesterl]

If you do not replace the crush washer then do not be surprised if it doesn't seal

[@antonello7349]

@@davesterl So even if I've already changed the copper washer, once it's tightened, do I still have to replace it to tighten it? On the other hand, for the oil leak on the pins, is it solved by applying a silicone sealant on the thread or do you have to replace them? Grazie

[@davesterl]

@@antonello7349 the copper washer is a crush washer so deforms when tightening it. Replace the stud with new with loctite on it

[@antonello7349]

@@davesterl ok thanks you were kind to help me thank you could you just show me a link on amazon to buy pins and loctite? maybe good quality pins thanks again..

[@davesterl]

@@antonello7349 you need to find that yourself. I have already explained simple concepts that i wouldn't normally do

[@falconpowerful2362]

To clean the shaft out, would a gun barrel cleaning rod for a shotgun work?

[@mentals555]

Hi there, I've bought a 2007 Focus with the 1.6tdci. Unfortunately it is leaking at the injectors and creating the black tar like you show in this video. The previous owner told me he had done one of the injector seals already, but only one. All of them have the tar buildup, and it also has diesel fuel pooling around the injectors. What could he have messed up? It isn't leaking fast enough for me to visually see the diesel leaking. And the pools don't seem to appear immediately. I guess a nice side effect of this is the diesel softens the tar substance

[@davesterl]

Seems like you need to get them redone properly

[@WherEmEweeD]

Good man yourself David, I have an MOT coming up and thought its about time to fix this white smoke that i'm sure has been bothering many a folk in my rear view mirror. I was wondering would this issue cause blowby and oil through the turbo to the air hose that leads to the airbox? Viewing this from knockagh 👍

[@jackofalltradesmasterofnon8069]

That’s a question you can’t answer through KZbin with out even looking at the car there So many variables for that fault White smoke is either un burnt fuel or steam could be condensation from exhaust Better taking it to garage