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Fuel Injection Fuel Rail Assembly Replacement (Without LS9)

Fig 1: Fuel Injection Fuel Rail Assembly (Without LS9)
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Preliminary Procedures

  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection (LS7 or LS9) or Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection (LS3) .
  2. Remove the engine sight shield covers. Refer to Upper Intake Manifold Sight Shield Replacement (LS9) or Upper Intake Manifold Sight Shield Replacement (w/o LS9) .
  3. Relieve the fuel system pressure. Refer to Fuel Pressure Relief (Without CH 48027)  or Fuel Pressure Relief (CH 48027) .
1 Intake Manifold Bolt (Qty: 4)
CAUTION: Refer to Fastener Caution .

Procedure: 
Apply a 5 mm (0.20 in) band of GM P/N 12345382 (Canadian P/N 10953489) thread-lock or equivalent to the threads of the fuel rail and intake manifold bolts.

Tighten:  10 N.m (89 lb in)

2 Stop Bracket (Qty: 2)
WARNING: The fuel rail stop bracket must be installed onto the engine assembly. The stop bracket serves as a protective shield for the fuel rail in the event of a vehicle frontal crash. If the fuel rail stop bracket is not installed and the vehicle is involved in a frontal crash, fuel could be sprayed possibly causing a fire and personal injury from burns.
3 Fuel Rail Bolt (Qty: 4)

Tighten:  10 N.m (89 lb in)

4 Fuel Rail

Procedure

  1. Use the J 37088-A  and separate the fuel line.
  2. Apply a small amount of lubricant at the injector O-rings to seal properly.

Special Tools: 
J 37088-A  Fuel Line Disconnect Tool Set