Injectors out...

Injectors out...

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shake n bake

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2,221 posts

206 months

Saturday 6th February 2016
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Hi all.
I'm going to pull the injectors out tomorrow and have them cleaned, any tips and anything else worth doing whilst I'm there?
Thanks.

ianwayne

6,244 posts

267 months

Saturday 6th February 2016
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I got mine back from injectortune today. It took a lot of wiggling, pulling and cursing before I got mine out. Didn't want to force them. You need to take the plenum and baseplate off to be able to lift the fuel rail. The injector electrical connectors all come out of the loom in their appropriate spot on mine so there should be no chance of cross connection. Mark them if you're not sure.

5 of the 8 were 3% down on flow with 3 of them a reduced spray pattern. I'm hoping for improved running but none of them were all that bad, unfortunately. After 84k miles!

I'm taking the opportunity to vacuum out the leaves, dust and debris that seems to accumulate under the base plate. The plenum cover is getting a good clean (you may want to polish it?), and I'm refurbing the coil while it's out too. No Red Bull shiny metal covering, just some satin black paint.

The fuel temperature sensor could be changed while you're on the passenger side, but that may be overkill. The fuel rail is probably ripe for shining up but I'm not sure about it (?).

Edited by ianwayne on Saturday 6th February 20:31

shake n bake

Original Poster:

2,221 posts

206 months

Saturday 6th February 2016
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I might get my painter to flash over the plenum in the body colour and maybe the rocker boxes too, might be a bit ott though.

caduceus

6,069 posts

265 months

ianwayne

6,244 posts

267 months

Saturday 6th February 2016
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Forgot to mention. Disconnecting the throttle cable end is a bit fiddly (split pin on mine) but unless you want to take the plenum off and away from the car (I did), you may not have to disconnect everything.

Richard 858

1,882 posts

134 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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Personally I'd take the opportunity to paint the fuel rail as well as it can get a bit rusty.