Is it safe to drive a max with a bad injector for say 250 miles.
I did drive my old one with two bad ones for a a long time so I think it should be
fine. Let me know what you think.

 

it will be fine.
sucky to drive, but it'll survive

 

I'm in the same boat as you my friend. I have a rear center fuel injector that needs to be replaced but it's still drivable..the power is cut some and the mpg is lower but it still gets from point A to point B [it's been driven about 1,200 miles w/ the BFI so far]

 

Cool The only reason I asked is because I'm about to buy a new one thats 250 miles away and has a bad injector. My old one got rear ended
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Driving 250 miles for an injector doesnt sounds good at all. The time consuming and the gas and tolls. Add that all up is a brand new injector with a intake manifold gasket and maybe labor time if u can do it.

 

I'm not driving 250 miles for a injector I'm driving 250 miles for a whole car. And said car has a bad injector.

 

...but u still have to drive it 250 miles back don't you? lol

 

I drove my old one for a year with 2 bad injectors.

 

I drove with 3 bad ones for a short distance, couldnt get over 30-40 mph though. Also drove 150mi with a bad coil, which is equivelent. It had just failed but it was a holiday and the dealers were closed.

Driving with a single bad one is not too bad, you'll be fine.

 

So if you drive too long with a bad injector is it going to mess up your catalytic converter ?

 

I used to have a 3rd gen VG. I drove it for a long time on 5 cylinders....then on 4. Finally replaced those two, then had a third injector go out. I never had any problems, except the crappy sound and lack of power.

 

currently running on four injectors.. car works, but has no power andd uses a crapload of gas..

 

oh, and one girl i drove home refered to the car as 'the vibrator'

 

so true :PP

 

Thats funny.

 

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