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A clamping assembly for clamping a fuel injector into a fuel injector bore located in cylinder head of an engine includes a housing having a housing opening, connectors coupling the housing to the cylinder head, and a compression spring. The compression spring is located in the housing opening, oper

A clamping assembly for clamping a fuel injector into a fuel injector bore located in cylinder head of an engine includes a housing having a housing opening, connectors coupling the housing to the cylinder head, and a compression spring. The compression spring is located in the housing opening, operably coupled to a top of the fuel injector, and axially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the fuel injector.

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1. A clamping assembly for clamping a fuel injector into a fuel injector bore located in cylinder head of an engine, comprising:a housing having a housing opening; connectors coupling the housing to the cylinder head; a compression spring located in the housing opening, operably coupled to a top of

1. A clamping assembly for clamping a fuel injector into a fuel injector bore located in cylinder head of an engine, comprising:a housing having a housing opening; connectors coupling the housing to the cylinder head; a compression spring located in the housing opening, operably coupled to a top of the fuel injector, and axially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the fuel injector; and a retaining component located between the top of the fuel injector and the compression spring, the retaining component configured to retain the compression spring within the housing opening independent of the fuel injector. 2. The clamping assembly of claim 1, wherein the compression spring includes a plurality of stacked washers.3. The clamping assembly of claim 2, wherein the plurality of stacked washers include one of belleville washers, wave washers, finger spring washers, and curved spring washers.4. The clamping assembly of claim 1, further including a coupling component extending between the compression spring and the fuel injector, the coupling component at least partially located in the housing opening.5. The clamping assembly of claim 4, wherein the housing includes at least one housing passage connected to a source of injector actuating fluid, and the compression spring and coupling component each include a passage fluidly connecting the at least one housing passage to an actuating fluid inlet of the fuel injector.6. The clamping assembly of claim 5, wherein the retaining component is located within a gap formed between the housing opening and the coupling component.7. The clamping assembly of claim 6, wherein the retaining component includes one of a clip ring and an O-ring.8. The clamping assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a compression release brake housing located substantially above the fuel injector relative to the longitudinal axis of the fuel injector.9. A method for clamping a fuel injector in a fuel injector bore located in a cylinder head of an engine, comprising:coupling a housing to the cylinder head at least partially above the fuel injector; operably coupling a compression spring to a top of the fuel injector, the compression spring located between the housing and the top of the fuel injector; and retainably coupling the compression spring to the housing independent of the fuel injector. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the compression spring includes a plurality of stacked washers.11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the compression spring is located within a housing opening in the housing, and a coupling component is at least partially located in the housing opening between the compression spring and the fuel injector.12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the housing includes at least one housing passage connected to a source of injector actuating fluid, and the compression spring and coupling component each include a passage fluidly connecting the at least one housing passage to an actuating fluid inlet of the fuel injector.13. The method according to claim 12, further including providing a retaining component located within a gap formed between the housing opening and the coupling component to assist in said retainably coupling the compression spring to the housing.14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the retaining component includes one of a clip ring and an O-ring.15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the housing includes a compression release brake housing located substantially above the fuel injector relative to a longitudinal axis of the fuel injector.16. An engine system comprising:a hydraulically-actuated, electronically-controlled fuel injector located in an opening in a cylinder head of the engine; a fuel injector clamping assembly including a compression release brake housing located above the fuel injector and an injector biasing assembly at least partially located within a housing opening formed in the compression release brake housing, the biasing assembly including a biasing component, a coupling component and a retaining component, the biasing component including a compression spring located in the housing opening and having an inner axial passage extending therethrough, the coupling component located at least partially within the housing opening, extending between the compression spring and the fuel injector, and including an inner axial passage extending therethrough, and the retaining component located adjacent the coupling component in a gap formed between the housing opening and the coupling component, and configured to maintain a substantially fixed relationship between the housing and the compression spring independent of the fuel injector; and an actuating fluid supply connected to the fuel injector including at least one passage in the compression brake housing connected to a source of actuating fluid, the inner axial passage of the compression spring, and the inner axial passage of the coupling component. 17. The engine according to claim 16, wherein the compression spring includes a plurality of stacked washers.18. The engine according to claim 17, wherein the retaining component includes one of a clip ring and an O-ring.