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Turblown

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Oct 9, 2003
Phoenix, Arizona
Ok... I really need some help troubleshooting a problem!

I did a boost leak test and found a leak around my injectors. So I bought new o-rings, and insulators and installed them on the injectors. Now my car is only running on two injectors!
I tested with my datalogger and found that injectors 3 and 4 are not firing. I verified this once again by simply pulling the injector plugs off of the 3rd and 4th injectors. I'm not sure what values I should be getting but I tested each injector for resistance and each came out to about 8 ohms. I'm assuming that there may be a problem in the wiring harness, but how would this happen all of a sudden?

Where did I go wrong? What do I do to fix this problem? What kind of troubleshooting can I do to narrow down the problem?

PLEASE HELP!!!
 
With old harnesses like that, they're usually fine until you touch them. Did the connectors for the 3rd and 4th cylinder feel properly seated? You might have broken a wire inside of the connector. Try a continuity test at on the harness.
 
honestly... all of my plugs are pretty crappy... but the 3rd and 4th injectors are no worse than the first two... and I left off the retaining clips for testing purposes and the first two still work. I'm probably going to pick up a noid light (not sure where they sell them) to test for a pulse and then check the line between the injector and the ecu...

Does anyone know what ECU pins (numbers) connect to the injectors?
 
Quasimondo said:
Pins 51, 52, 60, and 61. Check if the injection resistors are blown as well.

Sweet... thanks! For future reference... I also found the info here.

Well... I'll do some testing and come back with the results!
 
Okay... I'm a total idiot... but I figure I'd post an update for future searchers...

Make sure to check your Plug Wire Order when putting everything back together!

Apparently I switched two of the plug wires making both cylinders fail... switched them back and all is well. :)
 
Turblown said:
Okay... I'm a total idiot... but I figure I'd post an update for future searchers...

Make sure to check your Plug Wire Order when putting everything back together!

Apparently I switched two of the plug wires making both cylinders fail... switched them back and all is well. :)


You dumbass.. :p
 
oldman said:
You dumbass.. :p

Yeah... I know... the first thing I did when the engine wasn't running correctly was to test the cylinders with my datalogger... I guess I figured that they would all still fire if the plug wires were connected... just not in order... but apparently it doesn't... anyways. :rolleyes:
 
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