Lesson for the newbie!

[Dave_GSR1.8]

So, bought some bigger injectors for the GSR some time ago (more than 6 months), stuck them in the cupboard as could not get to them at the time. Last week finally fitted them and found three did not work.

Turns out they had seized after being on the shelf for so long, my bad, should have stored them better or used them sooner. Had to spend some money getting them fixed, sorted now but the thing I did not realise is that this kind of thing can happen.

Well now I know, and hopefully by passing this on can alert others, like me (newbies), to this sort of trap.

So endeth today's lesson...

 

[4piknup]

So wd40 in the back of them will help?

 

[White Knight]

Was not aware of this mate, thanks for the heads up.
Cheers

 

[VIN18M]

Had the same issue.

Also been told that E85 likes to turn to a rubbery glue substance if you don't start the car for a long period of time (months). Tends to gunk everything up.

 

[brisvr4]

^^ incorrect... I leave mine for months at a time with zero issues,

 

[Dave_GSR1.8]

So wd40 in the back of them will help?

Yep, injectors were cleaned and flow tested just before I bought them, guys I took them to said the cleaning stuff can sometimes gum up the works if they are left too long and they do something like you suggested to stop it happening, I think they said they used CRC.

 

[GeoKez]

Pretty easy to fix if it happens. Mate bought a car that hadn't run for a few years and it had the same problem. We used a syringe full of injector cleaner adapted to the back of the injector and a current limited bench top power supply. Just get some pressure behind the syringe and give the injector a series of 12v pulses limited to about 1.5 amps and they will free up pretty quickly.