Where is the best places to get replacement fuel injectors for my '82 320i?

Thanks

you can take your old ones to a diesel repair shop and have them cleaned. new (if available) are uber expensive...

How many do you need? I have a few sets...

Just curious - what led you to believe that the injectors needed to be cleaned or changed? Was it overall poor performance?

I agree on the injector shop. I actually had a let for my Beetle redone at a diesel injection shop. They did a great job and put new rubber rings on for $25 an injector.

Last time I had an injector that was not working I started the car and took it out of the head while running, sprayed it with a little carb & choke and tapped it against the intake manifold and it started spraying perfectly. Try that... if not i'll be in Barrington tonight, tomorrow & next weekend... or I could put one in the mail.

Last time I had an injector that was not working I started the car and took it out of the head while running, sprayed it with a little carb & choke and tapped it against the intake manifold and it started spraying perfectly. Try that... if not i'll be in Barrington tonight, tomorrow & next weekend... or I could put one in the mail.

This may work but it is not really a permanent fix. I recommend rebuilding them or having them rebuilt. You should not have to worry about them for another 25 years if you do it right the first time.

I'm not sayin it's the best idea... just a free one :-)

worked for me but ymmv... I ran seafoam through right after that and it seemed to be fine till the rust in the tank clogged the pump/filter so badly it stopped running

I put new ones in 3 years ago - what a HUGH difference!!!!!!!

Got them at a local import parts store for $38.00 each Busch still makes them - Performance and mileage improved by over double in my case. Just my two cents, mine looked like water pistols not injectors.

I don't want to hijack the thread but how do you actually remove the injector? I took a look and thought they simply wrenched out but I'm not so sure.

Rob

they pull straight out. (disconnect the fuel line first)

My car is a 79 and I have never replaced the injectors since it seems to run fine. One of my concerns relates to those plastic fuel lines running to the injectors - they are as old as the car. My nightmare would to have one crack and start an engine fire. I have planned to replace them in the future, any good sources for replacements?

My car is a 79 and I have never replaced the injectors since it seems to run fine. One of my concerns relates to those plastic fuel lines running to the injectors - they are as old as the car. My nightmare would to have one crack and start an engine fire. I have planned to replace them in the future, any good sources for replacements?

Those are as hard to come by as 4 leaf clovers. I was looking on Youtube and sa a turboed 323i with blue lines rather than clear ones. So they can be replaced I do no know who sells them, though.

IIRC the upper (on the plastic) nut is 14mm and the lower is 12mm. you can use a 12mm wrench to pry them out against the valve cover/head. Replace the injector sleeves at the same time too. The plastic hoses will not crack - or I have never heard of a set cracking. You could get a SS braided set made up but it's custom and VERY expensive...

Those are as hard to come by as 4 leaf clovers. I was looking on Youtube and sa a turboed 323i with blue lines rather than clear ones. So they can be replaced I do no know who sells them, though.

Available new thru the dealer and W&N. Not exactly hard to come by.

The plastic hoses will not crack

Like hell!! If they are brown looking they are more brittle than egg shells. Be very careful when wrenching on them and its a good idea to replace them anyway, they can be a fire danger. You can get SS ones from a junked audi, not sure if they made any that are long enough for the 6 cyl e21. I did find a place that made SS ones, the even had a set for the 12 cyl Countach (that was quite the tangly mess) but I don't have the link anymore. When I broke mine I didn't have time for mail order so I went to a euro car shop and got some 4mm high pressure plastic tubing. It's rediculously hard to put the ends on it and it looks bad but it works.

Like hell!! If they are brown looking they are more brittle than egg shells. Be very careful when wrenching on them and its a good idea to replace them anyway, they can be a fire danger. You can get SS ones from a junked audi, not sure if they made any that are long enough for the 6 cyl e21. I did find a place that made SS ones, the even had a set for the 12 cyl Countach (that was quite the tangly mess) but I don't have the link anymore. When I broke mine I didn't have time for mail order so I went to a euro car shop and got some 4mm high pressure plastic tubing. It's rediculously hard to put the ends on it and it looks bad but it works.

I put new ones on the Baur and they turned brown in 3 months. Brown doesn't mean brittle.