calibrating injector pump

[joebillhill]

Hello all from down in the states,
Recently I took a trip down from the rainy PNW to the southeast (Charleston, SC to be specific) for some forestry work. My trip was awesome minus figuring out that you shouldn't use aluminum for the bottom blanking plate of the EGR (easy enough to cold forge back into shape on the ol curb anvil in order to drive and get a suitable replacement though) and the leak I've developed in my injector pump.

In regards to the IP I'm considering having it rebuilt and calibrated. The problem, as most of you would already be thinking, is that I am a very long drive from the acclaimed mechanics up in Canada. Reading around in the forum though it sounds like the IP is very similar to VW IPs and I could potentially take it to either a VW shop or a diesel specific shop and they would be able to help me out. My question is (I have an 89 exceed 4d56) what should I know/have prepared for the shop before I bring it in (i.e. rebuild kit, calibration specs, etc?) as 99.7% of the people down here are in shock and awe when I roll by.

Thanks!
Joe

[konadog]

Pretty sure old ones get rebuilt and sold. Maybe you could do a mail swap with one of those acclaimed mechanics up in Canada who has some already rebuilt. Just a thought. Good luck with getting it sorted. Sounds like a cool trip too.

[FalcoColumbarius]

Although these vehicles are built in Japan, any injection pump shop will know what a Robert Bosch type VE Diesel injection pump is. The company in Japan that made these IPs for Mitsubishi is called Zexel.

Falco.

[philmeup1]

Falco is correct on this. Mine started leaking profusely so I had my VW Dealer Mechanic pull it. I then sent it to Rising Sun all the way from Ontario to British Columbia. They did a super job rebuilding it, but I could have saved on the shipping by having a local shop, Fenton Diesel, rebuild it.

I learned this after going to Fentons for some Stanadyne Fuel Additive. Diesel shops work on injector pumps all the time, regardless of where they come from. So you have options. Find a decent local diesel shop, or ship it to someplace like Rising Sun for the rebuild. Then you'll ge good to go once again.

Cheers

[joebillhill]

Awesome, thanks for the help guys. It's nice to know I have options to leverage price with. Yeah Konadog it was a great trip. Lots and lots of miles, (2 weeks is not enough time to see the southern sights in the states) but I got to see some cool spots nonetheless! I'll post some of the pics when I get them edited.
-Joe

[joebillhill]

So I've been wondering about this IP rebuild. If these things are robust little pieces of machinery that normally go unnoticed how much attention/investment should i give give it?
I guess the cut and dry of of it is: what are the relative benefits of overhauling the whole piece rather than just replacing problem seal(s)?
My van has ~130k on it (30k I've put on in the last year or so) but it's 26 years old. I guess we run into an additional variable than most owners: time. A delica might be low kms but that has to be weighed against how long a duration of its life its been sitting.
So in regards to the IP I would imagine the seals would be affected by prolonged non-use and the new style low sulphur diesel, but is that it? Can an IP degrade just by time itself?
At what kms did you guys (or people you know) overhaul your IP?
Food for thought