josephrichardbeer
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- 2001 mercedes sprinter 313cdi luton
just bought a 2001 sprinter luton 313 cdi on 120k. not owned a sprinter before and dont know these engines. noticed it was probly a bit slower than it should be (though still much faster than my transit) so started investigating.
thought this may be egr valve related but there doesnt seem to be one on this engine. was there one fitted as standard that has been removed or was there just none to start with? inlet manifold is clean as a whisle as a result though which is nice.
also noticed there is no cat on the van. goes from manifold to flex coupling (could this be where cat once was?) to a single side exit silencer is this normal or is it a mod? i know older (type 1) sprinters that definatly do have a cat.
found the source of my lack of power eventually. chuffing number 3 injector. black carbon buildup everywhere had hidden the noise when i looked over the van. now i've scraped it off you can hear it clearly soaking it in deisel now and ordered seat cutters and puller today. just hope the injector has survived
thought this may be egr valve related but there doesnt seem to be one on this engine. was there one fitted as standard that has been removed or was there just none to start with? inlet manifold is clean as a whisle as a result though which is nice.
also noticed there is no cat on the van. goes from manifold to flex coupling (could this be where cat once was?) to a single side exit silencer is this normal or is it a mod? i know older (type 1) sprinters that definatly do have a cat.
found the source of my lack of power eventually. chuffing number 3 injector. black carbon buildup everywhere had hidden the noise when i looked over the van. now i've scraped it off you can hear it clearly soaking it in deisel now and ordered seat cutters and puller today. just hope the injector has survived