Stuck Injector
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Stuck Injector
I am replacing the injector o-rings and I cannot seem to get the drivers side rear injector removed. The other three on this side cam out fairly easy without too much cussing. However, this back one is a you know what. Does anyone have a good trick to getting stuck injectors out? If so I would appreciate it. I was think about plugging in the block heater but that will make the rest of the block expand only making it tighter. Let me know what the trick is. Thanks Jake
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Jake- Have you managed to get the collar around the injector over the bolt at the top of the injector? If not, you might have to remove that bolt altogether. I've had trouble getting the collar over that bolt, and removing it was the only way I could get it to come loose. Once that's done, work from the top of the injector with a pry bar, (I use a small crowbar) and use leverage on the underside of the collar.
Good luck.
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Quadzilla,
Thanks for the reply. After a lot of cussing it finally came loose. The injector started to come out about 3/8ths of an inch and then it wouldn't come out. I pushed it back down in the hole and then pryed on the both the bottom and top and it slid right out like its suppose to.
Now I have the truck back together and it takes forever for it to fire. I mean it spins and spins and finally fires.
The back injector is not wanting to fire now. When I first started it only one injector would fire now all of them but the back one are working. It worked before I pulled it and don' have a clue what it wrong with it now.
It acts like there is still air in the fuel system. COuld this be why the injector will not fire? I would appreciate all the help. Thanks again Jake
Thanks for the reply. After a lot of cussing it finally came loose. The injector started to come out about 3/8ths of an inch and then it wouldn't come out. I pushed it back down in the hole and then pryed on the both the bottom and top and it slid right out like its suppose to.
Now I have the truck back together and it takes forever for it to fire. I mean it spins and spins and finally fires.
The back injector is not wanting to fire now. When I first started it only one injector would fire now all of them but the back one are working. It worked before I pulled it and don' have a clue what it wrong with it now.
It acts like there is still air in the fuel system. COuld this be why the injector will not fire? I would appreciate all the help. Thanks again Jake
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Jake, in the process of pulling your injectors, you also drained the HPOP reservoir. The reason it doesn't want to fire is the oil level could be way low inside the reservoir.
You can speed up the process a little by pulling the plug on the top of the HPOP, and topping it off with engine oil. You'll save your batteries a little work that way.
You've also introduced a lot of air into your fuel system, so it could take a while for the engine to catch, and start running. Once it does, expect a ton of smoke until it burns off the excess fuel going through the system while it's cranking. It'll probably take 50 miles of driving, or more, to totally purge the air from the system, though the smoke will go away within a few miles.
Good luck.
You can speed up the process a little by pulling the plug on the top of the HPOP, and topping it off with engine oil. You'll save your batteries a little work that way.
You've also introduced a lot of air into your fuel system, so it could take a while for the engine to catch, and start running. Once it does, expect a ton of smoke until it burns off the excess fuel going through the system while it's cranking. It'll probably take 50 miles of driving, or more, to totally purge the air from the system, though the smoke will go away within a few miles.
Good luck.
