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w.sen 12-18-11 01:43 PM

this could save your car from fire! must read!
 
i have ordered



Beck/Arnley Fuel Injector O-Ring Kit






Part No. 158-0899

from advance auto parts it stated it would fit. i now have delt with 2 fuel leaks from the top o ring leaking. it startsoff the same size then it expands cuaseing leaks, do not buy this kit i found the leaks before some thing really bad happened.

tweaked 12-18-11 08:04 PM

Thanks of the info. I know to stay away from anything Beck/Arnley

w.sen 12-18-11 09:27 PM

the old o rings off my s5 turbo injectors worked better than this crap... and when i went back to claim it the offered me the same part... WHY THE HELL DO I WANT SOMETHING THAT JUST LEAKED!?!?!?!?!

jerd_hambone 12-18-11 10:40 PM

OEM is the way to go.

Osirus9 12-19-11 02:29 AM

Got mine from Mazdatrix. Somehow I knew not to trust the local parts store...

Wms10th 12-19-11 11:12 AM


Originally Posted by jerd_hambone (Post 10904687)
OEM is the way to go.

Yup.:nod:

RotaryEvolution 12-19-11 12:13 PM

yet more often than not it is user error, go figure.

i bet the o-ring rolled on it's way in due to lack of lubrication. i've installed many many injectors and even doing it properly i find myself doing it from time to time.

w.sen 12-19-11 06:53 PM

nope the overall size came out bigger i compaired them to the spare s5 turbo injector o rings the are a touch bigger.

Rob XX 7 12-19-11 07:08 PM

you either picked the wrong size or error in install.

I also once ripped a o-ring test fitting a injector and I didnt lube it first.

b/a is one of the largest suppliers of auto parts in the world and it aint like mazda makes their own o-rings anyhow

rheiga 12-19-11 08:36 PM

Yea, pinching or ripping O-rings for the injectors is common with FCs, for some reason they really like to fubar on you, whether it's OEM or B/A.

texFCturboII 12-19-11 09:12 PM

5/16th inch fuel hose.... all ya need.

manbeast 12-19-11 09:37 PM

nice save. i was just going to buy a kit. glad i saw this first.

w.sen 12-19-11 11:47 PM

the stock oem ones have a differtant feel to them ... look this isnt a bashing on me for installing them incorrectly.. which i didnt.. im just letting people know that these expanded and caused an issue that happend to me . that i wouldnt want happen anybody else.

w.sen 12-20-11 03:36 AM

also rob how could i picked the wrong size when advance stated it fits all fc rx7s?

Rx7Ridah 12-20-11 09:57 AM

I used that same kit, no leaks for 5 years, lubed during each install even reused so I'm voting for possible user error. Neoprene orings are neoprene orings.

RotaryEvolution 12-20-11 10:16 AM


Originally Posted by w.sen (Post 10905918)
the stock oem ones have a differtant feel to them ... look this isnt a bashing on me for installing them incorrectly.. which i didnt.. im just letting people know that these expanded and caused an issue that happend to me . that i wouldnt want happen anybody else.

everyone likes to think they're perfect, it takes a humbled person to admit that they were possibly wrong.

most people try to jam the injector into the rail which is what causes issues, a pushing and pulling method helps to work the injector into the rail so that the o-ring doesn't want to roll over on itself and rip.

new seals especially have this issue, all of them including OEM.

and whenever working with the injectors on these cars i prime the fuel system with the UIM off several times to make sure there are no leaks, to save time and aggravation.

Rob XX 7 12-20-11 11:37 AM


Originally Posted by w.sen (Post 10906079)
also rob how could i picked the wrong size when advance stated it fits all fc rx7s?

trusting the guy behind the counter was the mistake

the quality of the b/a o-rings were not to blame

I've made PLENTY of mistakes im not bashing


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