[s-cars] removing injectors/new seals

[Jerry Scott]

I have a friend here in Denver, Bob David, who will clean, rebuild, and flow 
test them for a very low price. Phone is: 303-985-3799.
Jerry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stott Hare" <stott at gwi.net>
To: "'Mike Fitton'" <rfitton at vt.edu>; "'Erik Addy'" <erikaddy at yahoo.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] removing injectors/new seals


> Actually, when I had my injectors cleaned/flow matched last spring, they
> were returned with new orings... which of course left me with $40 
> something
> in injector orings which I didn't need.  You might check with whoever you
> plan on using to see if they replace them.  For reference, I used Marren
> Fuel Injection in CT and was very pleased with turn around time and 
> quality
> of service.
>
> -Stott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Mike Fitton
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 12:40 PM
> To: Erik Addy
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] removing injectors/new seals
>
> I just did this two weekends ago...made a world of difference.  The p/n
> for the seals is 035 906 149 A and you'll need 10 of them.
>
> It's a pretty straightforward job.  Unplug the injectors, pop them out
> of the intake manifold, back off the little clips that secure them to
> the rail, and pop them out of the rail.  Note the exact orientation of
> the metal clips as I had some difficulty figuring out exactly how far
> into the rail the injectors should go before the clips go back into the
> right place.  Have rags on hand to soak up any fuel that drips out...I
> didn't go to any effort to evacuate the rail first, but it wasn't all
> that much fuel.  Be careful with the part of the injector that secures
> the o-rings, especially on the number 4 and 5 injectors.  They get
> baked, become brittle, and are prone to damage.  I recommend cutting the
> old o-rings off rather than trying to bring them over the lip intact.
> Installation is reverse of removal.  The new o-rings will be way
> tighter, so I used I few taps with a rubber mallet to seat everything
> before bolting down.  Fire it up (it'll take a few turns to fill the
> rail back up) and check for seepage.  Also, I spent some time in the
> inlet ports with rags, q-tips, and throttle cleaner...never hurts to
> clean something while you're in there.
>
> -Cheers!
> Mike
>
> Erik Addy wrote:
>> Going on vacation next week and thinking of having my injectors (mit 
>> 160k+
> on them) out to be cleaned.
>>
>> Any tricks to removing them?  Anyone know the p/n's I would need for new
> seals on reinstallation?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Erik
>>
>>
>>
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