This is for you who have injected 7's and 8's (or any other in MPI
injected car).
I was 200 miles from home on a fly fishing trip in the Jeep. (Car make
not material). The #1 injector body began leaking profusely. Not the
rubber seal, but the seam between the metal part and the plastic part of
the injector body. What do you do?
#1 Removed fuel rail. (easy and accessable, since I recently installed
new seals)
#2 Removed failing injector.
#3 Made a wood spike from a twig about 1/8" diameter and forced it into
the injector inlet.
#4 Trimmed off excess wood.
#5 Reinstalled injector
#6 Reinstalled fuel rail.
#7 Test ran the engine. No more leaking.
#8 Drove home uneventfully on 5 cylinders.
Was it the 7 years of age on the injector? Was it the MTBE in the
Gasoline? Was it the 149,000 miles on the engine? Who knows.
When I inquired about getting replacements a few months ago, when I did
the seals, the dealer told me those injectors were on a "national
backorder'. In other words, everybody's are going out at once.
Check your injectors for seeping fuel. You don't want to find a a
stream of fuel running down over the exhaust manifold making a puddle
in the campground parking lot 200 miles from home.
By the way, the fishing was great.
Brian N
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