injector split a tip

[irocz28]

thougtht it was a push rod. pulled it apart today to install new push rods and comp 910s.then found broken tip on glow plug .so pulled drivers side head .found bad pision and split injector tip.why ?what would cause a spilt injector tip? they are reman stage 2 single shot casslery.

[irocz28]

any body ?

[Dirk]

It happens. Did you call Casserly?

[CSIPSD]

Originally Posted by irocz28

thougtht it was a push rod. pulled it apart today to install new push rods and comp 910s.then found broken tip on glow plug .so pulled drivers side head .found bad pision and split injector tip.why ?what would cause a spilt injector tip? they are reman stage 2 single shot casslery.

Like Dirk said, it happens.

When the nozzle splits or breaks it starts dumping more raw fuel in there, which takes out the piston.

[Dirk]

The above pics has happened to a bunch of us. Still haunts me.

[Marty]

Did you crank the truck over with all the injectors unhooked before you cranked to start?

You can split a nozzle if you don't have fuel flowing through the nozzle to lubricate it while cranking.

[irocz28]

mine looked the same as the pic.should i have all new tips put in the ijectors to be safe.or dosnt it matter.

[CSIPSD]

I would replace all the nozzles, glow plugs and such while in there...

[tubular031]

Originally Posted by CSIPSD

Like Dirk said, it happens.

When the nozzle splits or breaks it starts dumping more raw fuel in there, which takes out the piston.

Is there any way to know this happened before the piston fails?

How do you know? does it run rough? stall? or is it that once it happens, you are dead before you know there is a problem?

[DZL JIM]

When a nozzle splits there's lots of white smoke out the pipe and the motor usually knocks. Shut it off immediately and get it fixed.

I have seen a few oem stock nozzles split, and some EDM'd used nozzles, but never a new one like the ones Casserly uses. The oem stock ones we assume there was water in the fuel, or possibly just fatigued.

I had one customer that split a nozzle, stock oem, and the guy didn't want to pay the $$$ to have them all replaced. 3 days later he was 100 miles from home and split another one.
He then decided it was a good idea to replace them all...