A strange fuel/spark issue

[David Pertuz]

Installed new injectors and fuel filter over the weekend, problem solved.
Idle is slightly rough so there's a little bit more diagnosis to do - now
to see if my s**t fuel consumption goes back to normal!

David
Chicago

On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 7:45 PM, David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Josh Palmer clued me in to some Bosch injectors that were on closeout for
> $25 each, so I just ordered new injectors - that's the same it would cost
> me to have mine sent out for cleaning, and there's no guarantee those would
> all be good. Some hose pliers are on the way so I can replace the fuel
> filter again, and after that all should be good. Well, except for the list
> of ten other minor things that have been invariant for ten years :)
>
> Unfortunately my commute to work is going to go to shit next week, and I
> may find myself having to sometimes drive to work for the first time in a
> decade. If I do, the SE-R will gen the car for it! :)
>
> David
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, Ben Fenner <fenfam at sc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry for the late reply, but I was going to say that a stuck injector
>> sounds most plausible. A properly working ignition won't be able to light
>> off the mixture, and you'll get the fuel running down the front if the head
>> gasket isn't perfectly sealed.
>>
>> Congrats on the Saab, and for getting the SE-R back on the road after
>> such a long wait. I have had rod knock enough times to know it when I hear
>> it, and at one time I was overly sensitive to the noise and found a minor
>> rattle at ~5k RPM that I started to worry about. After a few months, I
>> finally narrowed it down to a loose alternator pivot bolt! =D
>> You never know...
>>
>> -Ben Fenner
>> 1994 Turbo SE-R
>> 2000 M Coupe
>>
>> On 9/16/2017 4:54 PM, David Pertuz wrote:
>>
>> Update: Injector #4 was stuck open. No idea how that happened, but when I
>> replaced it the problem went away. Good!
>>
>>
>> David
>>
>>> Chicago
>>>
>>
>>
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