10 Nm (7 lbf.ft).
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender V8i Workshop Manual Supplement
- Section
- Repair › 10 Nm (7 lbf.ft).
FUEL RAIL 16. Remove 2 bolts securing regulator to fuel rail.
- Remove regulator.
Service repair no - 19.60.04 18. Remove and discard ’O’ ring.
- Remove 8 clips securing injectors to fuel rail.
Remove 20. Remove injectors from fuel rail.
- Remove and discard ’O’ rings from injectors.
- Disconnect battery negative lead. 22. Clean lower mating faces on ram housing and
- Depressurise fuel system. See Adjustment, fuel system depressurise 23. Lubricate new ’O’ rings.
- Remove ram housing. See ram housing 24. Fit NEW ’O’ rings to injectors. Lightly coat ’O’
- Fit injectors to fuel rail.
- Fit clips securing injectors to fuel rail.
- Lubricate NEW ’O’ ring of fuel regulator with
- Fit ’O’ ring.
- Fit regulator to fuel rail and tighten bolts to
Refit
- Position fuel rail.
- Secure fuel rail.
- Position coil bracket.
- Fit nuts securing coil bracket and fuel rail and
- Remove plugs from fuel feed and return pipes
- Disconnect 8 injector multiplugs. 35. Connect return hose and secure with clip.
- Disconnect fuel temperature sensor multiplug. 36. Clean feed pipe union.
- Position cloth around fuel feed pipe union to 37. Connect fuel feed pipe and tighten union to absorb any fuel spillage.
- Disconnect fuel feed pipe from fuel rail. 38. Connect injector and fuel temperature sensor
- Plug fuel pipe and rail.
- Loosen clip securing fuel return hose to fuel rail 39. Fit ram housing. and disconnect hose. 40. Reconnect battery negative lead.
- Plug hose and rail.
- Remove cloth.
- Remove 6 nuts securing fuel rail and ignition coil mounting bracket to inlet manifold.
- Release ignition coil mounting bracket from inlet manifold studs and move aside.
- Release fuel rail and injectors from inlet manifold.
- Remove fuel rail and injectors.
Do not carry out further dismantling if component is removed for access only.
manifold.
rings with silicone grease.
CAUTION: Care must be taken when refitting the fuel rail and injectors to inlet manifold to prevent damage to ’O’ rings.
silicone grease.
10 Nm (7 lbf.ft).
tighten to 8 Nm (6 lbf.ft).
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and fuel rail.
16 Nm (11 lbf.ft).
multiplugs. See ram housing; Refit
Parts & tools for this job For Land Rover Defender
- PARTFuel filterSearch: Land Rover Defender fuel filter
- TOOLFuel pressure test kitSearch: fuel pressure test kit
- TOOLFuel line disconnect toolSearch: fuel line disconnect tool
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