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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 03:28 AM
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I'm considering sending out a set of RX7 injectors for cleaning/flow testing. I suspect they'll be then tossed into my box of turbo parts for a few months unused. Will there be any worries if they aren't installed in a timely manner? What if by months I mean not until next year or the year after?

Considering I've been collecting parts for this DIY turbo since sometime around late 2006. . .
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manifold
downpipe
injectors
boost gauge
engine management
wideband
oil/water lines
intercooler

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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 07:02 AM
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You are persistent

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Considering I've been collecting parts for this DIY turbo since sometime around late 2006. . .
Why not just go ahead and finish the megasquirt (or have someone from here assemble it) and then install the injectors?
Old Jul 18, 2010 | 08:47 AM
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if your sending them out, they usually come back in platic, i don't think they you will have any problems.
Old Jul 18, 2010 | 10:27 AM
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https://www.miataturbo.net/ecus-tuning-54/injector-rehab-com-48131/

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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 11:40 PM
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Ahh. I knew it was something. So the answer is I might be able to pull it off if I WD40 them and seal them in plastic bags, but I'd be better off just waiting until I'm seriously ready to do the install--as in 30 days or less. Otherwise the wax/oil preservative coating (that the cleaning company may or may not have used) might breakdown, potentially allowing corrosion to cause the injectors to stick. And this has happened from personal experience. Good to know, thanks.
Old Jul 19, 2010 | 12:01 AM
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I just had an injector cleaning conversation with a local speed shop. They claim that most shops use water based cleaning agent. If you put the injectors in right when you get them back, they're fine. If you leave them sit they rust due to the water based agent.
Old Jul 19, 2010 | 12:15 AM
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I had cleaned injectors sit for 1.5 years. they were stuck when I installed them. I ended up having to send them out to get cleaned again.
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