CIS injector replacment and injector lifetimes

[benswann at comcast.net]

I had gotten some a few years back - 2 out of the 5 were weeping in under
10,000 miles/6 months.   Really confounded diagnosing problems with the MC
rebuild with mods. Finally nailed it down.  Couldn't believe it, similar to the
recent 4kq fuel pumps that didn't last too long either.

Ben

[Subject: CIS injector replacment and injector lifetimes
From: Peter Golledge <petergg at dimensional.com>
To: quattro at audifans.com
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:18:03 -0600

Listers,

Those of you who have poor starting and think "well those injectors were
replaced a while back" might want to reconsider.  Replaced the injectors
in my wife's MC motor, these were all of three years old (50K miles) and
starting is back to normal.  I suspect the newer Bosch injectors just
don't last like the originals.

I also found the source of the muck on the side of the motor.  The stud
on no. 5 exhaust manifold had backed out about 5mm.  New gaskets all
round and the MC is running sweetly.

Cheers
--
Peter Golledge]