84 1.6D stripped head for injector
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Re: 84 1.6D stripped head for injector
You could have ground the front off with an off hand grinder, it would take a while, just keep dipping it in water to keep it cool. Small taps are easy to do that way. A tap that size would be best done using a slitting wheel on a surface grinder.
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Re: 84 1.6D stripped head for injector
So i picked up the cut down tap, the guy said it was a bit of a pain to cut but he managed. He used some circular disc cutter with water cooling. I retapped the hole fitted the new seal then torqued down the injector .It was still chuffing a little with the injector at 50 ftlb but nipped it a touch tighter and its now sealed. If it ever happens again i think it would be quicker to change the head.
Thanks to everyone for their help and suggestions.
Thanks to everyone for their help and suggestions.
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Re: 84 1.6D stripped head for injector
Is 50ftlb the correct torque?Paul773car wrote: ↑15 Sep 2023, 15:48 So i picked up the cut down tap, the guy said it was a bit of a pain to cut but he managed. He used some circular disc cutter with water cooling. I retapped the hole fitted the new seal then torqued down the injector .It was still chuffing a little with the injector at 50 ftlb but nipped it a touch tighter and its now sealed. If it ever happens again i think it would be quicker to change the head.
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Re: 84 1.6D stripped head for injector
51ftlbs according to the bentley manual
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Re: 84 1.6D stripped head for injector
Paul773car wrote: ↑15 Sep 2023, 15:48 “ If it ever happens again i think it would be quicker to change the head.”
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Give yourself a big pat on your back. I bet you would do it much quicker if you ever had to do another one . With the cost of a new cylinder head,gaskets ,stretch bolts flame traps and antifreeze etc you must have saved yourself about £1000.
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Re: 84 1.6D stripped head for injector
Paul773car wrote: ↑15 Sep 2023, 15:48 So i picked up the cut down tap, the guy said it was a bit of a pain to cut but he managed. He used some circular disc cutter with water cooling. I retapped the hole fitted the new seal then torqued down the injector .It was still chuffing a little with the injector at 50 ftlb but nipped it a touch tighter and its now sealed. If it ever happens again i think it would be quicker to change the head.
Thanks to everyone for their help and suggestions.
It probably wouldn’t be , it always leads to more jobs and expense