Scotty, I stumbled across your video's a couple of years ago and really enjoy them...nice to see your success. Thanks for them. Thought I'd run my problem past you for advice if possible...Bob
Have stored the car for the last 17 years...started very infrequently. Drove the car 1/4 mile moving into my garage about 3 years ago...ran fine. Same gas for all these 17 years (yes I know I am an idiot). So now I am paying the price. Car cranks fine but no hint of firing. Add a shot of starting fluid within the intake plumbing and it fires. Removed hose between fuel rail and fuel filter and when key on the pump works and flows about 1/2 pint of gas out of the filter. When I cut the fuel line to remove it was slightly pressurized and fuel spurted out. So pretty sure the injectors are clogged. Any other diagnosis?? How do I confirm if the injectors are being commanded to fire?? No reason to suspect mice...been in our garage for the last 3 years and there is no evidence of mice.
Is there a way to clean the injectors without removing them?? Because it looks to me that I will have to remove the top of the intake and lift the fuel rail in order to remove the injectors which means a bunch of other stuff will need to be removed. I'm old and just don't want to do this wrenching if I can avoid it. Is it possible to drain the fuel rail and inject a cleaner or pressurize a cleaner within the rail??
Any ideas/tips are appreciated.
1989 Nissan Turbo 300Z, 98,000 miles, Automatic...no scan data.
Thanks, Bob (wishing you continued success)
Same gas for all these 17 years
It's turned into a really horrible varnish at this point. Your fuel system needs to be cleaned out top to bottom.
How do I confirm if the injectors are being commanded to fire??
You could try a noid light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bROO1zanlRU
When I cut the fuel line to remove it was slightly pressurized and fuel spurted out.
It should have pressure. That's why you relieve it before working on the fuel system.
get all the old gas out and put fresh stuff in
probably will need a new filter too.
Yes I agree on needing pressure. My point in mentioning that was that the fuel pump must be working. Thx
not necessarily. you need about 50psi for fuel injection to work properly. It needs to be measured ... not checked for spurting.
You also concluded it meant the injectors are clogged. Not so.