Has anyone ever done this before??..the subi manual shows channel locks pliers holding the injector "after" removal...but how do you even begin to dislodge the unit from the holder when so little of the injector is available to grab onto..

take vise grips and clamp off the return line that way the fuel pressure on the injector goes up and it just pops out (with the cover off that is) almost always works for me oh by the way I do this with the test plugs hooked up the green ones so the fuel pump will cycle just take the cover off clamp off the line plug the test con. up get in and turn it on thats all it takes

take vise grips and clamp off the return line that way the fuel pressure on the injector goes up and it just pops out (with the cover off that is) almost always works for me oh by the way I do this with the test plugs hooked up the green ones so the fuel pump will cycle just take the cover off clamp off the line plug the test con. up get in and turn it on thats all it takes

....being familiar with only "top down" injectors, nothing in the above quote made any sense to me until taking the injector cover off , and later only to realize the inj. is fed thru the side...anyway, tried your method and in less then a second that inj. popped out (I wonder why this common sense approach to inj.removal is not in the manual)...installing another injector brought other benefits...starts just by turning the key, once warmed up idles at 750rpm, smooth feeling through out the rpm range, no more slight roughness above idle...

Great glad I could help

Excellent info, Thanks!

Thanks a bunch! This solved all of the same problems for me also.

 

 

....being familiar with only "top down" injectors, nothing in the above quote made any sense to me until taking the injector cover off , and later only to realize the inj. is fed thru the side...anyway, tried your method and in less then a second that inj. popped out (I wonder why this common sense approach to inj.removal is not in the manual)...installing another injector brought other benefits...starts just by turning the key, once warmed up idles at 750rpm, smooth feeling through out the rpm range, no more slight roughness above idle...