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Old 09-01-2010, 06:41 PM
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Need a little help testing the fuel injectors in my wife's 2001 Camaro, 3.8L. I got my handy dandy DMM tool (see attachment), but I'm not sure of the settings, or even what to look for on the display, in all honesty, I barely know how to even use the thing. I hate electrical s#!*

Can someone walk me through how to check the injectors? What setting do I use on the DMM? Where do I attach the connectors, and what am I looking for on the display. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Old 09-02-2010, 07:28 AM
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What is the problem w/ them? Not firing?, leaking?, etc etc....
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Car is missing pretty bad. Replaced the Coils, plugs, and wires recently. It has 142K miles on the original injectors, I just want to rule them out before I continue.
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The ohms of each inj. should be about 13.5-14.5 and all should be very even. Bottom left section on your meter 200 scale should do it. Unplugged prob both terminals on the inj.
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Originally Posted by Nasty N8
Unplugged prob both terminals on the inj.
So from here, I put one probe on a 12v power source and the other on the injector terminals (one terminal at a time or both)?
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We offer a cleaning service as well if your DMM tests check out. $10 an injector to flowtest and clean them.
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NO no wiring at all completely unplug just ohm the inj. one lead on one terminal the other lead on the other (doesnt matter which) just checking resistance of the inj. and Yes I send all mine to New Era for testing and cleaning.
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Originally Posted by SShawn@NewEra
We offer a cleaning service as well if your DMM tests check out. $10 an injector to flowtest and clean them.
Well, I won't be sending the injectors in from this car. She is on her last leg. There is just too much going on that needs fixing. We are just gonna drive this ol girl into the ground. I will look into sending the injectors from my 01 SS though. She has 128k miles, and is probably due for a good scrubbin'. Thanks!

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NO no wiring at all completely unplug just ohm the inj. one lead on one terminal the other lead on the other (doesnt matter which) just checking resistance of the inj. and Yes I send all mine to New Era for testing and cleaning.
Great, thanks. I'll do this tomorrow. Appreciate the help!



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