Can Anybody Lend Me An Injector?

[AlanWak]

I've just pulled my 172 out of storage for the new motorsport year. It was running fine at first but it soon developed an intermittent misfire which is now a permanent misfire!

A friend has helped me pull the error code and it's indicating an open circuit on cylinder 3 injector. I'm getting power to the injector and the injector seems to be pulsing with a stethoscope held against it. So the injector seems to be working but there's clearly something wrong. I'll be changing the spark plugs to make sure the problem isn't there.

Time is now against me, my first Autosolo of the year isn't far away and I need to defend my Welsh and South West Championship titles! I need to determine what's wrong rapidly. Does anybody have a known good injector I could borrow before I splash out on a set of injectors? If I've had one injector fail then the others could follow, so I may as well replace them all. I'm in Maidenhead.

Has a anybody else experienced a similar problem with this error? Was it the injector?

 

[benji93]

I recently had injector for cyl 3 fail aswell so I had a couple spare, just checked where you are and I won't be dropping it off haha could send you one if you wanted, I got a couple as spare as I missplaced the full spare set I bought

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[AlanWak]

I recently had injector for cyl 3 fail aswell so I had a couple spare, just checked where you are and I won't be dropping it off haha could send you one if you wanted, I got a couple as spare as I missplaced the full spare set I bought

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Great thanks for the offer. Waiting for post/courier is my biggest enemy right now.
I'll see if any others pop up closer - I'd like to get an injector in asap to make sure that's the real problem.
If nothing appears then I'll give you my address.
Thanks again.

 

[car.crash]

For what they cost I'd be inclined to buy a new one.

 

[benji93]

Great thanks for the offer. Waiting for post/courier is my biggest enemy right now.
I'll see if any others pop up closer - I'd like to get an injector in asap to make sure that's the real problem.
If nothing appears then I'll give you my address.
Thanks again.

Message me if you're having a hard time finding one, can always send it next day or somethin

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[AlanWak]

For what they cost I'd be inclined to buy a new one.

Time is the issue. I can't obtain a new injector quickly enough as they all need to be posted. Eurocarparts don't have any in stock. I'd like to test this weekend, time until my first proper event is getting shorter.

I'm doing a 12 Car this evening (in my Rover) near St Albans, anybody local with an injector?

 

[Djw John]

Swap 2 injectors around and see if the problem moves to the new cylinder. Then it confirms it's the injector

 

[McGherkin]

^this

 

[AlanWak]

Thanks all, some used injectors obtained for further diagnosis. Time is my next obstacle, ideally I need to fix this in one session.

 

[ADS_V6]

@Davyy Link your injector how to

 

[Stay Puft]

Comprehensive 5 page guide on how to change an injector..

http://cliosport.net/threads/help-please-have-i-broken-my-car.803503/

 

[ADS_V6]

Comprehensive 5 page guide on how to change an injector..

http://cliosport.net/threads/help-please-have-i-broken-my-car.803503/

All about helping others out in a crisis :up:

 

[STEVE.M]

Comprehensive 5 page guide on how to change an injector..

http://cliosport.net/threads/help-please-have-i-broken-my-car.803503/

And how not to! :smile:

 

[AlanWak]

Resolved. It was the injector in cylinder 3, then the injector went down in 4 as well! Could the injectors be clogging where the car has been standing for two months? The two injectors nearest the fuel entry to the fuel rail have stopped working.

Still waiting for four new injectors plus I'll put some injector cleaner in the fuel.

Almost ready for the first Autosolo of the year at Kemble on 19th Feb.