Date:         Fri, 15 Mar 2002 14:51:13 -0800
Reply-To:     Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
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From:         Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Removal fo FI injectors
Comments: To: John Rodgers <jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM>
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prior to beginning work:  disconnect your battery ground strap.  i used
a rag with cleaner on it to wipe the area above and around the injectors
so no crud would fall into the path of the seals or into the housing
itself.

the injectors have a bolt holding a bracket that holds both injectors in
place (with their seals).  undo that bolt and you can pull the fuel rail
away from the block and the injectors out.  if you are changing fuel
lines, disconnect the feed line to the rail and you can lift the whole
kit'n'kaboodle out of the engine compartment.

watch out for the injector clip-on plugs, so that they don't get
reversed, or broken.  the passenger side of the engine requires you take
off your aircleaner, and perhaps your afm (depends upon how much room
you want to work).  the other side is blocked by a variety of things
nonremovable, but not so much so that you can't do it from the top.
perhaps that side is easier to do from the bottom (i did it from the
top).

hope this helps.

bill kasper
'87 syncro westfalia
santa cruz, ca
replaced fuel lines as first major engine work in 11 years.


On Friday, March 15, 2002, at 02:34 , John Rodgers wrote:

> Can anyone explain to me the procedure for removing the injectors on the
> 2.1L WBX? How are they mounted in the engine. I have looked at the pics
> in the Bentley, but it's clear as mud as to how they are held in place.
> Do they screw in like spark plugs, push in and snap into position, or
> held in by some sort of retainer? Is access from the top of the engine,
> bottom of the engine? Also what cautions to observe?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>