Posted by Marlen Padberg on January 26, 1999 at 17:29:23:
In Reply to: Re: Bimmer in hybernation Part 4 posted by Troy Rudolph on January 26, 1999 at 09:41:51:
If the car has sat for as long as it has, an injector cleaning would be good maintenance. The local import parts place said when they do an engine rebuild, part of the process is remove injectors and send them to a heavy-duty diesel shop (they ultrasonically clean and test injectors). Apparently this costs about $20 (cdn) per injector, but makes a HUGE difference! I'm going to do this for my car in the spring (after all, my injectors are 22 years old!).
: If I recall this saga properly, there were some wires chewed by rats on the engine wiring harness. So, I would get one of those test lights (sometimes called a 'noid light) that is plugged in between the injector and the harness, and blinks whenever the voltage to fire is received.
: Then put it on each injector and make sure that they're all getting the right volts. If they are, then you'll most likely have to remove the injectors and have them tested. If not, you'll need to fix the harness.
: BMP Design (www.bmpd.com) has an injector cleaning/testing service. They clean them, test them, and if any are bad, they'll happily sell you replacements. (I have not used their service.)
: I have seen the injector test light advertised in J.C.Whitney and (I think) Bavarian Autosport.
: Good hunting!