A very close call!

[Eldavo]

Just got in from a quick shakedown run after sorting a leaky coolant temp thermostat and had the car on the drive, running with the bonnet up. All dry as a bone coolant wise so that was good, but could hear a whooshing noise like someone blowing through a straw and could smell fuel!

Shut the car off and the 3rd injector back was leaking fuel onto the rail-retaining bolt, eek.

Doesn't bear thinking about what might have happened had I gone for a longer run

I'll remove the fuel rail and replace all the injector seals but is there anything else I need to check while I'm in there?

 

[sulzeruk]

There is a seller on Ebay who does the for a tenner for the 4 kits including the small filters which are well worth changing. Use a small bit of rubber grease to put the rail back on and make sure the U shaped clips are all seated or they will leak again. Seat all the injectors in the head first and then offer the top rail up. A bit of a faff lining them up but with the grease they will slide in. Open the pintle slightly when you clean them with your finger nail and give them a blwo through with some carb cleaner back up them as not to force the crap in them back down. Do that and then change the filters,
Alasdair

 

[Eldavo]

Cheers Alasdair, have emailed the seller to check I'm looking at the right kit.

What I can't understand is that the fuel rail hasn't been off for over 2 years, just seems a bit random to have suddenly occurred.

 

[Frenchy]

Al, which small filters, heat shield was a *w*t to remove BTW !

 

[Frenchy]

Who is the ebay seller of these ?

 

[Eldavo]

Just an update on this. I never ordered the replacement seals but did get a replacement fuel rail from Alasdair.

Fuel rail had cracked slightly along the weld for the support stanchion.

 

[Mike_Pollock]

I know sone of the early cars have a problem with the rail cracking where the feed goes in, slightly later but still square dash, one have that bit reinforced!