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Looking at a 2009 gas smart with 170,000 + km for 2k Is this too long in the tooth for this era smart?

Looking at a 2009 gas smart with 170,000 + km for 2k Is this too long in the tooth for this era smart?

I don't know for sure what's amiss with my smart so as I try to determine that I need wheels Locally there is a 2005 diesel smart hardtop that looks to be in good condition It has 170km on it and I've read from a few sources that that is a rough life expectancy for the early diesel smarts before they start developing big problems. I'm actually contemplating older echos but this car came up and I do like the diesel smarts. What's the word here?

DId you mean actual white smoke..magic smoke is an electronics joke. My car makes lots of black/brown smoke I did borrow a diesel compression tester with some adapters. However reading on the evilution site has me wary of trying to remove the glowplugs, though they offer a a method. Perhaps I will try anyway and if by some wretched chance I break one off, That can be my sign to move on

ahh you mean the contained magic smoke that makes all electronics work.

Pulled the injectors, or course no way to hook them up in situ out of the motor. #3 injector (or the one closest to the belts and pulleys) had a very dark wet nozzle while the others looked pretty well normal There's a guy a couple hours away that's selling supposedly tested used injectors for $75 a pop I have bought smart bits off him before. However I don't really know if that's my problem. Might be good money after bad. Tried to get a resistance reading off the injectors, seemed to be .6 - 1.5 ohms depending on when I took the reading. Didn't make much sense actually. I have a good meter and make my own tube guitar amps so I know how to use one. Anyway to test to see if the upper half is actually working?

Far from any convenient cliffs with a non-running smart! Might try pulling the injectors and see if I can rig it up to see if they're all firing outside the engine

Managed to get the smart started however it's exhibiting the exact same symptoms as before clackita clackita, lots of unburnt fuel, sounds like a cylinder or two isn't firing. Maybe it's time to push it off a cliff?

Now I'm wondering about my reassembly of the injectors. I have all the parts in the right order(I just did the nozzles actually and soaked the upper half but not the tops) When I reinserted the needle into the nozzle it basically went all the way in and sat flush on top, is that right? Is it supposed to sit a little proud and I basically plugged them?

YEs I do have a membership and I agree. It's a great site. I will go there and reseacrh

I mostly did that, was pouring diesel into the injectors and dipping bits into diesel as I assembled them . Then I reinstalled them witht he cermaic grease and new crush washers to the specified torques. hooked everything up properly, primed the fuel system as suggested by Evilution. Turns over but no firing. Tried cracking the nuts on the lines to the injectors to let any air out, got a little bubbling from one. Still no firing/starting though. Tempted to take the injectors back bout, hooked them up and see what they're doing outside the car(into a bucket/box) I hooked up the code reader a friend lent me ( when the %$#&%^ amazon one didn't work) and I got PO193 Fuel Rail pressure high input DTC severity 2 out of three. I got this same reading just prior to pulling the injectors and doing the injector work. I guess i'll start looking at the sensor then try and check the filter, fuel pump etc.

Friend's ultrasonic unit across town did the trick . final try was with pine sol, 5 nice clean sprays from the plugged nozzle. ThE other nozzles just got the initial few cleans despite having 5 good jets. Better to have it as clean as possible I was reassembling but realized I might need some high heat silicon/ceramic grease. I've read that normal grease when it's at high temperature basically glues the injector in again. Is this the case?

Looking at this unit. (no affiliation) maybe 2 or 3 litre (supposedly none are the advertised size) https://www.vevor.ca/ultrasonic-cleaner-c_11064/digital-2-l-ultrasonic-cleaner-with-brackret-timer-bracket-jewelry-p_010447073412?adp=gmc&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_id=20173896858&ad_group=&ad_id=&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20178693536&gbraid=0AAAAACYN8u7fODCUBrFtxjp1zNXe_2AVp&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnJfEBhCzARIsAIMtfKJkRC-rIhFpISvU8Hx7O9TaseS9_8vp2RWBqDgmv6dih_TcCHm6NX8aAoyEEALw_wcB Looks like you could fry up some chips in it too!

Yes I have had the nozzles off, the needle, the locating pins, the little push bit, the spring, the washer etc. I think I have the order right. I'll be doing this at my friends place of work so I don't know how long I can run them through as I will have to kick my heels across town while he does it. I guess it might be worth buying my own unit. Any recommendations? Looking on amazon is a but baffling. If you're hanging the injectors you have something probably 8" deep? I was blowing wd 40 through the nozzle to see the pattern. As I said 2 seem pretty good, but I'd clean them further anyway, it's just the one that just has 3 jets clear

Before I drive across town. what about heat? Could I heat up the nozzle tip? Not hot enough to lose temper etc. if it has any, but enough and then a dip , slosh around in carb cleaner and spray through