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Testing a leaking fuel injector?

9.3K views 3 replies 3 participants last post by  workinwithtools  
#1 ·
Can someone help me clarify how to test a leaking fuel injector?

First is a fuel injector is leaking fuel will the ticking still be hear if checking for a working fuel injector?
Also, if I connect a fuel gauge and jump the relay for the fuel pump so I can keep the fuel pump running will the fuel pressure start to decrease and if so how much fuel pressure will be lost. Finally, if I pull out the fuel injectors with the fuel rail so I can see if a injector is leaking is that a good way to see if the injector is leaking but how do I get fuel if there's not any pressure?

Thanks!
 
#3 ·
pulling the injector is the best way to test it imho.
lots of vids on this subject and info on this forum search function.

it's basically a garden hose.

turn on the water with the valve off (spray seafoam through it without hooking up a 9v battery to the 2 terminals first) to see if it leaks. if not, then turn on the valve and test for leaks with the valve open. also, see if it sprays the seafoam out of it ok.

not sure how to test it on the car for leaks.

the click has nothing to do with leaking btw. the click is just the valve turning on.

if you have negative short term and/or long term fuel trim(s) at idle that approach stoich at 2500 rpm, then you could have a dripping injector.

note, don't manually turn the injector on for more than a second at a time as normal operation pulses it for millisecond duty cycles.

tony