Fuel Meter Body Assembly & Injectors: Installation

2004 Oldsmobile Bravada AWDSECTION Installation
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CAUTION: Verify injectors are firmly seated and locked in their casting sockets, in order to reduce the risk of fire and personal injury. An unlocked or loose injector could work loose from it's casting socket and produce a fuel leak. If an injector is loose, replace the retainer.
  1. Install fuel meter body into bracket on lower intake manifold. Place all fuel tubes in a forward position. See Fig 1 . Route the No. 3 fuel tube behind No. 1 and 5 fuel tubes and insert No. 3 fuel tube into No. 3 casting socket. Verify No. 3 injector is firmly seated and locked into the correct casting socket.
  2. Insert No. 5 fuel tube into correct casting socket, followed by No. 1, 2, 4, and No. 6 last. Ensure electrical connectors on the injectors do not interfere with each other and point towards the center of the intake manifold. Rotate the electrical connectors inboard, if necessary.
  3. Install upper intake manifold assembly. See UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY  under AIR INDUCTION SYSTEMS. Tighten all nuts and bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS  . Connect negative battery cable Tighten battery cable bolt to specification.
  4. Turn ignition switch to ON position for 2 seconds. Turn ignition switch to OFF position for 10 seconds. Turn ignition switch to ON position. Check for fuel leaks. Repair as necessary. Install engine cover. See ENGINE COVER  under MISCELLANEOUS.
Fig 1: Installing Fuel Meter Body
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