somick <sam.libman@gmail.com> wrote in
news:63562876-48aa-44bc-b04a-8302b42433d9@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

> Tegger, you rock!
>>
>> With what code? This is not trivial, you know.
>
> I guess I rushed to judgment!!!
>
> The car belongs to my son and the EGR trouble code was just passed on
> to me. I tested the system on Wednesday but did not find anything
> wrong.
>
> I was going to read codes myself but with 102 degrees outside I just
> quit.
>
> I will read codes this weekend and report back.
>>
>> Is this a V6 or an L4? I'm guessing a 4.
>
> Sorry, forgot to mention it. Yes this is 4 cylinder.
>>
>
>>
>> Do not buy new injectors. They cost close to $300 each for OEM.
>> Keihin injectors do NOT go bad.
>>
>> > Will I be able to tell which one leaks?
>>
>> Only if you push them back into the rail and visually see if they
>> leak.
>>
>> Lay a towel down on the manifold. Place the rail on the towel with
>> the injectors installed into the rail (tie them well in place so they
>> don't pop out! 40psi fuel pressure! BIG mess!). Turn the key to "II"
>> for two seconds, then turn it to "0". Do this several times in
>> succession. Any gas-smelling dark spots on the towel that appear to
>> come from the pintle area?
>>
> I will do that.
>> Tegger
>>
>
> Thank you, again!
>
> I will post back as soon as I get more information.
>
> Sam
>
>



I should point out something rather important that I just remembered...
You might not have leaky injectors at all, but instead a fuel pump with
a faulty check valve. A bad check valve allows fuel pressure to bleed
off back into the tank over time, resulting in low fuel rail pressure on
cranking.

Try this test before pulling everything apart:
1) Turn key to "II" and leave it until Check Engine light goes off
(2 seconds), then turn back to "0".
2) Repeat this five or six times in quick succession.
3) Try to start the engine.
Does the engine now start normally? Then fuel rail pressure is probably
bleeding off too fast, and you need to have a fuel pressure leakdown
test done.

If the above test has no effect, then do the towel test. And use soft
wire to tie the injectors in place. You can get cheap rolls of soft wire
at Michaels (the craft store your wife shops at) in the beading section.
The beading section is at the front left side of the store (can you tell
I'm married?).

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Tegger

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