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Old 06-28-2004, 05:25 PM
john90290 john90290 is offline
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Unhappy Thanks for the help.

I would like to say thanks for all of the technical support with regard to my question. In the words of Al Pacino in the movie "heat" I am over-blanking-whelmed.

Too bad, you guys have helped me out in the past but I was left hanging on this one.

Enough complaining, here is what happened and what I learned, hope it helps someone else out:


First, I would recommend an assortment of 5mm Allen tools to reach the bolts on the FI retaining clips.

You will need a 16 mm and a 14mm open end wrench. I used the 16mm around the injector AND the retaining clip, it's a lot easier than attempting to squeeze in a 12mm to hold the injector while you remove the fuel line with the 14mm.
Injectors 5 and 6 had some rust like residue on the injector tip. Not sure if it was rust as the injectors are brass or if it came from the tank. (I hope not)

The car runs great, the idle problem is 80% better. It use to stumble at idle and surge mildly when the cruise control was set at 80. Now it seems to just be a consistent low idle problem, no more surging. I have to have the mixture adjusted as it was adjusted by my tech prior to the FI change.

I put 200 plus miles on the car this weekend and it appears as if the gas consumption is either the same or slightly better. All in all a simple,relatively inexpense, fix.
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