Anyone in Southampton area have a diesel injector removal tool suitable for a Boxer 2.0 BlueHdi/Ford DW10FUD (AHN) engine?

Baddesley · Mar 21, 2026

Yes, I've found some, but they are quite expensive (£100 or more - per injector!) and how do you know if they are any good? It's another option if I can't get them out myself.

DanZac · Mar 21, 2026

Baddesley said:
Yes, I've found some, but they are quite expensive (£100 or more - per injector!) and how do you know if they are any good?

Still cheaper than taking the head off, or buying special tooling that you'll only use once (unless you can find second hand or an ebay special).

Moose McAlpine · Mar 21, 2026

Baddesley said:
Yes, I've found some, but they are quite expensive (£100 or more - per injector!) and how do you know if they are any good? It's another option if I can't get them out myself.

Still the cheapest option by far.

Baddesley · Mar 21, 2026

I've looked into this and there are some not too far away, but they are all expensive, at £100+, per injector! It's an option, but a last option for me.

premmington · Mar 22, 2026

Baddesley said:
I've looked into this and there are some not too far away, but they are all expensive, at £100+, per injector! It's an option, but a last option for me.

We do it in our workshop - we got the Pichler kits here (most of them).

But I charge more than a £100 quid a port to extract injectors - the cost of the tooling and sacrificial threaded adapters - plus the time it takes - makes this a more "than a £100 an job".

£100 quid to get a stuck injector out - looks cheap to me!

arther dailey · Mar 23, 2026

premmington said:
We do it in our workshop - we got the Pichler kits here (most of them).

But I charge more than a £100 quid a port to extract injectors - the cost of the tooling and sacrificial threaded adapters - plus the time it takes - makes this a more "than a £100 an job".

£100 quid to get a stuck injector out - looks cheap to me!

its probably finding the right person who is competant and can be recomended is the hold up, we have all had experiance of the "expert" turning up with all the gear but maybe not quite the experiance to do a job(in many trades) , I had to take a one injector back out of a set serviced by a well reputed company , diesel leaking out the top cap after full service/test , refitted ..still the same, ended up buying another as they were nt to be trusted and it was a few hours stripping and refitting again. yes they offered for me to take it in, but as they lashed it up twice I was nt about to be told its duff , as they should have found the fault after testing twice, then it would be xxhours labour plus new injector ,plus vat, would have been in the late hundreds by the time they finished. so I understand the trepidation , but sooner or later you have to bite the bullet .

Moose McAlpine · Mar 24, 2026

I was meant to be off this week but got called in to work.

I think this thread jinx'd me.

harveyp6 · Mar 24, 2026

FoMoCo, Peugeot Citroen.

The world's gone mad I tells ya.

Moose McAlpine · Mar 24, 2026

harveyp6 said:
FoMoCo, Peugeot Citroen.

The world's gone mad I tells ya.

FoMoCo have split from their joint venture, Peugeot-Citroen are now part of Stellantis/Fiat-Chrysler.

So expect the new Peugeot-Citroen cars to be absolute junk as everything from Fiat group is.

harveyp6 · Mar 24, 2026

Like I said, the world's gone mad!

Baddesley · Mar 24, 2026

Yes, it looks like it, sorry about that Moose!
It looks like I'm going to have to take some time out from this for the moment, as other issues are holding things up at the moment. I'll come back to this later....

arther dailey · Mar 25, 2026

Moose McAlpine said:
I was meant to be off this week but got called in to work.

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I think this thread jinx'd me.

please put up pics/details on how you get on , appreciated. ps good luck ! fingers crossed

Moose McAlpine · Mar 25, 2026

arther dailey said:
please put up pics/details on how you get on , appreciated. ps good luck ! fingers crossed

Oh it's out, van's done and running.

arther dailey · Mar 25, 2026

Moose McAlpine said:
Oh it's out, van's done and running.

....! not down in southampton for a day of onsite work are you. ?? :whistle:

Moose McAlpine · Mar 25, 2026

arther dailey said:
....! not down in southampton for a day of onsite work are you. ??

No, i'm very much in holiday mode so doing as little work as possible. To the point that i told them i'm not coming back after i get back from holiday.

arther dailey · Mar 25, 2026

Moose McAlpine said:
No, i'm very much in holiday mode so doing as little work as possible. To the point that i told them i'm not coming back after i get back from holiday.

ah well, enjoy the break :waving:

Baddesley · Apr 2, 2026

Sorry I've not added any information recently. I've not got the stuck injectors out as yet, but am looking at other ways of removing them, including making my own removal tool. I will update this in a few days and add some photos. Thanks for your continued interest guys......

Baddesley · Apr 22, 2026

OK, long time no post, sorry about that. I made a tool to grip the injectors (see photos) that takes either a slide hammer, or a lever. It fits and grips the injector very well, but unfortunately, even with using this, they still refuse to budge. I have used it to hammer (up) and used a two metre lever to try to lift them out, but still no luck (initially I used a wood/metal base for the lever, as per the photo, but have now swapped this for all solid metal, but it didn't help), so it looks like I'm going to have to find someone to get them out for me. - especially as one of the injectors has come apart, so the lower section will need specialist tools and knowledge to get out. I don't like giving up on anything, but I've done all I can now.
Can anyone recommend someone they've used themselves? I will need someone who can come to me, as the van no longer runs. Thanks.

Monkey Harris · Apr 23, 2026

Baddesley said:
OK, long time no post, sorry about that. I made a tool to grip the injectors (see photos) that takes either a slide hammer, or a lever. It fits and grips the injector very well, but unfortunately, even with using this, they still refuse to budge. I have used it to hammer (up) and used a two metre lever to try to lift them out, but still no luck (initially I used a wood/metal base for the lever, as per the photo, but have now swapped this for all solid metal, but it didn't help), so it looks like I'm going to have to find someone to get them out for me. - especially as one of the injectors has come apart, so the lower section will need specialist tools and knowledge to get out. I don't like giving up on anything, but I've done all I can now.
Can anyone recommend someone they've used themselves? I will need someone who can come to me, as the van no longer runs. Thanks.

It's hard to believe how stuck they get..
Black death carbon..

I had one stuck..
But got it out by soaking, tapping and a 5 ft bar..