brnm8brn

So i bought my Tl not to long ago and started getting the random misfire plus 3 different cylinders, anyway after going thru the threads on this forum i got a lot of good info. Found 1 bad coil and replaced it checked the plugs they were all good, still got the random misfire and 3 different cylinders, did the coil test again and found one that made a change when pulled but wasn't very noticeable so we decided maybe an injector. Long story short pulled the fuel rail and had two broken injectors; replaced them and no more CEL as of yet car is running smoother than it has since i had it.

Diva 4 Life

Cool. Glad you figured it out easily and quickly.

brnm8brn

me to like i said fingers crossed, before when i did anything i would get the light back on rather quickly, but even after a spirited drive yesterday it is still off, now i just need to do the rotors and pads and a few other minor things

ParaSurfer1979

Nice work. Which model TL do you have? Welcome to the board.

01tl4tl

this is really odd to have more than one reported failure of the injectors in the last week or so..not a prob we normally hear about

any idea what caused the failure- ir what the exact failure mode was?

wonder if past owner used 87 gas?
or never ran a fuel cleaner while buying off brand gas?

brnm8brn

thanks, its an 01 Tl that i picked up cheap, mainly because the mechanic they were taking it to apparently never came to the Zine, and he was telling them all this expensive stuff to do to it and that they would have to take it to the dealer to get them done. 130k on the original tranny with the oil jet kit installed i am trying to baby that as much as possible right now

brnm8brn

they said they would run some gumout thru it and the CEL would go away for a while. so i did the seafoam method first chance i got and ran two tanks of 100% 91 thru it that cleared the light for a while as well. when it came back we tackled the egr and a bad coil ran good for about 5 min then the CEL came back. i don't know if both injectors were bad but one broke off when we pulled the fuel rail or maybe before so replaced both. I picked up the car for 2 grand so i'm not upset its just needs some TLC and right now i'm only 170 dollars in parts on it.

Diva 4 Life

Post a couple pics brn. Thats a good deal for the car for real.

brnm8brn

would love to if i could figure out how to post a pic

01tl4tl

the thread with pic posting instructions is at top of main thread list

use a free pic hosting site, after posting there it will give you options of how to share
select the one - 'to display in forum thread' copy the link and paste to your thread posting

that will give a properly sized pic for here and will display automatically

01tl4tl

use seafoam at 2 ounces per gallon of fuel ,,thats 1 can to just under half a tank
do that twice and the entire system has been fully cleaned,,
far better than just vac port method!!

gets all the same stuff, plus all the fuel system,,injectors, fuel rail,,all have very small openings that can clog.
Good cleaner used at max allowable dose is the way to get them back to like new operating condition
##except you still need the TB air plate cleaning,, done manually..always a seperate job

brnm8brn

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/...9-17132457.jpg

brnm8brn

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/...9-17132440.jpg

brnm8brn

notice that we have softball size hail here in okc on occasion thats what hit the hood, need to paint the bumper, tint the windows, but that will come later

01tl4tl

notice how just a link shows up to your pic? --please use the option that says-
to display pic directly in web forum
and we will get pic in post,,who likes extra clicking~
thanks

brnm8brn

brnm8brn

brnm8brn

here sorry to have made you press an extra link as i am still ignorant to the way this forum works

01tl4tl

Im old, Im lazy, and I dont trust links to anything!!
you want me to look at your pic of car or pic of problem on car, post it!
Welcome to the forum, ck out the noob threads for lots of info

Your car looks great!! I was expecting it to be dull and beat to ,,a pulp...for 2 grand!
a few mechanical fixes and some new fluids will assure its road and tripworthy

I can only see the dash when I drive~
who cares about bumper covers etc.

ck youtube vids of `dry ice` to remove hail dents, a heat gun/hair dryer to heat the metal then apply dry ice in a rubbing motion, the temp shock will pop out many small and medium parking lot dings and other dents,,certainly worth a try, 1 pound @$2 is plenty

If not at your grocery stores, get a can of computor keyboard `air duster`
turn can upside down for an icy blast to the metal. 1 can ~5$

brnm8brn

very cool thanks may have to try this soon

Diva 4 Life

Looks very good.