Yes prices vary , to put the injectors on their special test stand.
One of our local Bosch services was bought out/merged by a bigger multi state FIE business .
Apart from the usual services we "enjoyed" injector testing and turn around time all went into the "chamber pot" so to speak! So did the price which was akin a gold plated royal chamber pot!
So I too shopped around and got the same service & price we enjoyed before . $35 per injector.
The downside, I have to ship them to another state for that test pricing.
Remember always that all businesses have different overheads and pricing. so it explains (in part) why pricing differs.
I would imagine these days if you had an FIE shop in the London area the cost of doing business will be far higher than one in say at "Tannock Bray" in the Hebrides .
There might be a cost for interpreter fees though when discussing a topic with someone out in the Western Isles!!!!
Looking at the big picture the cost of replacement injectors for T1N's and 906 Sprinter again varies from supplier to supplier and that is where the customer resistance generally towards testing and replace where necessary is encountered .
That incidentally has always been the case, even going back to the 1960's and having to deal with coal merchants, tight arsed farmers Irish showman fair ground workers, circus clowns, and those what the US "speak" labels as
financially challenged, and what was referred to as
skint .
The cheapest injectors as we know by forum posts on this side and seem to get great acclaim on this forum are in fact in house rebuilds.
The issue with "in house" rebuilds is what if?
If there is a failure within the warranty period that /those injector(s) have to go back to the re-manufacturer to pursue a claim .
If successful you get a credit, & in the meantime you might have to buy yet another replacement set at the shop where you are', That obviously can involve additional diagnosis and install charges (if applicable) in another state.
Now our company policy is to install genuine
MB re-mans which carry a coast to coast no quibble warranty at any MB dealer
Sure you are paying about 25% more, but you get peace of mind which has to be worth something. I will leave the reader to chew on that statement !!
Really again boiled down its just the same as the 1960' s.
Working in a dealer /factory sub truck repair shop, as an apprentice, genuine factory supplied injectors were installed & if there was a failure under the warranty period ./scheme it was covered by a factory dealer with no quibble/no additional cost replacement.
In fact I/We have just done this with three injectors installed in a 2003 Sprinter at in Texas MB dealer that failed here in Colorado.
You know over the years I have been in this business & all too often I get comments about changes with vehicles over 50 years.
Yes there have been enormous changes, but one thing stays the same & that is people/customers & funds to fix & that hasn't changed one bit !
Everyone wants a miracle no cost repair, which of course never happens!
Its even "international", and I can remember someone in Caracas saying to a skint customer with a Buick Centrury "Senor disculpe pero milagros No Hay !
Dennis
vic
, turned the key crank... crank...boom. Bit of a rough second or 2 then ticked over perfectly.