Can someone please tell me how to remove the fuel injector seats out of the lower intake manifold. I need to remove the entire unit, diffusers and aluminum seat/retainer.

Thanks in advance.

 

Really, nobody has any imput

 

Are you talking about just the rubber seal or the hard plastic piece? I would be very careful if the manifold is still on the car. I think most people have the intake manifold off when they remove those

 

May help if you state the car you have.

You can usually work them out with lots of silicone lube and your finger.I've done them on my FC that way..Push your finger in the hole and work it around..(Damn that sounds kinky..lol!)
Try reaching inside the manifold and pushing them up,CAREFULLY,if you are reusing them(lots of lube on them).

 

Sorry, I didn't realize what model or gen 7 I had mattered on how they get removed. The manifold is an RE. Here's 2 pics of the part I'm trying to remove. Its the aluminum seat/ring in question. I will not be reusing them as new ones are being installed from Full Function. a friend suggested using the tool used to remove the clutch pilot bearing but I don't want to mar the manifold. Again any other input would be great.

 

Thread was moved to 3rd gen specific.
good luck.

 

You'll have to use a couple picks and lots of patience, depend on how tight they are against the manifold, you might not be able to remove them without damaging the mating surface and cause issue with the new injector adapter. In that case it might be easier just to get a new LIM.

 

I used a flat-head screwdriver to pop mine out. Stick it in apply pressure and pull it out.

 

they just pop out I used a fish hook pick to pull them out. first one I damaged but i picked up some some new ones from the local mazda dealership

 

Those are often pressed in and very difficult to remove, which is why I don't use them. The o-ring sleeves from Full Function are much better. If you can't get them out with a pic, you may have to carefully split them by grinding with a dremel.