[Shotimes] Re: Leaky FI

[Alan Fanning]

There's a diagnostic procedure that can be run as part of the KOER tests to
see if any cylinder is running different than the others. Don't recall the
details but perhaps someone can chime in...

    Alan


wrote:

> I'd suspect a clogged one. Seems more common. There is a tiny little screen
> in each injector that can clog. Plus they get carbon deposits near the tip
> and don't distribute fuel very well. The larger particles are harder to
> burn, so it runs lean with a bad spray pattern. When the motor heats up,
> everthing atomizes better anyway.
> You are supposed to be able to listen to them with a stethoscope and a
> sticking one will click different. The manual says to unplug the harness at
> each injector but that's not easy on a SHO. I'm going to try a can of
> injector cleaner on mine. That should help. If that doesn't work, I'll try
> to listen, then I'll probably just change them out with a cleaned set.
> Lee