Where to find an injector puller for Volvo Penta engine?

[Lucas Gan]

I am removing the injectors. All pipes were removed ok. The only trouble is the injector studying. I can't pull them out. I called the local Volvo Penta dealership and they don't sell or rent the tool. So, where can I find an injector puller for this purpose? My Engine is Volvo TAMD61A.

Please let me know if you have any ideas. Many thanks!

 

[Mr Googler]

Make one....I put everything you need on that thread...post 71

TAMD61A injector removal tool anyone?

 

[Lucas Gan]

@Mr Googler You are awesome! Thanks a lot!

 

[Lucas Gan]

@Mr Googler Following your instruction, I successfully made the tool and removed all injectors from the engine. Thanks a lot. Photo attached. Please see through my terrible welding skill.

Now the next challenge is to take the injector to pieces. Tried tonight but can't take the injector apart as the bolt is extremely tight! Tried adding Plus Gas but still no use. The only way I can try tomorrow is to heat it. Any advice?

 

[adey]

Send them to Diesel injection specialists | P B Asher
Not that expensive, they’ll come back like new and your engine won’t be destroyed because you did something wrong.

 

[Mr Googler]

@Mr Googler Following your instruction, I successfully made the tool and removed all injectors from the engine. Thanks a lot. Photo attached. Please see through my terrible welding skill.

Now the next challenge is to take the injector to pieces. Tried tonight but can't take the injector apart as the bolt is extremely tight! Tried adding Plus Gas but still no use. The only way I can try tomorrow is to heat it. Any advice?

As per @adey

Send them in and get new Bosch tips fitted

 

[Lucas Gan]

Good advice. But I will give it a try myself as I have the ultrasonic cleaner and injector pressure tester in place. Will send it to the pro if I failed to do it.

 

[Lucas Gan]

Since I can't loosen the injector to clean inside. So I just simply clear outside first and done the pressure test. The first one shows the opening pressure is 3500 psi (24 mpa). Seems too low. I can't find the right pressure for TAMD61A but only found that TAMD63A opening pressure is 4206 psi. Are they the same?

 

[Croftie]

Take them to a diesel injector specialist before you have to replace them all with new. NOT a diy job ultrasonic cleaning will do next to nothing that needs doing to get them 100% correct.

 

[kashurst]

As per other posts - this is not something you want to get wrong. It will be very expensive.

 

[Portofino]

 

[Lucas Gan]

Ok. Just did a pressure test for 6 injectors, and 4 of them working properly. The other 2 can't make a pop action but only spray liquid diesel.

I manage to open up and cleaned the 2 no pop injectors. No difference after cleaning inside. Looks like the spring needs to replace to hold the pressure higher. Will give it a try.

 

[NorthUp]

Ok. Just did a pressure test for 6 injectors, and 4 of them working properly. The other 2 can't make a pop action but only spray liquid diesel.

I manage to open up and cleaned the 2 no pop injectors. No difference after cleaning inside. Looks like the spring needs to replace to hold the pressure higher. Will give it a try.

As others have advised you- you're wasting your time trying to DIY fuel injectors. Springs are not the only issue, you need replacement parts.
Take them all to a specialist fuel injection company.

 

[Mr Googler]

Ok. Just did a pressure test for 6 injectors, and 4 of them working properly. The other 2 can't make a pop action but only spray liquid diesel.

I manage to open up and cleaned the 2 no pop injectors. No difference after cleaning inside. Looks like the spring needs to replace to hold the pressure higher. Will give it a try.

blimey Lucas!

You don’t just change the spring….they have to be shimmed. I can’t figure out why you are not following advice. New Bosch tips are about £35. Send them in. They can clean and setup the ok ones and replace nozzles on the naff ones. I’m all for DIY but no way I’d faff around with injectors. Business critical item. You’ve done the hard bit getting them out

 

[Elessar]

Ok. Just did a pressure test for 6 injectors, and 4 of them working properly. The other 2 can't make a pop action but only spray liquid diesel.

I manage to open up and cleaned the 2 no pop injectors. No difference after cleaning inside. Looks like the spring needs to replace to hold the pressure higher. Will give it a try.

It’s very rare to get unanimous agreement on this forum and when you get it you are ignoring it.

The open and close pressures and the spray pattern has to be right. It’s about £100 per injector to get them refurbished as new, less if the tips don’t need replacing that’s the maximum.

Wrong pressure will cost you fuel. A hosing injector will cost you your engine.

 

[Mr Googler]

It’s very rare to get unanimous agreement on this forum and when you get it you are ignoring it.

The open and close pressures and the spray pattern has to be right. It’s about £100 per injector to get them refurbished as new, less if the tips don’t need replacing that’s the maximum.

Wrong pressure will cost you fuel. A hosing injector will cost you your engine.

Pb Asher where £29.95 labour per injector to clean/ test / grind tips if needed / setup. If a new tip is needed they charge no more labour. It’s a no brainer

 

[Lucas Gan]

Thanks a lot, guys. As I always take advice from you guys on every step from buying, transportation, and repairing. I will call the specialist on the weekday. Just because I removed the injectors during the weekend. The pro is not open yet, so why not just play around to learn something? Not that dangerous. Just I found the tip star to leaking fuel from low pressure. It can't hold pressure even though it already has the maximum allowed two washers. So my conclusion is the spring needs replacement. And the spring only cost £15 from Volvo. I'd get one and try it. No harm.

 

[Praxinoscope]

I have rebuilt Diesel engines from my boat and my cars but no way would I go inside an injector, IMHO they are not a DIY project.

 

[volvopaul]

@Mr Googler Following your instruction, I successfully made the tool and removed all injectors from the engine. Thanks a lot. Photo attached. Please see through my terrible welding skill.

Now the next challenge is to take the injector to pieces. Tried tonight but can't take the injector apart as the bolt is extremely tight! Tried adding Plus Gas but still no use. The only way I can try tomorrow is to heat it. Any advice?

If you have no provision to test them prior to dismantle or after then don’t even try , you may destroy your pistons .

 

[Lucas Gan]

Thanks, guys. I tested them one by one on an injector pop tester. I have opened up one of them by using a vice, a 19mm deep socket on a long torque wrench. Found inside is quite clean even though the outside looks dirty. Then I cleaned it put it back and tighten it to 50 NM torque. No difference after cleaning. Fuel starts to come out from the tip under low pressure. The only two adjustable parts inside are the spring and the adjusting washer. Since it already has two washers reached the maximum number allowed. So I think I am okay to just replace the spring and star from no washer, then add a washer when needed until it works or send it to the pro if that doesn't work.