Injector Click Test (outside of motor) Options

[lsintampa]

OK,

I hooked up a pig-tail to this injector. Then I got a 9V battery and tapped the pig-tail numerous times.

I never hear the injector click - and I'm assuming that it should.

The pig-tail does spark though - as if there is a short - which seems odd.

So, what is that telling me?

BTW - PO has said that all the injectors were cleaned and tested and all tested and sprayed well. They were however sitting in a baggy for three months. I can't imagine that they just went south????

All four injectors and the cold start valve all behave the same way.

Thanks,

Len

[aircooledtechguy]

I just went through this on a friends car that uses the same injectors. We cleaned them about 6 weeks ago in my ultrasonic cleaner and bagged them. Last week we went to fire up the motor and only had 2 working inectors. So I pulled the offending injectors and bench tested them just like you had done. No click, but passed electrical test. They were just stuck.

I simply banged them against the corner of my vise on the work bench a couple times and that was all it took. They began to click and the car was soon running on all 4 cylinders again. The moral of the story is this: If they don't work now, what's it gonna hurt them to get bashed a bit on the vise and see if that un-freezes them?? If they break,. . . well,. . . they're already broken so you have nothing to loose. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)