diesel injector coding

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Hey guys just wanted to know if anybody knew which models have to have their diesel injectors recoded when they are replaced.
The 2001 w210 320 cdi i have has had all its injectors changed and has lost some of its mpg .
People i have spoken to have said that you dont have to recode injectors on a w210 its only the w211's and newer . Just wondered what was right really . Hope somebody can shed some light on this . I was told that if you change 2 or more injectors you have to have them recoded or paired with the ecu ?
 

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never heard this before i dont think they have to be recoded
 
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Only CDI3 engines need coding!!

Thanks sam unit . But what cars have the cd3 unit in them . My 2001 w210 320 cdi doesnt have this does it ? does my car need coding or not? or have i been supplied with 6 duff injectors cos i was getting 40 odd to the gallon before,now i strugle to get 33 on a run !:shock:
 

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Ouch! thats some drop in mpg!
 
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i know but i can never get a straight answer for this car . so i still dont know whether i have to get it coded or not . some say you only have to tell the ecu the code for injector no 1 off the top of the injector and the ecu works out the rest but i dont know if it applies to my car or not ?:confused:
 

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I'm sure S-A-M will fill in the details but I think your car does not need the injector classification coding.

I think for the E-class the 210 introduced injector classification coding but only on 4 and 5 cyl CDI and then the 320 6 cyl coding came in with the V6 on the 211..
 
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thanks w124 coupe , i seem to have a lot of people saying you dont have to code them now ,so i guess i must have been sold 6 duff injectors:(
 

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If the injectors are a coded type, the will be a number from 1-4 with a ring around it on top of the injector!!
 

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The cdi Euro 2 270 engine is coded. All mine were set to 2 and I tried various combinations, some yielding more power (overfuelling) others marginal better mpg (difficult to tell) but better mpg settings resulted in noisier engine.
 

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Looking at some of the refurber sites it looks like the 320 straight 6 has a number of different part numbers for the injectors - did you get given the right ones for your VIN?
 
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i just gave the guy the numbers off the top of the injector and trusted that he knew what he was doing:neutral:
 
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lots of people had recomended this firm :( Didnt think i could go wrong i told him what numbers were on the top of the injector and asked if he had any and he phoned me back and said yes . What else was i supposed to do then ?
 

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Thats the trouble, you go on what people say, then it bites you in the ars!
 
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so i cant go by what anything you say then ?:p
 
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so i think from here i must check for any numbers in rings on the injector and go from there.
Cant believe how hard fixing mercs can be sometimes . Its like they are mythical beasts and you have to find the unicorn horn to fix them or they explode at sun rise :shock:
 

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