[urq] fuel injector seals

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 Audi had a TSB out back in the 80's regarding injector seals, specific to the turbo cars.? The TSB directs to only use the green "Viton" seals for fuel injectors.? That said, Viton material only raises the resistance to heat, cracking and leakage over the black rubber seals.

To the original post, use Viton (green) seals whenever possible on fuel injectors, they are much better in terms of performance and longevity than black rubber seals, especially on a turbo car.? 

HTH

Scott J


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter <audionly at gmail.com>
To: j.koenig <koenigj at comcast.net>
Cc: urq at audifans.com; Jim Miller <jmiller at quantumcom.com>
Sent: Thu, Sep 3, 2009 3:39 pm
Subject: Re: [urq] fuel injector seals










Oh, that's right (My dimentia faded for a moment)  Audi did go to the Viton
because of the fires; but then a bulletin came out through some national
firemans association that the Viton gave off toxic fumes and they would not
put out any Audi fires!!! And of course that whole Audi campaign with those
fires started in Colorado where new 5000' turboes  were regularly catching
fire on the way up I-70 to the Eisenhower tunnel because of the seals! Audi
wouldn't believe Karl (Service manager at Prestige Porsche Audi for 30
years) until they came here from Germany and drove a car up the
mountain.................... It caught fire and burned to the ground as they
stood by and watched. PC

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 2:23 PM, j.koenig <koenigj at comcast.net> wrote:

> 'Back in the day' as the saying goes, the green (Viton?) ones were a part
> of the Audi
> campaign to help prevent 5000s and such from catching fire.  At the time,
> they were
> considered the ones to use.  I'm working from not-so-reliable-anymore
> memory, and I don't
> know anything about the (later?) "Victor Reinz" black ones.
>
> Sorry if this is just old, useless 'news.'
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Miller" <jmiller at quantumcom.com>
> To: <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:26 PM
> Subject: [urq] fuel injector seals
>
>
> Anyone have a preference on type of fuel injector seals? The one
> between the injector and the upper insert.
> I see what's available are the greenish Bosch ones and the black
> Victor Reinz ones.
> Thanks.
> Jim
>
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