hydraulic lifters, no valve adjustment

 

I saw that when i pulled the valve cover off. Im thinking its most likely something to do with the fuel delivery, IP going out, bad/worn injectors/nozzles, been trying to pull out my injectors for the past week, just cant get them out of there. I just got one out the the others wont budge. I've been using PB Blaster, a homemade slide hammer, and still no results, today i will try getting a heavier weight onto the slide hammer, from 2lb to 5lb or so, hopefully it helps. Any suggestions perhaps?

 

Just have to soak and repeat, don't use a torch on the injector, lots of tiny springs inside.

 

Went to a body shop that had a 15lb slide hammer for pulling out huge dents on cars, borrowed that for my injectors, they came off within 10 minutes. When it comes to a slide hammer and injectors, you can never go too big/heavy with the weight on the slide hammer. Now I need to take them apart to replace the nozzles, anything i should watch out for or be cautious about? Also was trying to remove my intake manifold and seems like the 6mm allen bolt heads are stripped, how can i get them out to remove it?

 

Nozzle FAQ article has lots of notes on the procedure.

Check out FAQ for intake article, should have a pic of EZ outs. Press them hard into the heads so they don't slip and just turn, they have teeth to grip the outside. Worst case, cut a slot and use a screwdriver or hammer a torx in if you have the leverage.