Inj. leaking from the top..can I tighten it?

[Dieseldad97]

I have an injector leaking from the top. Never had to pull one out. Is the steel line just tightened to it? It's leaking pretty good and I feel like tightening it to see if thats all it needs. Sorry if this seems like a dumb question. I'll upload a pic.

Oh, it's the 2nd one from the front on the drivers side if that matters. That would be #4 right?

Thanks.

 

[bison]

Gerald you can try loosening the line nut and retighten,..if that don't stop the leak then you may have a crack in the line,line flare or treaded part of the injector.To prevent turning the top half of the injector loose from the lower half hold it with a 7/8" wrench on the square part when you loosen the line nut.
Also make sure the leak is not from a crack in the return hose were it goes on the nipple

 

[Dieseldad97]

Thanks for the help.

I snugged the line up a bit and it stopped leaking for now. If it starts to leak again, I'll clean the flare on it.