Another 5.3 AFM Dead Lifter Issue - Help Me Decide What to Do

[Fairweatherider]

Getting the engine back together finally. I’m not sure if I need a new fuel rail or injectors. I removed them as gently as possible, prying them out little by little with a claw hammer and screwdriver. I had to get rough with one injector that really didn’t want to come out. I can see that it isn’t perfectly parallel to the other injectors now. Look at the far right side injector in the photo. It is cocked to the right.
What do I do now? Try to bend it back somehow? Buy one new injector? Or replace the fuel rail?
Also, I’m not seeing a seal or an o—ring that I can replace. Surely I need to replace seals?

 

[2015TahoePPV]

Getting the engine back together finally. I’m not sure if I need a new fuel rail or injectors. I removed them as gently as possible, prying them out little by little with a claw hammer and screwdriver. I had to get rough with one injector that really didn’t want to come out. I can see that it isn’t perfectly parallel to the other injectors now. Look at the far right side injector in the photo. It is cocked to the right.
What do I do now? Try to bend it back somehow? Buy one new injector? Or replace the fuel rail?
Also, I’m not seeing a seal or an o—ring that I can replace. Surely I need to replace seals?

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I bent one of my rails also. Reread my thread and check your wiring for damage. You'll need the seal kit/ resizing tool, etc if you're going to reuse your injectors. They have 2-3 seals per injector. If you buy new ones, don't pay less than $60 each for them, or they'll be counterfiet and cause problems once you get it running again, then you'll be buying a new catalytic converter.

 

[Fairweatherider]

I bent one of my rails also. Reread my thread and check your wiring for damage. You'll need the seal kit/ resizing tool, etc if you're going to reuse your injectors. They have 2-3 seals per injector. If you buy new ones, don't pay less than $60 each for them, or they'll be counterfiet and cause problems once you get it running again, then you'll be buying a new catalytic converter.

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I'll buy a new rail and seal kit.

 

[Foxy]

I'm reading thread after thread on here about people who've had a collapsed lifter then did a full DOD delete from Texas Speed. A major question I have and haven't seen an answer to is: did these engines hold up? Or was there metal shavings floating around which later caused a full melt down?

After 20,000 miles on my TSP swapped AFM delete camshaft I'm not seeing any difference in motor performance. It still drives like new and I would definitely say go ahead with the camshaft swap. One word of advice though the 6l80e transmission will go out eventually after doing a high performance camshaft swap and get ready to have to replace it. I used all updated internal parts for a remanded transmission. I couldn't trust going with GM parts and have it fail again after 100,000 miles.