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DIY R&R Injector Pump?

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I am just looking for feed back on changing out my Injector Pump.
Local Shop (Taylor Diesel In Hamilton) wants $900 (cnd) for a rebuilt pump (No PMD took $150 off) (they rebuild them) and $350 to install it for me plus and gaskets etc.

Now I just ordered GMTDScan last week and I am a capable home mechanic

I am wondering if you pull the front cover off to change it ? If so I would change the timing gears and chain wile I am there.

Thanks for the help.
 
Cowracer did a great write up over at the place, Helped me a ton. Maybe shot him a PM and he can post it here?

And no, you dont have to pull the front cover off, just the oil fill tube
 
There was a memorable phrase in Cowracers writeup where he was describing starting up the truck with the intakes off to check for leaks after replacing the pump .
It went something like "the 6.5 will start quite happily with the intakes off but you need balls of steel to do it".
If I could only remember the rest of it.
 
Diesel -T said:
Actually the 350 price sounds quite good to myself.
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Thats what I was thinking. Let him do, that way if there is a problem they can't say you did it in the install.

I would recomend pressure washing the intake area before you/they start on it then dry it real good. I always start mine with the inake off to check for leaks. After intake is off You can even get the shop vac out and vac all the loose stuff that could find its way into the heads. Good luck
 
Diesel -T said:
There was a memorable phrase in Cowracers writeup where he was describing starting up the truck with the intakes off to check for leaks after replacing the pump .
It went something like "the 6.5 will start quite happily with the intakes off but you need balls of steel to do it".
If I could only remember the rest of it.
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I can tell ya first hand what can go wrong. My newly rebuilt 506 sucked a shoprag while trying to time up my old POS DS4 with the manifold off.

The results were quite devastating, -including hearing the sound of coolant draining into the pan, and the coolant reservoir being sucked dry, -sounds I'll never forget.

Check my garage pics and look for the cracked cylinder wall, -that's what happened. Of course, it was my idiocy that was to blame, -nothing else. I'm here to tell ya though, the ol' 6.5 has NO issues sucking stuff through the ports! :eek: After going through that, -yes, I'd have to agree, -it DOES take balls of steel!

I would have to concur with diesel-t, -$350 really isn't all that steep to do the IP install.

Figure 4 hours-ish at $80-ish/per hour, -and you're right in there.
 
Also, for the average home mechanic it is about an 8-12 hour job if everything go's smooth.
GMCtrk:
 
I live in canada too. I have ordered from pensacola before with no issues. He will pay some exchange and brokerage crossing borders and stuff, but not near what he will pay for a pump here. It is still worth it and they ship very fast. I highly recommend dealing with them.
 
If the shop is a reputable 6.5 shop, as they should be if they rebuild the Stanadyne IP, then it seems worth it, because then they are liable if it breaks down in 6 months, the part they put on, where you dont get any labor warranty for one you buy online. $350 is like 3 hours labor where I live :) So great deal for an IP, but you have invested in the tool to be able to do it yourself. Tough call.
 
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