Fuel Injector HELP PLEASE!

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Gavla
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Post Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:38 pm

Ok so I finally had some spare time to change my fuel injectors, or so I thought.

I managed to get everything unscrewed, pipes blocked off etc.

Problem is for the life of me I could not get the fuel rail out because the injectors would not "pop" out. All the literature says a bit of force is needed, but nothing I did helped, I stopped only because I was worried I might break something.

Is there a trick to this? Can the seize up? How much force is a "bit"?

Thanks in advance for any advice and help.
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d1mkaz
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Post Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:41 pm

they do need a bit more force, I can't tell how much exactly, but a bit more than you used :)

please can someone confirm?
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Post Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:08 pm

Injectors are held in place by a rubber O ring..... :D
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Post Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:15 am

So I am gathering I wont break anything?

I will give it another try tomorrow if I have time.
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Post Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:18 pm

So I got the refurbed injectors in today, yip, a little bit more force was necessary. Hopefully this will help my fuel consumption?
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