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After two failures of the factory injectors on my 825I in 2.5 years I have enough of the cost of poorly make injectors, installed three K body mustang 5.0L fuel injectors, all fits except the height is taller, use longer fuel rail bolts and place spacer under the rail to get proper fit, Starts on first hit, no missing and bottom end is quicker. I bet they will last years longer than the junk that came in the unit.
 

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Perhaps it is K-Series as in fuel injector body type, not a K body Mustang. Mustang fuel injectors are available everywhere and economical, and OP is stating what type (K-Series) they used.
 

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Does anyone have a step by step instruction of replacing fuel injectors on a 2012 or like model year Gator 825i? I've looked through youtube and can't find anything. thanks!
Tagging this.

I will take some pictures for you this afternoon when I get home and post them tommorw.

Rather simple job overall if I recall correctly.
 

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Also to add to the thread, these are the ones I put in my machine. $125 for the set. Bosch injectors. I have a couple years on them and they are still working well.
 

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I could not find any instructions in my binder so I just tore my machine down to get you pictures.

You will need a 5/32 socket or a nut driver and a 10MM wrench or socket.

With the box lifted, the fuel rail and injectors are right on the top of the motor.

Start by removing the hose clamp and pulling line back to give you room to lift the fuel rail later. Line is dry so no need to have a bucket or anything to catch fluids.
(Red Arrow)

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Remove the two 10mm head bolts from the fuel rail (Blue Arrows)

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Hose off and two bolts removed - fuel rail is loose now.

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Pull the fuel rail off the top of the injectors (injectors are the green arrows) Fuel rail is just lifted and pushed to the side in the top left of the photo.

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Pull the injectors out of the body of the motor and remove the harness clip (yellow arrow) Harness will pull straight off)

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And that is it. There is your injector.

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Hope that helps... if you have any other questions, let me know and I will try to help.
 

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Fantastic write up ! Thank you for taking the time to share with everyone.
 

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At 120.00 a piece they had better last forever
If you don’t mind purchasing used parts check out Power Sports Nation in Norfolk Nebraska they’re a large used part warehouse for UTV’s
 

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Hi.

I have been having the many issues as others have been posting about a rough idle and hard start after the machine is hot. I decided to change all 3 injectors with the Bosh (ford) injectors as many of you have done. I successfully completed this recently. The machine would not run properly after completion, also it was smoking (white) heavily. I let the machine run and allowed it to "burn up" any gunk that may have been in the cylinders. After running for 10min it was back to normal. The next day I went to start the machine and it idles extremely rough and is way worse then any other time before.
I am lost for ideas as I have changed the fuel pump (with the new design) last summer and all there plugs and wires were changed a couple months prior.

thanks
mike
 

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as much as I hate to say it... new parts can be junk out of the box... hope not the issue for you, but don't rule it out

did you only have the white smoke the first time or is that a constant?
will it run well outside of the idle?
Have you changed the fuel pressure regulator?
Have you changed the fuel filter?
 

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White smoke was only on the initial startup after the injector swap.

Is the fuel pressure regulator part of the new fuel pump assembly?

I changed the fuel filter about a year ago, should I try another one?
 

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Fuel filters are cheap... I would start there every time if it was me.

As for the FPR... I think they are on the pump, but I cannot remember for life of me at the moment. Hopefully someone else can field that one.
 

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Wouldn't using a different injector cause issues with fuel air ratio , due to fact the flow rate would be different using the mustang example say has a 24lb / flow rate but maybe the flow rate of Gators injector is 14 lb / hr Wouldn't it run rich ?
 

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For those interested I found this data for 825i fuel injectors I was suprised the flow rate is so high 80lbs /hr
The ford Injectors the OP mentions I think may be a 19lb/min injector . I would think the engine would be running super lean when in closed loop mode if I am understanding this stuff correctly . Shocked it would even run when cold .

Part Number5WY2404A , MIA11720
Static Flow Rate10g/sec(80lbs,875cc)
Coil Resistance12.0
Dynamic flow rateMg/pulse(18.6mg/pulse 2.5 ms PW, 20 MS Period)
Warranty1 year warranty
SeriesFor John Deere Gator 825i 3 Cylinder
Fuel Pressure300 kpa
Minimum linear PW1.9MS
Opening/Closing Time1.3 ms/ 0.7 ms
Offset0.65ms
SMOV/DMOV
Connector
Spray Pattern
Installation Compatibility
4.16V/4.64V
USCAR
Pencil
Deka I, IV Long, V Long, & VII Long installation Comp
 

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For those interested I found this data for 825i fuel injectors I was suprised the flow rate is so high 80lbs /hr
The ford Injectors the OP mentions I think may be a 19lb/min injector . I would think the engine would be running super lean when in closed loop mode if I am understanding this stuff correctly . Shocked it would even run when cold .

Part Number5WY2404A , MIA11720
Static Flow Rate10g/sec(80lbs,875cc)
Coil Resistance12.0
Dynamic flow rateMg/pulse(18.6mg/pulse 2.5 ms PW, 20 MS Period)
Warranty1 year warranty
SeriesFor John Deere Gator 825i 3 Cylinder
Fuel Pressure300 kpa
Minimum linear PW1.9MS
Opening/Closing Time1.3 ms/ 0.7 ms
Offset0.65ms
SMOV/DMOV
Connector
Spray Pattern
Installation Compatibility
4.16V/4.64V
USCAR
Pencil
Deka I, IV Long, V Long, & VII Long installation Comp
Here is the link to where I found this Data
 
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