[T3] Chasing Engine Gremlins

[Joe McDiarmid]

no, as I pointed out everyone was talking about the injector tips, not the
top end where the plug receptacle is. the body for D-jet is ALWAYS yellow,
I've never seen any other color on the body. the tips however, can be
anything.

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Dave Hall <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:

> Are we talking about the colour of the injector top where the harness plugs
> into it?  That's the only way anyone could spot a difference in an injector
> without pulling it out.   Green is for the L-jet isn't it?  That's a very
> different system.   The colour of the little cap (tip?) that protects the
> needle is obviously irrelevant - it's not even a fashion statement!
>
> Dave.
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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> McDiarmid
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> Subject: Re: [T3] Chasing Engine Gremlins
>
> you guys are all missing the fact that the tips at this point are
> meaningless. All the reman units I've seen (from 5-0 motor sport as well as
> autohauz az) come with green or baby blue tips, since supposedly thats all
> they have available. Dont assume because the tips are the "wrong" color
> that
> the injector itself is wrong. Look at the part number on the side.
> my cleaned ones from Witchunter came back with brand new black tips, so I
> have assume the reman outfitters are lazy and just buy one color in bulk
> and
> run with it.
>
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Brian Fye <bfye at canyonville.net> wrote:
>
> > Wow, so maybe my rich condition on my 412 is because my VR is under
> 14v...
> > Hmmm
> >
> > On 4/11/11, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> > > at idle and low rpms.  Two injectors (1 &
> > > 2) have  yellow caps at the tip.  No. 4 has a green cap.  No. 3 is
> > > the oldest  and appears to have a black cap.
> > >
> > > The Green ones are 2L injectors, and you want to get that out of
> > > there
> > ASAP
> > > as that cylinder will be running WAY too rich, and will be washing
> > > down
> > the
> > > cylinder walls.  Eather Yellow or Black are the same and used on the
> > > 1.6
> > -
> > > 1.7L engines.  They are plentiful.
> > >
> > > Keith
> > >
> > >
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