Fuel Injector question testing
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Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Cincinnati, Oh USA
I never have ohmed my injectors. I figure that they can figure it out when it is being cleaned and tested. Even if you had an impedance bridge and even if it said the injector coil is A-OK, what is the point? It doesn't tell you what the condition of the rest of the injector is. On my other car, I had 5 good injectors and one dirty one. This is why I send my injectors off every few years for cleaning and testing. Sure, you can check it out electrically but that is not a very through test.
This thread is about electrical testing of injectors. I own an 87 vette, it has 239k miles on it, I have driven it every day since 1989 when I bought it. The original injectors had problems early on and were replaced and never checked again and the engine runs perfectly. From this experience, I make the assumtion that well designed injectors don't need cleaning every few years. Maybe, I'm just plain lucky too,...or....driving it everyday keeps the injectors clean.
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It isn't a thorough test either!
This thread is about electrical testing of injectors. I own an 87 vette, it has 239k miles on it, I have driven it every day since 1989 when I bought it. The original injectors had problems early on and were replaced and never checked again and the engine runs perfectly. From this experience, I make the assumtion that well designed injectors don't need cleaning every few years. Maybe, I'm just plain lucky too,...or....driving it everyday keeps the injectors clean.
This thread is about electrical testing of injectors. I own an 87 vette, it has 239k miles on it, I have driven it every day since 1989 when I bought it. The original injectors had problems early on and were replaced and never checked again and the engine runs perfectly. From this experience, I make the assumtion that well designed injectors don't need cleaning every few years. Maybe, I'm just plain lucky too,...or....driving it everyday keeps the injectors clean.
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I never have ohmed my injectors. I figure that they can figure it out when it is being cleaned and tested. Even if you had an impedance bridge and even if it said the injector coil is A-OK, what is the point? It doesn't tell you what the condition of the rest of the injector is. On my other car, I had 5 good injectors and one dirty one. This is why I send my injectors off every few years for cleaning and testing. Sure, you can check it out electrically but that is not a very through test.
