I just installed some 440cc injectors and the car runs fine but while reinstalling the fuel rail I managed to over-torque the middle 10mm nut and cracked the stud right off. There is no fuel leakage and the injectors seem to be seated alright.

My question: Are those studs replaceable? Also, how bad is it to drive like this? There are the other two nuts holding the fuel rail down as well as the brace from the top of the rail to the IM.....

 

Here's a picture of the stud that broke off:

 

The studs are replaceable:
#18 I think, I cant really make out that last number. Get two nuts and put them on the snapped off stud (if they fit hopefully) torque them against each other and then use that to turn the stud out. Otherwise drill a size smaller than the stud and re-tap it for the size of the stud. If theres no leaking though check the fuel pressue, should be ok though.

 

Forgot to mention, B18C1 motor.

Just went and checked again. Looks like it'll be ok temporarily. I'll try to fix it this weekend when we do the turbo install....

 

Another question, are those studs reverse-threaded into the intake manifold?

 

Well sorry its not a dual-stage intake. Thats a B16A2 intake.

Im not 100% sure but I dont think they're reverse threaded into the intake manifold. They werent on my D15B7.

 

Cool man, thanks for your help

 

the studs are just regular studs. hopefully u still have enough on there to back it out

 

If it's not leaking I wouldn't worry about it.

 

I did the same thing except with an outer one. I just bought it from Honda, used pliars and grabbed the old one out and screwed the new one right in. Took less time then removing the fuel rail to work on it.

 

I broke mine too, same one, but was able to back it out a little and still use it. I just didn't torque it as much as the others. No leaks in 3 months.

 

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Ooh, I might try that.

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Did they have it in stock or is it a special order piece?

 

my buddy broke his off his SOHC and went to a junkyard and got another one for $1 cause it was a weekend and honda wasn't open... I think they are all the same length....

 

Just pull the stud out and stick a bolt thats the same length as the stud. Done.

 

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pfffttt.... suuurreee.... take the EASY way out...

 

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Nope. They never have my **** in stock.