Month: January 2023

Bad Fuel and The Failure Chain Reaction

This piece from AXI grabbed us because it’s pretty comprehensive and does a good job of describing a 14 step list of the contaminated fuel “Failure Chain Reaction.” Usually that starts with some injector valve deterioration followed by reduced pressure through the injector nozzle. Continued use of bad fuel ultimately leads to increased fuel consumption,…

Why Diesel Injectors Fail

This is a pretty decent basic article on common causes of injector failure. It also does a nice job of covering why older, pre-common rail injectors are less subject to failure than newer injectors. Not only are older injectors subject to much less fuel pressure, they also generally fire fewer times per engine cycle which…