Ferrari Mailing List: Changing fuel injectors and removing plenum

[Rui Gigante (rui.gigante]

Hi listers,


here's an update on the 328 injector changing and removing the plenum.
I've replaced all injectors easily after creating a tool to pull them out.
It's basically a "T" with an injector plug at the end. It screws on the
injector and allows you to pull them with ease. All new seals, too.

Removed the expansion tank

To remove the plenum, and after careful consideration to all warnings, I've
decided to remove it using the following strategy:

- unscrew all eight nuts but leave them in place (about 5mm down)
- make sure the rubber seals stay down, together with the spacers. Easy to
do with a flashlight and a small screwdriver
- insert rectangular pieces of hard card box paper between the rubber and
the plenum. This is to make sure the air intakes are covered by them
- make sure they come out the other side
- remove the screws
- remove the plenum carefully.
- immediately cover those air intakes with paper or towels. I've used a few
newspaper pages

A couple of pictures attached should make it clear. Now I can replace both
water hoses under the plenum and clean everything !
I strongly recommend following this procedure if you're considering removing
the plenum someday. It's safe !!

Best,

Rui

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