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i'm having the same problem as lwin...this morning i went and stuck my nose next to (as close as i could get) the injectors. my car had been sitting overnight and had not been running since. i caught a feint smell of gas from my right front injector. i'm no car mechanic, but seeing i didn't smell gas from any of the others, is it safe to say this may be my culprit?? i may go run some injector cleaner through her, but i'm kinda leary about doing that (i don't like additives). anything else i could do other than ordering a new injector (i.e. taking it out and tyring to clean it somehow)? thanks!
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I lived in Buffalo, NY for 5 years while in school about 15 minutes from the falls - at least once a month we'd cross the border for some labatt maximum ice or molson XXX. We always called it canadian coffee. I can't even get regular labatt ice down here and blue is $15 a 12 pack. That's the one thing I don't like about the southern bible belt - the beer selection stinks. Anyone else with injector problems that wants to troubleshoot - I have 4 more used (160k) injectors taking up shelf space. Nothing wrong with them, I happened upon a new set including rails on e-bay for real cheap and changed them out.
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Matt Locker Link 2015 BRZ Limited 6MT 92 Ebony LS-L ECUtune Stage2av1, Z32 MAF, 370cc injectors, TomsSVX intake, BontragerWorks 22mm RSB #003, HID Hi and Lo beams, OT endlink and bushing mods, PWR Aluminum radiator, Harvey's QC shift kit, 2.5" flowmaster 80 exhaust, 17" Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, Poly sway bar bushings, Slotted Bradi rotors, AFBeefcake powdercoated calipers, 97 grill, and a huge set of air horns. 300,000 miles and counting 92 Ebony LS-L. ecutune stage1v4, motorsport 1pc pulley. Garage Queen - sold to Dad in upstate NY 155,000 miles 19 Subaru Ascent Premium - -Hers !. 89 DL 4x4 little red wagon - a.k.a. The immortal suby. 275k R.I.P. |
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Beav,
I don't know what's with my car anymore. I'm trying to address 2, maybe 3 issues. The one regarding the injector is because car starts fine on cold, car starts fine on hot, but car struggles to start (8-9 turnovers before it catches) on warm (car sits for 1-4 hours). I smelled fuel out of right front cylinder when I removed the plug, so I'm suspecting a leaking injector. Plugs were replaced from Bosch Platinum (with 30k miles on them) with NGK Iridium IX. The old plugs that came out, all of them looked normal. The hesitation problem, I went and replaced the fuel pump anyways, because it wasn't outrageously expensive, my girlfriend's caused me to run out of fuel on the car twice (don't ask), and I wanted to get to the tank anyways to fix the sender (which now works 80%+ of the time instead of 10%). Anyhoo, hesitation *seems* to be gone, but need a few more days to confirm. But the third problem, which I thought might have been related to the second problem, is the erratic idle. It's happening less since I replaced the fuel pump, but it's still there. I'm going to try to get a vacuum gauge on the car next week and let the car idle to see if I can get it to act up. Oi. Gotta get them all fixed before the big meet. I've got the meet, plus 3 days in Chicago before, plus 4 days for the Blue Ridge Parkway after the meet. VK Quote:
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Immortal Suby,
One TWO-FOUR of Labatt Maximum, delivered, coming up! VK Quote:
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I can almost taste it already! Thanks, you made my day. Now I have to go dig out that Strange Brew video and find my winter hat.....
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Matt Locker Link 2015 BRZ Limited 6MT 92 Ebony LS-L ECUtune Stage2av1, Z32 MAF, 370cc injectors, TomsSVX intake, BontragerWorks 22mm RSB #003, HID Hi and Lo beams, OT endlink and bushing mods, PWR Aluminum radiator, Harvey's QC shift kit, 2.5" flowmaster 80 exhaust, 17" Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, Poly sway bar bushings, Slotted Bradi rotors, AFBeefcake powdercoated calipers, 97 grill, and a huge set of air horns. 300,000 miles and counting 92 Ebony LS-L. ecutune stage1v4, motorsport 1pc pulley. Garage Queen - sold to Dad in upstate NY 155,000 miles 19 Subaru Ascent Premium - -Hers !. 89 DL 4x4 little red wagon - a.k.a. The immortal suby. 275k R.I.P. |
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Re: This could be a problem
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I found a couple bolts holding the intake down were loose a while back after always having a slight gas smell in the engine compartment near there and I could also smell gas when accelerating and the sunroof was open. I have since replaced the gaskets and no more smell of gas but there were not any noticeable driveability or startup problems associated with it.
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Matt Locker Link 2015 BRZ Limited 6MT 92 Ebony LS-L ECUtune Stage2av1, Z32 MAF, 370cc injectors, TomsSVX intake, BontragerWorks 22mm RSB #003, HID Hi and Lo beams, OT endlink and bushing mods, PWR Aluminum radiator, Harvey's QC shift kit, 2.5" flowmaster 80 exhaust, 17" Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, Poly sway bar bushings, Slotted Bradi rotors, AFBeefcake powdercoated calipers, 97 grill, and a huge set of air horns. 300,000 miles and counting 92 Ebony LS-L. ecutune stage1v4, motorsport 1pc pulley. Garage Queen - sold to Dad in upstate NY 155,000 miles 19 Subaru Ascent Premium - -Hers !. 89 DL 4x4 little red wagon - a.k.a. The immortal suby. 275k R.I.P. |
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Beav,
Thx for all the suggestions. You have no idea how much I appreciate your advice. Regarding the fuel, we switch fuels here around the same time as when we have to adjust the clocks. I've also resetted the computer by disconnecting the battery overnight, to force the engine to recalibrate if it's the fuel, but no such luck. Throttle body was cleaned after the initial problem had started, but that didn't really solve the problem either. The service manual had pointers as to how to read the vacuum gauge, so for someone like me that's inexperienced, it's an easy way to rule in or out another 5 or 6 problems. Good thing I'm not really busy with work, which allows me to both work on the car as well as reducing my reliance on the car. Phew! VK |
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Two more ways to determine which one of the injectors leak:
1. Take intake manifold off and look. Inlet passage will be much cleaner around the leaking injector - leaking gas does wash away the deposits. No, I don't recommend this seriously - it's a biggish exercise to remove the manifold on SVX. 2. Take the fuel rails with injectors out, plug one end with a finger, pump some air into another end and watch for bubbles on the injector tips. You may need some soap and water... This is probably the easiest and fastest way to diagnose it, there is also a 50% chance that you would not have to remove the second rail at all :-). I had exactly the same symptoms - easy start cold & hot, does not start warm until throttle is floored. One new injector is all it took to completely eliminate the problem. |
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Grrrr....I really need to find my problem injector(s)!
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