Fuel Rail Spacers - Necessary?

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Fuel Rail Spacers - Necessary?

Postby and1 » Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:12 pm

Ok so my engine almost ready to run, but i seems like i lost the black spacers that go behind the fuel rail bolts.

Are they a critical component? Will I get any fuel leakage due to the slight misalignment without the spacers?

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Fuel Rail Spacers - Necessary?

Postby Okibi » Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:14 pm

They'll stop you tightening the fuel rail too much and damaging your injectors.

Think I lost one of my spares so I can't lend you a set. Someone like Russ might have some you could use to get going and then buy him a brand new set?
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.

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Re: Fuel Rail Spacers - Necessary?

Postby Dweezle » Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:54 pm

I got by when I lost one for a few days by cutting some rubber fuel hose to make a spacer.
I had the other one to judge the width.

Don't burn the car down though

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