[s-cars] Injector insert sealant?

Jerry Scott jerryscott at earthlink.net
Mon Apr 25 18:45:54 EDT 2005


I have worked with various engineered rubber products in my past as an 
engineer, and we always used liquid dish soap as a lubricant. It will 
not damage rubber and will dry harmlessly after a while. My 2¢.  I also 
used this the last time that I had my injectors out.
Jerry

Steve Powers wrote:

>that's what I was wondering. I have also heard that soaking the
>o-rings in a bit of gasoline overnight will help them seal. it can't
>hurt them.
>
>Steve
>
>On 4/25/05, Mark Strangways <Strangconst at rogers.com> wrote:
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>>Well, Umm...
>>
>>I have had my injectors in and out about 100 times last year. The only thing
>>I used was some dielectric grease to ease the o-ring in..
>>
>>You have the o-ring on the injectors right  ?
>>
>>Mark
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Stacy Mohr" <samsims at ulmail.net>
>>To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:26 PM
>>Subject: [s-cars] Injector insert sealant?
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>>>Can someone tell me which sealant to use on the injector inserts (aan).
>>>I have tried teflon tape, toctite 565, and now permaseal gasket maker.
>>>I would have tried rtv but that is not suitable with fuel.  Nothing
>>>seals it, nothing is strong enough to hold pressure.  The bentley says
>>>nothing about them.  Please help before I JB weld them in!
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Stacy
>>>
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