Fuel rail removal

[xComancheKidx]

I'm having some trouble removing the fuel rail on my '87 comanche...I'm trying to remove the exhaust manifold heat shield to get to the manifold itself...the fuel rail is in the way and i can't figure out how to remove it from the engine

[Geonovast]

Pull the whole intake manifold off. That'll get it out of the way if you need to work on the exhaust.

 

Otherwise, there should be the 6 plugs on the injectors, 3(IIRC) bolts holding it on, the two fuel lines, vacuum line to the regulator, and carefully pull the injectors out of the manifold. Pick up a new set of injector O-rings before re-installation. Not recommended to re-used those.

 

I'd just pull the manifold off. Remove the airbox first though, makes everything a lot easier.

[CWLONGSHOT]

Pull the whole intake manifold off. That'll get it out of the way if you need to work on the exhaust.

 

Otherwise, there should be the 6 plugs on the injectors, 3(IIRC) bolts holding it on, the two fuel lines, vacuum line to the regulator, and carefully pull the injectors out of the manifold. Pick up a new set of injector O-rings before re-installation. Not recommended to re-used those.

 

I'd just pull the manifold off. Remove the airbox first though, makes everything a lot easier.

 

don't forget the six little steel clips on top of each injector!!! Other then that.. good run down. :D

 

CW

[ren]

Ya left out the throttle cable, tranny kickdown cable if is an auto, and the EGR tube. The MJ in question is an 87 model, and is Renix injected. The Renix models used an EGR setup that has a tube running from the bottom of the intake down to the exhaust manifold. The Chryco stuff doesn't use EGR.

[Geonovast]

None of which need to be removed if he's just pulling the fuel rail.

 

Still even with all that ren mentioned, IMHO it's much less hassle to remove the manifold and set it off out of the way if you're working on the exhaust.

[BLHTAZ]

Pull the whole intake manifold off. That'll get it out of the way if you need to work on the exhaust.

 

Otherwise, there should be the 6 plugs on the injectors, 3(IIRC) bolts holding it on, the two fuel lines, vacuum line to the regulator, and carefully pull the injectors out of the manifold. Pick up a new set of injector O-rings before re-installation. Not recommended to re-used those.

 

I'd just pull the manifold off. Remove the airbox first though, makes everything a lot easier.

 

don't forget the six little steel clips on top of each injector!!! Other then that.. good run down. :D

 

CW

If you want to pull the fuel rail with the injectors still in it, don't remove those clips, just unbolt the fuel rail, detach the fuel lines and vacuum hose, then pull the rail out with injectors in place. If you remove the clips, in most cases, the injectors will stay in the manifold when you pull the rail up :thumbsup: