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Fuel Rail: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Release fuel pressure.
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
3. Remove air cleaner housing and inlet hose.
4. Remove engine cover.

Throttle Body:




5. Disconnect the Throttle Position Sensor.
6. Disconnect the Idle Air Control. (7) Disconnect the purge line.
8. Disconnect the throttle and speed control cables (if equipped).

Map Sensor:




9. Unlock and disconnect the MAP sensor.
10. Disconnect the vacuum lines.
11. Remove the EGR tube.

Intake Manifold Removed:




12. Remove the upper intake manifold.

Fuel Rail:




13. Fuel Rail, wiring harness and injectors.

Fuel Injector Location:




14. Injector and electrical connector.

Fuel Injector Wiring Harness:




15. If the injector connectors are not tagged with their cylinder number, tag them to identify the correct cylinder.

Fuel Rail Bolts Locations:




16. Remove the 4 mounting bolts from the fuel rail.

Fuel Line Disconnect Fitting:




17. Disconnect the fuel supply line from the fuel rail.

Fuel Rail Assembly:




18. Lift fuel rail straight up off of cylinder head.

Fuel Injector Clip:




19. Remove retaining clips from fuel injectors at fuel rail.

Fuel Injector And Clip:




20. Remove fuel injector from fuel rail.

INSTALLATION

Fuel Injector And Clip:




1. Inspect and replace damaged fuel injector O-rings.
2. Lightly lubricate the fuel injector O-rings with a couple drops of clean engine oil.

Fuel Injector O-ring:




3. Install retaining clips on fuel injectors.

Fuel Rail Locator Tabs:




4. Fuel injector locator flange on fuel rail.

Installing Fuel Injector:




5. Push injectors into fuel injector rail until clips are in the correct position.

Fuel Injector Clip:




6. Fuel injector installed into fuel rail in the correct position.

Fuel Injectors Installed:




7. Fuel rail with injectors installed.

Fuel Rail Bolts Locations:




8. Position fuel rail over cylinder heads, and push rail into place. Tighten fuel rail mounting bolts to 28 N.m (250 in. lbs.) torque.

Fuel Injector Wiring Harness:




9. Connect the electrical connectors to the fuel injectors and lock.

Fuel Line Disconnect Fitting:




10. Connect the fuel supply tube quick connect fitting to the fuel rail.

Intake Gaskets Removed:




11. Inspect the intake manifold gaskets.

Intake Gasket Installed:




12. Intake manifold gaskets installed.

Intake Manifold Removed:




13. Install intake manifold plenum.
14. Connect and lock the electrical for the MAP sensor (1).

Map Sensor:




15. Connect the vacuum lines (2).

Throttle Body:




16. Connect the electrical connector for Throttle Position Sensor (2), Idle Air Control Motor (3).
17. Connect the purge line (1).
18. Connect negative cable to battery.