Leaking injector

[daneyan]

i noticed that 2 of my injectors are leaking very slowly. will driving the car in this state cause ne problems. the don't leak bad or ne thing, they just leak a tiny bit. i need the car for work this week so i was wondering if ne one can chime in and tell me if i'll have ne problems.

 

[Piratetip]

Change the O-rings in the injectors.

 

[daneyan]

would ne auto parts store have o-rings or would i have to go through the dealer?

 

[jetjock]

I'm pretty sure the leaks won't care which state you're driving in. Leaking how? Externally or internally? Either will cause a loss of fuel system rest pressure and could result in hard starting. External leaks could result in an opportunity for breaking out the marshmellows.

 

[daneyan]

externall leaks.

 

[jetjock]

Fuel leaks of any kind are always bad news in one sense or another. If at the manifold it's not that big a deal other than possible hard starting. Just do as Piratetip says as soon as you can. It's still going to be an issue in how the car runs but you probably won't notice it and at least the fire danger is less. If at the rail I'd park the car until it was fixed.

 

[supra90turbo]

I'm with jetjock, but when wouldn't I agree with him...

Also, lol @ "leaks won't care which state you're driving in"

 

[jetjock]

Just trying to inject a little humor after being such a weenie earlier. I'm glad he was a good sport about it

 

[sportinct26]

would ne auto parts store have o-rings or would i have to go through the dealer?

yup.. even kragen has em... 4 buck for the whole injector sealer kit. so about 24 for all six.. dont forget to rotate them and DIP the o-rings in gas(i let them sit for about 15 minutes).. i made a mistake ones and that was scary lol :nono:

 

[suprahero]

Just for the record....My opinion ALWAYS goes with Jetjock. He is smarter than the average bear. Nice to know that he has a sense of humor along with his higher than average intelligence.

 

[jetjock]

Shucks, you guys are embarressing me. I'm not all that smart, screw up on ocassion, and I'm still learning all the time. But I am a very technical guy and learn things in depth. Before changing careers I spent most of my life as a machine design/maintenance/industrial process control engineer in many different industries. Since cars are nothing more than machines and EFI is nothing more than a form of process control it's not difficult for me to fathom. In the end my "intelligence" is nothing more than a result of work history combined with a desire to learn and the passage of time (I'm an old guy remember .

 

[daneyan]

thanks for all the info guys.

 

[suprahero]

All that, that you said makes you sound even smarter. You could probably say "I just farted" and it would sound smart. That's just my opinion though. I am glad that you own a supra and that you dont mind offering some sound advice from time to time. lol.