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TIL a shop foreman in Tulsa thinks we should stop rebuilding injectors
I was at a parts counter last week and heard a foreman from a big fleet shop say, 'Rebuilding injectors is a waste of time now, just swap them.' He said his shop saves 2 hours per truck by only using new units. I get the time thing, but I've fixed so many 'bad' new ones that just needed a clean screen. What's the point of our skills if we just become parts changers? How many of you still rebuild when you can?
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gavin6921mo ago
That Tulsa foreman probably never saw a new injector fail in the first thousand miles.
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benclark1mo ago
My buddy just had a brand new one go out at 800 miles... dealership was just as shocked as he was.
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blair5971mo ago
The shock is more about the timing than the failure itself. New parts can absolutely be bad right out of the box, it's just less common. A manufacturing defect doesn't care about the mileage. Seen it happen with sensors and fuel pumps too, always a nasty surprise.
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