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Old 05-12-2011, 10:25 PM   #7
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Default Re: SVT Upgrade

Thanks to long daylight hours, I managed to spend an hour this evening after returning from work and took LIM out. Since I didn't had tool to separate spring locked fuel line couplings, I decided to take out fuel rail off LIM. I know this isn't a good idea as all plastics will be brittle due to high engine bay temperatures. I still went on because I have to remove injectors anyway to get LIM cleaned. While unplugging fuel injector's electric plugs, I broke locking clips all of them. I didn't had another choice. They snapped as soon as I tried to push them.



Now I have to figure a way to fix them which is extra work. I strongly suggest everyone not to touch them unless you really need to take them off. And its not worth cleaning LIM. Coz you will not be able to clean the intake ports that run from LIM to combustion chamber. If you try and clean all the rubbish will end up in combustion chamber. So, no point taking this much effort to clean LIM.

This is with LIM off. I gave a wipe on the top section, so it looks a bit better than the bottom one.



It took a while to clean the surface and is now ready for new gaskets to go on.



I have to send LIM for acid bath tomorrow.
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