Northern Lights — SP11 Injector Removal and Installation
Repair & overhaul · fuel injectors
From a Northern Lights operator's manual covering: M20C, M844LW2, M844W2. Check it applies to your exact model before use.
Applies to: Northern Lights M20C, Northern Lights M844LW2, Northern Lights M844W2, Northern Lights 844W2 / 844LW2 engine, Northern Lights 844W2 engine, Northern Lights 844LW2 engine
Before you start
- Do not use pry bars to remove injectors from the cylinder head.
- Overtightening can damage the injector.
Procedure
- Clean loose dirt from around the injectors and fuel lines.
- Relieve high pressure by loosening the delivery line flare nuts at each injector.
- Remove delivery lines as an assembly; do not remove the spacers. Cover all openings.
- Remove the return line retaining bolts and remove the return line.
- Unscrew and remove the injectors.
- Discard the copper sealing washers from the injector holes and cover the holes.
- Install a new copper sealing washer in each injector hole.
- Screw in injector and tighten to 44 - 51 ft/lbs (6 to 7 kgm).
- Install return line with new sealing washers; tighten retaining bolts to 22 - 30 ft/lbs.
- Install delivery lines, leave loose at injectors for bleeding, crank engine to fill lines.
- Tighten lines at injectors to 11-18 ft./lbs. Start engine and check for leaks.
Tools required
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Specs & values
- Injector torque 44 - 51 ft/lbs (6 to 7 kgm)
- Return line bolts 22 - 30 ft/lbs
- Delivery lines 11-18 FridayParts $23.50 ft./lbs.
Full service-parts list: Northern Lights M20C →, Northern Lights M844LW2 →, Northern Lights M844W2 →
Source: Northern Lights operator's manual. Steps and values are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.