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Title: leaking injectors?
Post by: theolodian on 05 April 2007, 20:22:20

How prone are the V6's to leaking injectors?  When I started mine to come back home today it missed quite badly.  It has done this once before.  I thought maybe with the heat wave it could be leaking injectors.  The only other thing about today is that the fuel light was on, but it drove quite a ways home.  It took a minute to clear, but after that it was fine.

It has 153K.

Title: Re: leaking injectors?
Post by: Matchless on 05 April 2007, 22:01:56

I had it on one car.
Symptoms were difficult to start, lumpy running for few seconds and fuel smell from exhaust immediately on start-up. If throttle was opened slightly it fired up first turn but still sounded rich for a second or so. Replacement injectors cured it

Title: Re: leaking injectors?
Post by: theolodian on 05 April 2007, 22:05:13

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I had it on one car.
Symptoms were difficult to start, lumpy running for few seconds and fuel smell from exhaust immediately on start-up. If throttle was opened slightly it fired up first turn but still sounded rich for a second or so. Replacement injectors cured it

OK, cheers!  Mine isn't that bad yet, but I will be ready to do a better job of checking next time.  I figured that was it, but I had the radio so loud it didn't sink in what was happening until I was already moving.  ::)

Title: Re: leaking injectors?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 05 April 2007, 23:57:04

Rather than replace the injectors send them here: http://www.injectorcleaning.co.uk/. I used them once. Injectors were back in a couple of days with a before and after report, new finger filters, sealing O rings and pintle caps.

Only problem is the car's off the road for a few days. If that's a problem buy a second hand set and send them away then swap over.

Kevin

Title: Re: leaking injectors?
Post by: theolodian on 06 April 2007, 07:50:14

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Rather than replace the injectors send them here: http://www.injectorcleaning.co.uk/. I used them once. Injectors were back in a couple of days with a before and after report, new finger filters, sealing O rings and pintle caps.

Only problem is the car's off the road for a few days. If that's a problem buy a second hand set and send them away then swap over.

Kevin

Thanks.  I used a can of Forte 6 months ago, but I only got round to replacing the fuel filter recently.  It has only happened twice, so I'm not going to rush to fix it yet.

Title: Re: leaking injectors?
Post by: TheBoy on 06 April 2007, 08:43:33

i'm sure someone breaking one can supply you the intlet/injector rail cheap if you do need to repair...

Title: Re: leaking injectors?
Post by: theolodian on 06 April 2007, 08:57:30

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i'm sure someone breaking one can supply you the intlet/injector rail cheap if you do need to repair...

I thought I was in for a tenner with James, but 2.5L won't fit.  :(

Title: Re: leaking injectors?
Post by: TheBoy on 06 April 2007, 08:58:45

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i'm sure someone breaking one can supply you the intlet/injector rail cheap if you do need to repair...

I thought I was in for a tenner with James, but 2.5L won't fit.  :(

Somebody must be breaking a 3.0l....

Title: Re: leaking injectors?
Post by: theolodian on 06 April 2007, 08:59:58

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i'm sure someone breaking one can supply you the intlet/injector rail cheap if you do need to repair...

I thought I was in for a tenner with James, but 2.5L won't fit.  :(

Somebody must be breaking a 3.0l....

Wait, isn't LB?  No wonder he said 2.5L wouldn't fit.  ;) ;D

Title: Re: leaking injectors?
Post by: Admin on 06 April 2007, 14:20:10

 ;D ;D ;D

I didn't say the 2.5 would not fit.... just that there are 2 different ones as per the stamp on the front left of the inlet manifold.

Title: Re: leaking injectors?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 06 April 2007, 19:44:33

The injector flow rates will almost certainly be different between a 2.5 and a 3.0.

Kevin