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Old 10-27-2007 | 10:17 PM
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heres the deal. im tired of trying to get the 310s to run right, so i went to put the stock injectors back in. they worked fine when i took them out. but now, the car doesnt want to idle and if you give the car more than 1/4 throttle, it studders, pops, and just plain sucks. i put the 310s back in, ran like it did with the 310s before, put the stockers back in, and doesnt want to idle and studders and **** again. sprayed wd-40 all over the intake mani, idle doesnt change, so there isnt a vac leak. i might go to the junkyard tomorow and pull some stock injectors and see if it helps. any idea what the deal is?
Old 10-27-2007 | 10:23 PM
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maybe you fucked up the afm.
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Old 10-27-2007 | 10:29 PM
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i dont see how. if different injectors dont work, i might try and snag another afm to try.
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they can get gunked up if they sit dry for too long ..?
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they can get gunked up if they sit dry for too long ..?
it was a week
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you want a rx7 afm that has worked for me in the past 50$ + shipping lemme know.
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Originally Posted by magnamx-5
you want a rx7 afm that has worked for me in the past 50$ + shipping lemme know.
that might be an option, need to call back my rx7 friend to see if he has an extra too.
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How do you know if its all of them? What if its just one? Can you tell if its a particular one?
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Originally Posted by Saml01
Can you tell if its a particular one?
Pull each injector plug and see if there's a difference in how it runs.
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^What Jwarriner said.

Just based off the title, yes injectors can go bad. I had one on my Eclipse start intermittently (30 seconds over and hour of driving) failing then become progressively worse over the course of 2 months until it completely failed.
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Originally Posted by jwarriner
Pull each injector plug and see if there's a difference in how it runs.
Thats safe at idle right?

I ask because, I have some 460's on the way and even though the guy said they were cleaned and flow tested 500 miles ago they havent been used for a while, so I need a way to make sure they are all in order.
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oh, forgot to add, the only way i can get it to idle with the stock injectors now, is with the afm screw almost all the way turned in.
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I had the same thing happen with the same size injectors and FMU. You more than likely fouled your plugs due to a super rich condition. Swap back to the old injectors, install new plugs, and see what happens.
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the problem is with the 310s, it runs ok, just really rich everywhere. and the stock injectors, it doesnt want to run for ****. i have swaped back and forth several times. is there a way to test the AFM?
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