Alright so i went and tested my injectors today and well the number 5 injector is open. So it looks like Ill be pretty busy this weekend. Do you guys have any suggestions to make this tune up go alot faster and smoother?

 

Buy a new car?

seriously though, planing ahead, keeping all tools at arms reach, lights, working indoors

 

Make sure you have the required gaskets, and do a little extra maintenance while you are there. Change fuel lines connecting rails, change hardened vacuum hoses etc. clean TB, intake plenum etc if not done before

 

If my experience is anything to go buy, you'll be replacing most of your injectors within the next 6-12 months.

 

that's why it is recommended to do all 6 at one shot.

 

That may be extreme for many people, but I would say do all 3 rear ones at once, and save your "working" ones in case the fronts go out.

 

A VE you can get to the front 3 easily but on the VG all 6 are covered. So for a VG it is very strongly recommended to replace all 6 at once.

~Alex

 

I was gonna buy a new car but now i gotta get this working right.

 

the OP has a VG, that was the reason for my comment.
the ve is a 45min job on the front injectors

 

How long do you think it'll take to change them, i wanna see if i can get started on it today after school and maybe have it done tonight.

 

It can easily be done in an afternoon. Intake might take you 30 45 min if you never have taken it of just to find out what comes of of what. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND SOME VISE GRIPS TO TAKE OF SCREWS ON THE CAPS! If you just use a philips it is likely to strip it out. Before putting intake on cycle key a fey times and let the pump run and check for leaks. I have done this job in just over an hour. (Taken intake off ALOT!)

 

on Vise Grips. It can be done with a screwdriver, but its size and shape has to be exactly matched to those screws.

To take the injector out, loosen it by spinning it around a few times, then put one of the screws back in and use it for leverage to pry up against the bottom of the harness connector.

 

Yea just reminding VE owners its not quite as easy....

I also replaced all the injector cap screws with hex heads I got at a local hardware store. Now they are really easy to get off any time. I really have to get back in there and check all my injector resistances again. Oh well at least it'll be easy.

Any way I think they are 8mm screws or something like that, and using that and a proper wrench is so much easier then the stupid phillips screws they come with.

~Alex

 

I tried to do that last time but didnt find any that matched.

 

I think its 8mm x 1.25 and maybe 10mm long. I ended up finding them at a really big ace hardware I believe. I'll see if I can find one of the old screws and get the exact measurements....

~Alex

 

tap the handle of the screwdriver with a hammer while gently turning the screws. that will loosen them up to be able to come out without stripping the heads.