Shortbus906
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Ok folks,
Here it is...worst case scenario. Bought a 118 with 197k from CT, not so bad so far, brakes, shocks, belt and alternator stuff, RSN...all normal stuff. I've been a German car Tech for almost 30 years, so no big deal.
Yesterday, little ticking from the engine...then pop!! Open the hood and find #4 injector popped and the hold-down bolt broken. Argh!!! I was really beginning to love my little rig.
So now...options everyone??? I'm reading horror story after story, anybody actually fix this in the vehicle or should I just pull the front end and head, do timing chains, injectors and a valve job?
Has anyone used the Timecert extended length kit? How do I reach Doktor A? To see about the special tooling he's mentioned a few times for doing this repair?
Now...I'm a better than average Technician...and pretty regularly pull a rabbit out of my posterior, and the possibilities of this going wrong scare me to death....really!!! So any suggestions would be appreciated...
Matt
Here it is...worst case scenario. Bought a 118 with 197k from CT, not so bad so far, brakes, shocks, belt and alternator stuff, RSN...all normal stuff. I've been a German car Tech for almost 30 years, so no big deal.
Yesterday, little ticking from the engine...then pop!! Open the hood and find #4 injector popped and the hold-down bolt broken. Argh!!! I was really beginning to love my little rig.
So now...options everyone??? I'm reading horror story after story, anybody actually fix this in the vehicle or should I just pull the front end and head, do timing chains, injectors and a valve job?
Has anyone used the Timecert extended length kit? How do I reach Doktor A? To see about the special tooling he's mentioned a few times for doing this repair?
Now...I'm a better than average Technician...and pretty regularly pull a rabbit out of my posterior, and the possibilities of this going wrong scare me to death....really!!! So any suggestions would be appreciated...
Matt