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Replacing Duramax LB7 Injectors 01-04 tips and hints

Old Oct 24, 2013 | 03:53 PM
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if the return rates on like 6 injectors are in spec's, and 2 are out, odviously replace the 2 bad one's. now, the other 6? is there ANY running quallity difference between 6 used injectors in spec, verses replacing the 6 known good one's with 6 new gm reman injectors? so why spend the extra 1200 if your right back to where you were? thoughts?
 

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Old Oct 28, 2013 | 11:48 AM
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Just remember that it's a large job and those other 6 injectors have the same amount of wear on them. Stated a different way, if you just replace 2, you'll probably be doing all that work again pretty soon. All depends on how energetic you are I suppose.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2013 | 03:49 PM
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Also its almost impossible to remove fuel lines without getting dirt and rust into injectors. Since u have to remove all fuel lines on a bank u might wanna at least do that bank of injectors.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 11:28 AM
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I am getting ready to change the injectors in my '02 Duramax so how long should I expect this job to take me? I've been a mechanic since I was a kid helping my Dad but I've never changed the injectors in any of the Duramax diesels previously.

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Old Feb 28, 2014 | 06:57 PM
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Just had new injectors installed in my 01 druamax, no more haze issues.

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Originally Posted by blaneym
I am getting ready to change the injectors in my '02 Duramax so how long should I expect this job to take me? I've been a mechanic since I was a kid helping my Dad but I've never changed the injectors in any of the Duramax diesels previously.

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It took 12hrs. on mine.
 

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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 02:20 PM
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About to replace injectors on my 2003. bought new and just turned 140,000 miles this will be the first time replacing injectors. Going to replace myself after reading don't seem to bad to do. Is there a reason the pictures don't show on this how to on page 1
 
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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by onenut
About to replace injectors on my 2003. bought new and just turned 140,000 miles this will be the first time replacing injectors. Going to replace myself after reading don't seem to bad to do. Is there a reason the pictures don't show on this how to on page 1
the images in the thread are hosted by photobucket and the amount of traffic that goes through takes up all the bandwidth then photobucket takes it down because its too popular

ill look to see what i can do about it
 
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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 03:03 PM
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any help would be great. this is the stuff that makes us DYI feel confident. many thanks could not do this with out ya
 
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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 08:57 PM
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That's because ur friend has to lift the cab/body on his Ford to get to his injectors .
That's why u see high milage Fords go for cheap all day long...
 
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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 11:08 PM
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[QUOTE=fueloil;1072448]That's because ur friend has to lift the cab/body on his Ford to get to his injectors (might be confusing the two).
That's why u see high milage Fords go for cheap all day long...[/QUO TE]

Sorry... thought I was responding via PM to remark 10 pages back;"Ford friend says chevy injector swap take 18hrs".

A quick tip to those having trouble with cheapy plastic QD tools...
Hit QDs with break clean first to clean out any crud that might've built up in em and here comes the Knowledge!!!
Like most any QD fitting, air line or what have you What's the first thing ya gotta do to separate the fitting? You have to push both ends together before you can lift the locking collar.
Granted the tool can force them apart but if you just push the lines together while slipping the tool in, it doest have to.
So the cheap plastic ones work smooth as butter
Took me a sec. of to figure it out too

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