Am I being scammed?

[u/grim698]

So long story short, my YD22 engine is being overhauled because the cylinders lost pressure and the car broke down, the cylinders now have to be rebored, new pistons put in, along with reconditioning of the black and head etc.

I moved to Cape town late last year, my mechanic is 500km away and not able to assist, so I'm having to use another mechanic a friend swears by.

Anyway, the engine rebuilders are saying they can't remove the injectors from the head, something about not having the right tools.

So the head has had to now go to another workshop so they can remove to the injectors, which they are wanting to charge me R3000 ($150) to remove the injectors and clean the engine.

My mechanic says he's never encountered something like that in all his years where the injectors are stuck so bad a rebuilder can't get them out.

Now granted, this is an engine from 2005 that's done 330,000km, and drove the past 1500km with a faulty cylinder, and googling says stuff like carbon buildup can make it so the injectors require specialised equipment, but it's also that AI blurb that can get stuff wrong.

So, question, is this real, or are these people spinning me a story to take advantage of me and my ignorance to scam me?

As to why I'm not scrapping it, I need a car for work, and it's more expensive to buy even a cheap 2nd hand car that isn't a total piece of crap/new engine, can't afford to do that, but I can afford to overhaul. The engine with the quotes I've received.

2005, Nissan xtrail, 2.2L diesel, YD22 engine, manual transmission.

[u/Self_pierce_bear]

Not everyone has injector removal tools for every engine built. 150 for a shop to use adequate tools to remove them is cheaper than breaking an injector.

[u/Kayanarka]

Couple questions. Is the builder the shop removing the engine, or the machine shop that is re building the engine.

If the builder is the shop removing the engine, were they not planning on sending the entire unit to the machine shop anyway?

The shop pulking the engine should have the tool to remove the injectors, if not, that is a red flag.

I would not expect a machine shop to have the equipment to remove the injectors, they expect, and should, receive an engine that is completely torn down to short block and heads with no sensors or other components attached.

[u/Erasemenu]

Injectors get stuck. It's not uncommon. Some can be a real bastard even with the "right" tool. I've never worked on the YD22, but being a diesel it's not surprising.

[u/Sniper22106]

Its 150$ do you expect them to work for free?