1990 2.2 automatic injectors

[notnowles]

I have some bad injectors (have not checked them individually yet) but the leak is so bad somewhere that the engine will not turn over sometimes. It tries to turn and stops. I first thought the starter was bad so I replaced it and still have the same issue.

I haven't been driving the car lately because of a bad miss and a glowing cat!

Today I discovered that the engine oil is overfull and smells of gasoline, so I believe there is at least one injector that is leaking fuel into a cylinder after shut down.

I have had trouble with injectors before and have had a hard time finding the gray ones in a junk yard.

Can I use injectors from another year in this car and are they any better in the newer cars?

It seems like the gray top injectors are usually missing from parts cars which leads me to conclude they may be more problematic (?)

This car is a driver and not a show car so performance is not an issue, though when it's not running on all 4, it is! (Low standards here, perhaps!)

Thanks very much to anyone who can help.

[Legacy777]

The 90-91 automatic trans injectors are different than other model years, including the 90-91 manual trans, and the 92-94 non-turbos.

So to answer your question, yes you need to use the gray injectors meant for the 90-91 automatics.