injector removal problem when car has N/A pump?

[derekp]

I put an N/A pump on my eco 92 jetta a while back.
Head gasket woes causing me to remove the head - I wanted to do compression test before pulling head to make sure my only issue was the oil leaking out of front side of head.

I discovered I could not put my socket on #2 cyl injector - the aneroid (space ship) on the NA pump is in the way

So - how have any of you dealt with this? I'm not sure that I could even get a box end wrench on that thing even with the lines off the car.

(life must move on - I pulled the head without doing my comp test - oh well....)

[burn_your_money]

You could have tried loosening the pump and pulling it all the way away from the engine. Not sure if it would have been enough or not though.

[vanbcguy]

On mine I can just slip the socket over the injector and THEN connect the extension. No way I can get it on with the extension attached due to interference with my LDA.

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[audilvr]

the socket we use at the shop i work at is ground to a taper to fit.

[derekp]

can you guys tell me - 3/8 or 1/2 inch drive socket and what the overall length of the socket you use?
Appreciate it - I only have 1/2 inch drive socket no way will it fit at all.
thanks.

[TylerDurden]

I have one car with the turbo version (LDA) and one with the altitude version (ADA). (The other cars have the lower IP covers.)

I use a MiT 1/2" drive deep impact socket. The socket is probably ~80MM tall and 34mm wide. It just barely fits in the injector-well .

I mark the pump position and turn the top as far from the valve-cover as it will go.

[ORCoaster]

Get an adapter that goes from 3/8ths to 1/2 inch and use the 3/8th extension.  Adapters go both ways.  I use them all the time but mostly to reduce from larger size but on occasion it helps to go the other way.  As in this case.

[92EcoDiesel Jetta]

Impact sockets are thicker wall so don't use it if space is tight. (ask me how I know) Since getting a 12 point 27 mm deep socket that's much thinner wall than the impact (from Lowes) no more clearance isaues.