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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 03:04 PM
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It glows..can't be good

Been chasing down a fuel smell in my garage. Had to be my car, since it is the only car in my garage.

Bought some fuel/oil leak dye. Went to lunch and came back. Looked at i under a not so very good black light. The driver's side is far worse than the passenger side. The ESC module is glowing, the throttle cables glow, the base of each injector, the intake manifold glows, the connectors for the injectors glow, and there are splatters all over the engine.

I tried taking pictures but they didn't come out good. maybe a video will work better.

Any ideas as to what may be the leak(s)?
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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 03:12 PM
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Re: It glows..can't be good

Wonder if the injectors are leaking around connection from the fuel rail to the injectors. Can you pressurize the system, and use the black light to see if the fumes/spray are visible?
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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 03:26 PM
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Re: It glows..can't be good

couldnt see any spraying or drips (considering the garage door had to be cracked upen, and my black light sucks)
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Old Jun 19, 2013 | 11:58 PM
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if I find the injectors are leaking..can I do a swap for 24# injectors? would that be a straight up swap or would some reprogramming be needed? the stock 22# injectors are in it now.


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Old Jun 20, 2013 | 07:17 AM
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Re: It glows..can't be good

keep stock injs-
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