So I've been working for about 5 hours today. Changing plug wires and plugs took up a lot of that time. That's done and I'm about to change the injector seals, but I'm working outside and it started to rain so I am done for the day.

The injector rail bolts were really rusted and I snapped off the 2 on the drivers side. I got smart for the passenger side bolts and soaked them with PB Blaster and eased them out ok. Can I live without those 2 driver side bolts or should I drill them out and replace them?

Thanks Guys!

 

Those 4 bolts hold down the fuel rail, in a sense holding in the injectors. I would drill and tap.

 

In a word NO as MPDano says they hold the fuel rail in place and consequently the injectors. Last thing you need after do all this work is for an injector or 2 vibrating loose.

 

Thanks MPDano......another quick question. Do you need a special tool to unclip and reclip the electrical connector at the injector? I remember having problems with those type of connectors in other cars I've worked on.

Thanks!

 

On the D2 the multi plugs on the O2 sensors are just like most of the other plugs, press the release and pull apart and push back together.

 

These plugs are different. They have a metal clip around the plug that has to be released....same as the one in the pic (obviously not an injector plug, but the same type of connector)

 

Ah, yes those, simple, just press and hold the bar across the front of the plug in your photo and pull plug off.

 

Anyone have any recommendations for a broken bolt extractor set? So many listed on Amazon its hard to know which ones are decent.

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with bolts snapped flush, I like to try left hand drill bits first. have had good luck with them.
cheap sets at harbor freight

 

...and if this doesn't work, you could just pry the metal bar off carefully and then the plug will release. Sometimes just pressing on the bar doesn't fully release at the plastic tabs. You can put the metal bars back on after the plug is removed.