I don't mean to be under-educated about this, if he is using Diesel from the same gas station consistantly; could the fuel be dirty? I filled up a car a few year back at the same time the station was filling their tanks and I guess I got a lot of dirt in my tank. That same day, car would not start. It felt as though it was ging to tear itself appart. Long story short - dirty fuel rails. Mechanic said NEVER fill up when you see a fuel truck filling gas station's tanks.

Give him the benefit of the doubt guys :bustingup its egg nog season, he is probalbly had a few too many and just had a brain fart. Almost 2800 posts, I'm sure it was just a momentary lapse.

Merry Christmas

Not likely, because the problem is with one injector, not all of them.

The fuel filters would catch it before the injectors anyway.

I have the same superstition about not filling up at a station that is getting a delivery, particularly at stations I don't know. All gas pumps have filters, but stations that want to save a few $$ take the filter cartridges out of the cannisters. One station manager told me once that they had to take them out, they were getting plugged up all the time. He didn't understand that he was just transferring the problem to his customers. If you are using a reputable station, the filters should be installed, and it doesn't matter if they are getting a fuel delivery at the same time.

Prism,Car will be ok to drive with 1 faulty injector ,for a few weeks,it just wont be performing properly.Its up to you to judge if its performing good enough for you to drive it around.:)

Seems to be ok, there is just a bit more vibration from the engine and a stronger smell from the exhaust.

Its still a valid point!Bad gas at a petrol station is a realistic thing,but as a member here already pointed out,any dirt would be caught by the cars fuel filter(s),so wouldnt get to the engine.But would still block your filters and you would get decreased performance.
However,water content in the diesel is unfortunately also more common than it should be at the filling stations,and this the filters cant stop it from going straight to the engine and doing damage to injectors ,not all at once.....

If you are getting vibration from the engine,the fuel injector is definitely in bad condition and the strong smell from the exhaust seems to be unburnt fuel,so your injector seems to be spraying too much fuel and at the wrong cycle.
I would avoid driving it until you get it fixed.

:iagree: Anything that has to do with the engine not working properly should be addressed or not used until fixed.

Ooops, so what you are saying is that there is greater risk of damage with a working injector that has a problem with its spray pattern than one that does not function at all?
To quote from my dealer (translation from French): Injector number 4 spray pattern outside of tolerance levels.
Could you tell me what type of damage I risk if I continue to ride it until I service it in two weeks time?