Injector Removal and Replacement on Volvo Penta TMD 22, Perkins Prima Marine Diesel Engine

#volvopenta #perkinsprima #Amelyacht #powertools #DIY #sailing #sailinglife #sail #yacht #boat #sailboat #boatlife #boating #sailingboat #boats #sailingyacht #boatrepair #boatmaintenance #injectors #marinediesel There was a few jobs to do on our Volvo Penta TMD-22 marine diesel in Gran Canaria before crossing the Atlantic and one of those jobs was to pull the injectors and test them because we found a leak on injector number three. In the three and a half years we've had the boat we've never actually had the injectors inspected so it's seemed like a good opportunity to remove them and have a look. As you know i'm always up for a bit of DIY but this particular job was a little bit above my pay grade and i've got no facilities for testing injectors anyway. So i decided to call in a mechanic and film the process. Although these videos show maintenance work on a TMD22 / Perkins Prima marine diesel engine, many components and assembly techniques are similar across the Volvo Penta range, including: MD22L; MD22P; MD22L-B; MD22P-B; TMD22-B; TMD22P-C; TAMD22P-B; HS25A; HS25A-B; 120S-E; MS2A-E; MS2L-E; MS2B-L; TMD22B And just to clear up any confusion, Amel engines go through a c drive so the 'back' of the engine in most boats is the 'front' of the engine in an Amel. The trickiest part of jobs such as this is getting to the component part that you want and this was no exception. We had quite a few things to remove out the way before we could actually pull the injectors. The injectors then went off to the Bosch testing centre. It turned out that all of the injector sprays were fine but one injector was out of clearance and was leaking more fuel than normal back into the return line. For this reason it was recommended to have it replaced i the next inspection i another 1500 hours. And then it was just a matter of putting everything back on the way that it came off which from experience is never a straightforward job and this was no exception because as soo as it was all back together, number three was leaking compression. So there was no getting around it we had to take injector 3 out which meant removing all of those tubes again but it was a good opportunity to remind myself of the procedure i guess! So after giving the hole and injector another good clean and scrape it was re-installed and this time - no leak! So that was it and all that was left was the bill - which came to 363 euros. The hourly rate in Europe usually ranges from 20 euros an hour to 45 an hour so 50 euros an hour came as a bit of a shock. But at least i've got the confidence now to do the job myself next time. If you're a professional, expert or even an old salty sea dog with some good advice on removing and replacing injectors on sailboat marine diesel engines, then please leave any constructive criticism, insight and advice in the comments below the videos. A big THANK-YOU to our MOTHERSHIP PATREONS who make these videos possible. What is a Patreon? A Patreon is a regular person like you, who helps content creator like us, to make useful stuff like this! So, if you'd like to help towards the filming, editing and data costs of THIS channel as well as our sailing channel: Mothership Adrift, you can do this by either: ▷Clicking the THANKS button below the video ▷Following the links to Paypal below ▷Following the links to Patreon below Cheers! - Woody 🍻👍 ⒸⓄⓃⓃⒺⒸⓉ ▷PATREON: Help towards my beach bar budget.. and production cost obviously. https://www.patreon.com/mothershipadrift ▷PAYPAL: Or just buy me a beer if you don't like PATREON. Cheers! https://paypal.me/Mothershipadrift​ ▷AMAZON WISH LIST: Tools & equipment I need.. if you're in the trade! https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/mothershipadrift ▷YOUTUBE MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE: Share this channel - just copy and paste this link. https://www.youtube.com/c/Mothershipmaintenance ▷THIS MAINTENANCE VIDEO LINK: Copy and paste the link below to share THIS particular video! https://youtu.be/fm9wnwzHPII ▷YOUTUBE MOTHERSHIP ADRIFT: Our Family Travel and Sailing Channel - just copy and paste this link. https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipadrift