injector bushing replacement

[Steve Sears]

Nate,
Did the replacement about a year ago - pulled one injector and it was
missing the tip cap - turned out it must have fallen off and been eaten by
the engine (yikes) - Phil Payne suggested that the turbo could have ingested
it no problem, but I suspect that the helicoiled #5 spark plug hole might
have been associated with the loss - also the previously reused stretched
head bolts the shop took out when replacing the head gasket last May.  Hmmm.
Someone suggested pulling the tip caps off with pliers, but I'd avoid that
and try to stretch the seals over the tip somehow - it appears that the tip
caps on the injectors I removed (the front 4, anyway) the caps had tiny
spot-welds on them to hold them on.
I used channel lock pliers and a screwdriver (lever) to pull the injectors -
be careful of the fuel lines (and the pressure contained within!!!)
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 5kTQ - new injectors/seals/inserts fall 2000
1980 5k - new injector seals circa-1998
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes - Injectors?  Oil injectors,
right?
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>From: Nate Beck <Nate.Beck at netiq.com>
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: injector bushing replacement
>Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:20:48 -0800
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>Well, I went to the dealer and paid $14 for the bushings for my injectors.
>I
>got 10 all together. 5 big fat green ones and 5 little skinny black ones.
>The question I have is.... I can replace these without taking the intake
>manifold off right? I should be able to take the holder bar off, and then
>one by one pop the injectors out and replace the bushings and pop back in.
>The reason I ask, is you here horror stories about bushings getting stuck
>and having to fish them out. How hard is it?