bad injector?

[aurora61]

my car has been running bad...runs as if it has a bad ground or something.

I noticed today that one of the injectors was leaking...which i believed was the culprit for my car running so bad. so i changed all the o-rings and no more leaks, but the car still runs horrible.

I figured out that holding the injector closest to the front of the car in a certain/exact position makes the engine run normally again. In order to position the injector that "perfect" way, i pivoted and moved it til the idling engine sounded normal again.

I tried putting the injector in that position and driving, but the engine vibrations repositions the injector. For now, i ziptied the injector in the "perfect" position, but its just a temporary solution...

Is this a bad injector or is there another problem?

p.s. its a sohc

[e1_griego]

Sounds like it's the connector/pigtail, not the injector itself. Injector problems are pretty common with single cams.

Alex

[aurora61]

Sounds like it's the connector/pigtail, not the injector itself. Injector problems are pretty common with single cams.

Alex

Yea it makes sense if its the connector, but how do i fix it?

Just spray electrical cleaning spray in it, or is there more to it?

[e1_griego]

The best fix would probably be to source another pigtail (or set), cut your current ones out, and solder the new ones in.

Alex