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Originally Posted by funola
In a pinch, you can re-use a heat shield by doing this:
Find and place a ball bearing slightly larger in diameter than the hole in the heat shield, support the bottom of the heat shield with a thick flat washer and place it in a vise and "un-crush" the heat shield so that there is approx a 1 mm gap when the heat shield is placed on the injector. Clean the mating surfaces of the heat shield and injector nozzle with WD-40 and a rag untill there is no more carbon before install.
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Here is a visual aid.
This is a crushed head shield.
Notice That there is no gap between the head shield and the injector holder.
This is a un-crushed head shield.
Notice the gap.
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