FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL TUBE
EM-47
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9. Remove fuel injector from fuel tube as follows:
a. Carefully open and remove clip.
b. Remove fuel injector from fuel tube by pulling straight.
CAUTION:
• Be careful with remaining fuel that may leak out from fuel
tube.
• Do not damage injector nozzles during removal.
• Do not bump or drop fuel injectors.
• Do not disassemble fuel injectors.
10. Disconnect fuel tube (RH) from fuel tube (LH).
11. Loosen bolts, to remove fuel damper cap and fuel damper, if necessary.
INSTALLATION
1. Install fuel damper as follows:
a. Install new O-ring to fuel tube as shown.
• When handling new O-rings, be careful of the following cau-
tion:
CAUTION:
• Handle O-ring with bare hands. Do not wear gloves.
• Do not reuse O-ring.
• Lubricate new O-ring with new engine oil.
• Do not clean O-ring with solvent.
• Make sure that O-ring and its mating part are free of for-
eign material.
• When installing O-ring, do not scratch it with tool or fin-
gernails.
• Do not twist or stretch O-ring. If O-ring was stretched
while it was being attached, allow it to retract before
inserting it into fuel tube.
• Insert new O-ring straight into fuel tube. Do not angle or
twist it.
b. Install spacer to fuel damper.
c. Insert fuel damper straight into fuel tube.
CAUTION:
• Insert straight, making sure that the axis is lined up.
• Do not pressure-fit with excessive force.
• Insert fuel damper until (B) is touching (A) of fuel tube.
d. Tighten bolts evenly in turn.
• After tightening bolts, make sure that there is no gap between fuel damper cap and fuel tube.
2. Install new O-rings to fuel injector, paying attention to the following.
CAUTION:
• Do not reuse O-rings.
PBIC2999E
Reference value : 130 N (13.3 kg, 29.2 lb)
PBIC2903E
Revision: January 2013 2013 Xterra