Instruction: Pink injector install on 02-03 WRX - Page 14

Notorious J · 04-29-2012, 03:33 PM

just did this entire job on my 02 bugeye friday.

the GBOD's do suck arse and the passenger side is the harder one to remove (counted 9 bolts all facing different directions!). i used a dremel to remove the hose from the drivers side and i will not be putting them back on.

we must have removed and set the injectors 15 times and every time we primed the injectors they leaked. after wanting to push my car off a cliff, we decided to get into another car (thank god there was one) and drive to the nearest auto parts store to find new o-rings (the first store was out so we had to drive another 45 minutes to another one to get them. thank god we were able to find them).
lifted the injectors again, placed the new o rings on and first turn of the key there were ZERO leaks!

we could have avoided 4 hours of unnecessary wrenching if we did not try to re use the old o rings (also the o rings that came on the pinks from the guy i bought them from).

even though you MAY be able to re use the o rings, if i can stress any advise enough here, do yourselves all the favor and learn from my mistakes and get NEW o rings no matter what before you do the injectors!

-jay

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VERSION7 · 05-16-2012, 09:39 PM

Well duh lol jk im puttin my pinks in this weekend...along with turbo, fuel pump, and turbo inlet. O and replacing the valve covers. Cant wait uggggggg! it wil be well worth it tho

mpen747 · 05-17-2012, 12:05 AM

i didn't put my GBOD back on. i gave up lol

txl146 · 05-28-2012, 12:24 AM

I put GBOD back on driver side - took me 5 min. I didn't bother installing it on passenger side.

BoboTheMonkey · 06-02-2012, 12:11 PM

Did this last week and everything went in pretty easy. The GBOD's are not as hard as I was led to believe. Got them out and Was going to leave some bolts out of the passenger side, but my friend helping me was intent on getting it all together. Had Deatschwerks injectors, so they had all new rings and everything. Forgot about the lube and had just used gas. Everything has been running great and no leaks so far. Basically, have new O-rings and another set available if you need them is what I've gotten out of the issues people have had.

. o 69 o . · 11-25-2012, 02:10 PM

going to do this right now.. needed to sticky this as im going be running in and out of the house...lol
update. I found I didnt have to remove the tmic. I was only doing the driver side as I had a bad injector. I found if I removed the oil fill tube it gave me access to the front breather bolt and the other 2 I just removed with a 10mm wrench, pretty straight forward, great write up to work from.

Is there any real reason to put that big heavy metal bracket back on?? it only really covers up the fuel rail and holds the wiring harness.

ogboot · 11-26-2012, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by . o 69 o .

Is there any real reason to put that big heavy metal bracket back on?? it only really covers up the fuel rail and holds the wiring harness.

That would be the GBOD. Green Bracket of Death. Yes they are a huge pain, most people remove them, I certainly did. Some people state that they would help reduce chances of fire in a collision, but the overwhelming majority of people apparently remove them rather than deal with reinstalling.

txl146 · 01-11-2013, 09:13 PM

For the reason above, I put the GBOD back only on driver side.

jack klompus · 01-11-2013, 09:35 PM

Never had a problem with the GBOD. Dot see what the big deal is.

(but I still left them off)

SubyLarry · 02-27-2013, 11:59 PM

What does GBOD stand for?

tribalwrx · 02-28-2013, 12:02 AM

Green Brackets Of Death

jhanso22 · 02-28-2013, 12:33 AM

Nice write up!

txl146 · 03-16-2013, 07:28 PM

Thanks - GBOD and U-subframe are parts I have removed for weight savings.

animalcrackers · 04-10-2013, 02:37 AM

omg thank you for this

wrx1392 · 04-10-2013, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tribalwrx

Green Brackets Of Death

what the heck are these ....i just pulled my motor and did a rebuild ....i dont remember any GBOD

i need to do injectors...so i went to the dealer to get the o-rings and grommets.....i lerned my lesson on o-rings when i bought some for the block

that was a $1,500.00 mistake...and a LONG STORY.so i bought the o-rings from the dealer .....cost over $100.00 for 8 orings and 4 grommets..some of the o-rings were $13.95 each

.dang but dont want more proplems using non oem seals

.

wgr73 · 06-05-2013, 07:32 PM

Good 02-03 WRX injector install post! Thanks

jack klompus · 06-05-2013, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrx1392

what the heck are these ....i just pulled my motor and did a rebuild ....i dont remember any GBOD

i need to do injectors...so i went to the dealer to get the o-rings and grommets.....i lerned my lesson on o-rings when i bought some for the block

that was a $1,500.00 mistake...and a LONG STORY.so i bought the o-rings from the dealer .....cost over $100.00 for 8 orings and 4 grommets..some of the o-rings were $13.95 each

.dang but dont want more proplems using non oem seals

.

You can get a big bag of those for $15 from McMaster or Grainger.

