Cheap chinese injectors?

[whatnot]

Has anyone bought the cheap injectors and had good luck with them? I am really tempted to try them but not sure if I want to risk engine damage if they are junk. This is for a Shibuara / perkins engine. Some are less than $40 for a set of 3 on ebay.

 

[RayIN]

Through the years I've decided; one really does get what they pay for.

 

[Alan W.]

Ive notice that the owners of new Chinese tractors on youtube tend to replace their injectors a bunch for the low hours on the machines. Just saying.

 

[whatnot]

I thought I would give a set a try. I picked a middle of the range set that said they were better quality. I am guessing they are all the same but who knows. Anyway, I installed them and the engine knocks and smokes like crazy. 2 of the bubble out a lot when I loosen the injector line which I think means they are stuck open and letting compression backwards through them. I can't believe they even sell something like that.

 

[Tpondel]

Good grief. Don’t buy cheap Chinese crap.

You pay thousands for the engine then Destroy it trying to save Pennie’s.

 

[HamishMacCheap]

If you still have the original injectors, consider taking them to a diesel injection service shop and get a quote on rebuild. May be cheaper than the purchase of new OEM injectors. Probably still expensive but sometimes you just have to pay the ransom.

 

[whatnot]

I called a place and they said $225 to rebuild. That is why I gave the 3 for $65 new ones a try.

 

[RayIN]

FWIW, when I replaced the injectors in my 2002 Duramax I bought OEM, $5,000 for 8. I found cheaper but as I said above__.

 

[arto98607]

Has anyone bought the cheap injectors and had good luck with them? I am really tempted to try them but not sure if I want to risk engine damage if they are junk. This is for a Shibuara / perkins engine. Some are less than $40 for a set of 3 on ebay.

I bought a $108 chinese set from eBay vendor about a year ago for my 86 Ford 1310 just to see if they are any good.
The engine ran, but had a terrible knock on one cylinder and I got a full refund.
Waste of time...

Oh well. now I know why they were so cheap!

I had the original injectors rebuilt at a local Diesel shop and all is well.


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[whatnot]

I ordered a cheap pop tester to test them. The gauge doesn't move on any of them and I am not sure if the gauge is defective or all the injectors are that bad. Here is why it ran so bad.