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Posted by: zen motorcycle Nov 9 2006, 09:42 PM

I got a rebuilt injector as mine was leaking and proceeded to install it. I got everything buttoned up and started to look at the old injector to see where it was leaking exactly


I don't see the tip seal

Any chance it just disintegrated?

I didn't feel anything like a seal while I was inserting the new one.

If it was/is still in the injector hole what can I do

Thanks

Posted by: Scott-thundercat Nov 9 2006, 09:56 PM

none of my injectors had that on em. i know they should of but i couldnt find em either- it ran fine though.

Posted by: bd1308 Nov 9 2006, 11:07 PM

doesnt not running the inner injector seal cause sealing issues and vacuum leaks?

Posted by: ClayPerrine Nov 10 2006, 11:57 AM

Yes, they will cause vacuum leaks if they are missing.


Go to O'Reilley's and get a set of injector seals from the help isle. They are for Japanese cars, but they fit a 914 just fine.

Posted by: zen motorcycle Nov 10 2006, 09:58 PM

Let me make this clear
I have the new injector installed in the car with a new tip seal. I don't see the old tip seal from the old injector I removed.

Could it have been pushed into the cylinder? If so how to remove. Engine has not been turned over yet.

Posted by: zen motorcycle Nov 12 2006, 05:30 PM

Please
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thank you

Posted by: Brian_Boss Nov 12 2006, 05:42 PM

They do tend to stick in the manifold sometimes so I would check that. If it's not there, I would go ahead and fire it up. I doubt it would makei t into the cylinder and, if it did somehow, it probably wouldn't be disasterous. It's only rubber.

My car had two seals on a couple of the injectors - probably from the PO not noticing they stayed in the manifold.

Hope this helps.