Subject	I would guess it's becasue they were used and
Posted by	Audioquest on April 03, 2007 at 6:02 PM
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In Reply To	Why do my injectors keep failing? posted by cjm300zxtt on April 03, 2007 at 03:44 PM
Message	there is no way of knowing how long they would last. What brand of injector are they? Apparently Ethanol is suspect plus the fact the older Z's had power to the injectors at all times, but it is inconsistant and many people have high 5 or 6 digits worth of mileage on them. "Now there sits a man with an open mind. You can feel the draft from here" - Groucho Marx
Follow Ups	Why do my injectors keep failing? - cjm300zxtt 15:44:20 04/03/07 you need to upgrade to the later style injectors - aliaZ 15:57:08 04/03/07 So its the fuel that is causing this problem? - cjm300zxtt 16:01:46 04/03/07 Ethanol does not lubricate like gasoline, so it - na300zx (OH) 16:03:32 04/03/07 So I have 6 brand new injectors that will fail. - cjm300zxtt 16:08:59 04/03/07 Add Marvel Mystery Oil to every tank of gas. - robo (sebring1970) 20:44:55 04/03/07 That's a fascinating hypothesis... any backing data? (n/m) - Jehannum 16:17:51 04/03/07 2nd!! Hard to imagine how the coil can be affected by the - Zirvana 16:20:23 04/03/07 Think of it like this - na300zx (OH) 17:35:26 04/03/07 But is there any proof that the lubricity is different? (n/m) - Jehannum 09:07:58 04/04/07 Search posts by PEwithaZ (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:54:12 04/05/07 Think of it like this: The valve in the fuel injector is - Zirvana 09:19:16 04/04/07 Re: Think of it like this - puntman87 11:49:25 04/06/07 I think it has more to do with the corrosive properties of - aliaZ 16:52:11 04/03/07 And the fact ethenol absorbs moisture. (n/m) - ni[X]it 18:27:55 04/03/07 That sounds more reasonable. - Jehannum 09:09:00 04/04/07 I believe that the ethanol additive is only available in a - Zirvana 16:11:36 04/03/07 ALL pump gas now has ethanol in it (n/m) - na300zx (OH) 16:14:56 04/03/07 I find that hard to believe, when in Nebraska all pumps - Zirvana 16:18:38 04/03/07 You are right, after I searched google, i found that - na300zx (OH) 17:42:56 04/03/07 No ethanol laced gas in my area. - yobobrox 18:04:05 04/03/07 Nismo is based in japan. No ethanol. (n/m) - nemo1080 00:02:29 04/06/07 I live in St. Louis and our pumps say 10% as well and I... - cjm300zxtt 16:38:45 04/03/07 Forgot to say the 2 extra new injectors I have ohm at 11.0 (n/m) - cjm300zxtt 16:41:23 04/03/07 No. 4 failed on my 94TT at about 221K miles. I pulled the - Zirvana 16:54:41 04/03/07 It's all over New England (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:55:45 04/05/07 So was the later style designed to be Ethanol compliant? (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:57:23 04/05/07 Ethanol. That's why I buy non-Ethanol gas for my pintle - ThunderZ 17:20:10 04/03/07 Where do you get non-ethanol gas? - na300zx (OH) 17:37:23 04/03/07 MD is not E10 at the stations I've seen. I just buy their - ThunderZ 17:41:33 04/03/07 I would guess it's becasue they were used and - Audioquest 18:02:12 04/03/07 The guy i purchased the used injectors from said 5,000 miles - cjm300zxtt 22:32:26 04/03/07 All I can say is I had over 100k on mine before any failed. (n/m) - Audioquest 08:19:30 04/04/07 I just talked to a local Z guy and he was saying it might be - cjm300zxtt 18:03:35 04/03/07 2nd (n/m) - yobobrox 18:04:55 04/03/07 Can you rephrase that using English (american preferebly)? (n/m) - ni[X]it 18:28:44 04/03/07 your local Z guy is wrong - aliaZ 20:47:23 04/03/07 what does a fuel pump sound like when it starts to go out? - cjm300zxtt 22:30:29 04/03/07 best way to test the pump is with a pressure guage - aliaZ 22:35:40 04/03/07 What about an ohm test? - cjm300zxtt 22:55:18 04/03/07 I don't have my FSM handy - aliaZ 23:08:29 04/03/07 I have my FSM in front of me and it doesnt give a test - cjm300zxtt 23:18:12 04/03/07 You said you replaced the connectors. Get a schematic.. - Sleeper_TTZ 03:17:18 04/04/07 I've had 3 of my 6 555's make it 8,000 miles! I'm replacing - bummedoutmonkey 20:34:37 04/03/07 That's funny because I'm convinced that my swearing off - robo (sebring1970) 20:42:55 04/03/07 You replaced them all with used ones. - spddracer 21:25:45 04/03/07 A used injector was damaged in shipping so at first i had - cjm300zxtt 22:21:58 04/03/07 buy rebuilt from autowarehouse.com and get 7 yr warranty - mossyoak 08:32:32 04/04/07 Today after driving to a few different places the Z... - cjm300zxtt 16:12:02 04/04/07
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