Fuel injectors

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RJW260
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My sons girlfriend has a 99 dodge avenger with a 2.5 liter. The fuel injector for cylinder 4 is open. It runs, but she doesn't have the money to repair it right now. What possible damage could result from driving it in this condition? Thanks.
Jul 7, 2006 at 9:09 PM
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RUNTICH
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so by this u mean it runs rich? If so u can damage the catytic converter and that can be costly, also if it is running rich it will cost u alot more money in gas.
Jul 9, 2006 at 12:18 AM
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RJW260
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It is not running rich. The coil of the solenoid is open, which I believe will cause no fuel to be injected. Sorry about the cofusion.
Jul 9, 2006 at 8:50 AM
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RUNTICH
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This means ur only running on three cylinders, I don't think it will cause any damge other then using alot more gas than normal.
Jul 9, 2006 at 9:45 PM
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RJW260
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Thanks for your response. By the way, this is a 6 cylinder engine, so it will be running on 5.
Jul 9, 2006 at 9:57 PM