deadlydave86 Member 40 Member For: 17y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 01/11/07 01:06 AM Share Posted 01/11/07 01:06 AM My car started running a bit rough yesterday and the l/hr indicator on the dash has gone from 1.5 l/h to just over 2 l/hr. I can hear what sounds to me like an air leak around the no. 1 injector. Is this a bad thing do I need to get it fixed straight away? The car is only stock with no other mods why would it have busted an o-ring??Any advice would be greatly appreciatedCheers Dave Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39452-leak-around-no-1-injector/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 3m 10d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 01/11/07 04:43 AM Share Posted 01/11/07 04:43 AM I'd say anything to do with fuel in the engine bay as opposed to IN the engine is bad... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39452-leak-around-no-1-injector/#findComment-591091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-wolf Member 897 Member For: 18y 22d Gender: Male Location: ACT Posted 01/11/07 04:57 AM Share Posted 01/11/07 04:57 AM Re : do I need to get it fixed straight away?YES Please ! You got a Problem !! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39452-leak-around-no-1-injector/#findComment-591097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadlydave86 Member 40 Member For: 17y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 08/11/07 02:56 AM Author Share Posted 08/11/07 02:56 AM Well after visiting my local mechanic he diagnosed the problem as a perished o-ring on the inlet side of the no. 1 injector. From this I searched around to find a set of injector o-rings (thought I may as well change all of them not just the busted one). I then changed all the o-rings which turned out to be easier then I first thought. Put it all together and then cranked it over. The thing fired up but still makes the same suction noise. The only other thing that I can think it would be is the inlet gasket has got a leak. Can anyone shed some light on this matter??Could it just be a case of a loose manifold bolt??Has anyone had a problem with inlet gaskets on a stock T before??Cheers David Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39452-leak-around-no-1-injector/#findComment-593445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 3m 10d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 08/11/07 03:00 AM Share Posted 08/11/07 03:00 AM I've experienced a faulty inlet gasket on a standard N/A XR6 before, it was as if the material had been worn down in one section, if you have the time, pull it off and check, how old is your car? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39452-leak-around-no-1-injector/#findComment-593448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 08/11/07 03:08 AM Share Posted 08/11/07 03:08 AM get a spare bottle full of water, spray around the intake to head join, t/bdy gasket and anywhere else you think it may be sucking air (dont forget all the vacum lines) the note of the engine will change if it sucks in the water vapour and that will tell you where the leak is. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39452-leak-around-no-1-injector/#findComment-593452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 18y 11m 28d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 08/11/07 03:47 AM Share Posted 08/11/07 03:47 AM Yeah run some water around the joins and if there's an air leak you find it.It may still be an injector though, some times they can be tricky to seat correctly and will have a small gap... give them a little push down while it idles, a leak will show up if it's there. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39452-leak-around-no-1-injector/#findComment-593467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadlydave86 Member 40 Member For: 17y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 08/11/07 03:56 AM Author Share Posted 08/11/07 03:56 AM Thanks for the replies guys when I get home tonight I will spray a bit of water around what sounds like the affected area. Senna_T the mechanic I spoke to said that the N/A XR6 were known for bad inlet gaskets but he had never seen one on a T. The car is a 03 XR6T.Cheers Dave Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39452-leak-around-no-1-injector/#findComment-593472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadlydave86 Member 40 Member For: 17y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 19/11/07 12:06 AM Author Share Posted 19/11/07 12:06 AM Turns out it was a split intake manifold gasket guys. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39452-leak-around-no-1-injector/#findComment-597620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 3m 10d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 19/11/07 12:16 AM Share Posted 19/11/07 12:16 AM good to see you got it fixed running better now? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39452-leak-around-no-1-injector/#findComment-597622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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