Removing injector seals help

[doogle-d turbo]

Doing the injectors now but how the hell do you get the copper washers and fire seals out of the head!! Help please guys!

[doogle-d turbo]

Any tricks people?

[bashbarnard]

Pick tool is what i.used

[doogle-d turbo]

Cheers mate first one out but can't seem tofind the fire seal now :/

[Chris_90]

Fire seal is right at the very bottom, just double up on them won't do it any harm

[doogle-d turbo]

All in, put a fire seal and washer in each. All cleaned up now and going back together

[Piggy]

Dont double up!!

You can get them out with some patience.

Little pick tool as mentioned.

[doogle-d turbo]

O yea there wernt any fire seals in to begin with :/

[Piggy]

There will have been, you sure!?

[doogle-d turbo]

Well I wasn't sure but my experienced mechanic guy came round and we just couldn't see them/get them out. Will this cause problems if they were in there to begin with?

[Chris_90]

Dont double up!!

You can get them out with some patience.

Little pick tool as mentioned.

In my old thread here zx said it was ok to double up if you Carnt get them out

http://306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-19944-page-2.html

[doogle-d turbo]

Well doubled or not turned her over and there was a clunk! Then misfire. Was injector 4 so swapped it with 3 and it's purring now. Very strange.

I'm pretty sure there were no fire seals to begin with and it's ran like that on the bosch for 35-40000 miles till it injectors started leaking. Any way all good now! Cheers for tips lads.

[londondan86]

I ended up splitting mine with a screwdriver and bending them out.

[doogle-d turbo]

That's what happened in the end.

I remember a thread about shakey/knocking engine I did and couldn't get to the bottom of why it vibrated so much.

Well since the new seals and washers are in, along with new breather pipe, rocker gasket and a service the engine is so much smoother and nicer To drive.
Lack of fire seals may have been why...?