What's this injector?

Hello,

I ordered 8 Bosch 0280150036 injectors and received this instead . No box, no brand. Only this reference 01D088B. I think it is American Beck Arnley injectors. In your opinion ?

Jean-Charles

Hi Jean-Charles,
you are absolutely right. Maybe these are Beck-Arnley, maybe other Chinese crap. But no Bosch ones.

Bosch injectors wear the Bosch marking.

There are Chinese injectors of blue color wearing the part# 0 280 150 036, but no Bosch marking. They are Chinese crap, too.
Also available in green and yellow color.

New genuine Bosch D-Jetronic-injectors are hard to find nowadays and quite expensive. Maybe 150$ <or 150€> as a minimum, the price is tending to a higher level.

You should try to get your injectors cleaned by a professional service. In most cases they work like new ones afterwards.

Regards
Norbert

Hello Norbert,

Yes, I had first had my injectors cleaned by an ASNU service provider, but here is the state in which they came back.
 

That's why I bought new ones from a Mercedes SL specialist in France who cheated me by selling me these ersatzs for €200 each instead of the Bosch ones. When questioned, he did not know (wanted?) to tell me their origin. That's why I'm asking your opinion.

Other dealers tell me Beck Arnleys are okay, but Volker warned me about all these reproductions.
They are sold at MB Classics for example. No brand indicated but again most likely Beck Arnley or SMP.
www.mbclassics.de/injection-nozzle-M117-...L-SLCSE-SEL300sel-45

The only new Bosch ones I've found in Europe from professionals are €430 each including VAT at citroends.net (more than 24 units available last week) and €300 excluding VAT at Verner Karasch.
In the USA, it's $250 minimum.
These injectors are a good short-term investment !

Jean-Charles

I'm replacing all 8 of mine with Beck Arnley....I'll report back on how it works. They appear to be shorter than the stock ones, but given the way it injects fuel (twice per cycle actually) I'm not sure that matters? I'm hoping they work OK....I'm fighting a HORRENDOUS hot-start problem and I suspect one, or several, of the existing injectors leaks-down when hot.

Good luck,

professional ASNU service providers have tested them and told me that they have wrong flow rates for other rpm than idle. As long as you can get your original ones cleaned take that chance.

I couldn't find a video of the Beck Arnley, but here is a test of the SMP FJ118 (Intermotor), American injectors that also worth around $50.


Compared to Bosch 0280150036


The difference is obvious!

Otherwise, there are also Chinese imitations to avoid.


Let's hope that one day there will be a real quality alternative... Perhaps the ASNU classic injectors.
jetronic.org/en/forum/jetronic/1908-new-...tors-for-d-jet#18101