Magnetic valve for controlling a fuel injection valve of a combustion engine

The device has a housing part (39), an electromagnet (29) with magnet coil (32) and core (33). A spring-loaded armature (27) is movable axially between the electromagnet and a valve seat (24). A control valve element (22,25) moves with the armature and interacts with the valve seat for opening and closing a fuel passage (17). The armature is arranged to move radially in the housing part free from mechanical guide arrangements.