11-25-2012, 02:10 PM	#331
. o 69 o . Scooby Newbie Member#: 124938 Join Date: Sep 2006	going to do this right now.. needed to sticky this as im going be running in and out of the house...lol update. I found I didnt have to remove the tmic. I was only doing the driver side as I had a bad injector. I found if I removed the oil fill tube it gave me access to the front breather bolt and the other 2 I just removed with a 10mm wrench, pretty straight forward, great write up to work from. Is there any real reason to put that big heavy metal bracket back on?? it only really covers up the fuel rail and holds the wiring harness. Last edited by . o 69 o .; 11-25-2012 at 05:33 PM.

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04-29-2012, 03:33 PM	#326
Notorious J Scooby Newbie Member#: 248590 Join Date: Jun 2010 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Asbury Park, NJ Vehicle: 02 bugeyewrbwrx Junior Tuned	just did this entire job on my 02 bugeye friday. the GBOD's do suck arse and the passenger side is the harder one to remove (counted 9 bolts all facing different directions!). i used a dremel to remove the hose from the drivers side and i will not be putting them back on. we must have removed and set the injectors 15 times and every time we primed the injectors they leaked. after wanting to push my car off a cliff, we decided to get into another car (thank god there was one) and drive to the nearest auto parts store to find new o-rings (the first store was out so we had to drive another 45 minutes to another one to get them. thank god we were able to find them). lifted the injectors again, placed the new o rings on and first turn of the key there were ZERO leaks! we could have avoided 4 hours of unnecessary wrenching if we did not try to re use the old o rings (also the o rings that came on the pinks from the guy i bought them from). even though you MAY be able to re use the o rings, if i can stress any advise enough here, do yourselves all the favor and learn from my mistakes and get NEW o rings no matter what before you do the injectors! -jay * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

05-16-2012, 09:39 PM	#327
VERSION7 Scooby Newbie Member#: 306038 Join Date: Jan 2012	Well duh lol jk im puttin my pinks in this weekend...along with turbo, fuel pump, and turbo inlet. O and replacing the valve covers. Cant wait uggggggg! it wil be well worth it tho

05-17-2012, 12:05 AM	#328
mpen747 Scooby Newbie Member#: 292343 Join Date: Aug 2011 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: temecula	i didn't put my GBOD back on. i gave up lol

05-28-2012, 12:24 AM	#329
txl146 Scooby Guru Member#: 32459 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NY Vehicle: 02 WRX VF34 Junior Tuned 301whp	I put GBOD back on driver side - took me 5 min. I didn't bother installing it on passenger side.

06-02-2012, 12:11 PM	#330
BoboTheMonkey Scooby Specialist Member#: 224615 Join Date: Sep 2009 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: La Crosse, WI Vehicle: 2004 WRX San Remo Red	Did this last week and everything went in pretty easy. The GBOD's are not as hard as I was led to believe. Got them out and Was going to leave some bolts out of the passenger side, but my friend helping me was intent on getting it all together. Had Deatschwerks injectors, so they had all new rings and everything. Forgot about the lube and had just used gas. Everything has been running great and no leaks so far. Basically, have new O-rings and another set available if you need them is what I've gotten out of the issues people have had.

01-11-2013, 09:13 PM	#333
txl146 Scooby Guru Member#: 32459 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NY Vehicle: 02 WRX VF34 Junior Tuned 301whp	For the reason above, I put the GBOD back only on driver side.

01-11-2013, 09:35 PM	#334
jack klompus Scooby Specialist Member#: 152885 Join Date: Jul 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Vehicle: 05 wagon 16g-xt E85 6speed JR tuned	Never had a problem with the GBOD. Dot see what the big deal is. (but I still left them off)

02-27-2013, 11:59 PM	#335
SubyLarry Scooby Newbie Member#: 289426 Join Date: Jul 2011 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Lakewood, CA. Vehicle: 2002 Impreza WRX MBP	What does GBOD stand for?

02-28-2013, 12:02 AM	#336
tribalwrx Scooby Specialist Member#: 32993 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: AKIC Location: anchorage,alaska Vehicle: vf39 Best trap 110 Best ET 12.54 Dale tuned	Green Brackets Of Death

02-28-2013, 12:33 AM	#337
jhanso22 Scooby Newbie Member#: 344582 Join Date: Jan 2013 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Wyoming Vehicle: 2003 WRX Black	Nice write up!

03-16-2013, 07:28 PM	#338
txl146 Scooby Guru Member#: 32459 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NY Vehicle: 02 WRX VF34 Junior Tuned 301whp	Thanks - GBOD and U-subframe are parts I have removed for weight savings.

04-10-2013, 02:37 AM	#339
animalcrackers Scooby Newbie Member#: 271364 Join Date: Jan 2011 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Tucson Vehicle: 2002 and 2006 WRX AW - OPB	omg thank you for this

06-05-2013, 07:32 PM	#341
wgr73 Scooby Specialist Member#: 232458 Join Date: Dec 2009 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Las Cruces, NM Vehicle: 2008 STi (OBP) CAMTuned	Good 02-03 WRX injector install post! Thanks