Fuel injection cleaning

by **rossman945** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:22 am

I was at tiresplus the other day and they said I need a fuel system cleaning, fuel injector cleaning etc. The car has 110000 miles and it hasn't been done but the cars running fine, should I just get something from advanced auto parts, dump it in the tank and call it a day? Whatever their going to do I dont think it will be worth 70 bucks. Any opinions would be great.

Thanks,

Ross

by **System_Crash** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:55 am

It depends on the shop, but fuel system "Injecter flush" IE: hooking a flush machine to the fuel rail and pull the fuel pump relay out and run the vehicle off of the "fuel flush" for about 15-30 mins. Some just clean the throttle body and spray the rest of the can into the intake. and $70 is cheap for a "flush"

by **Ilovemylara** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:56 am

Don't buy those stupid fuel injector cleaner bottles.. they may help a little... but nothing compares to pulling the fuel rails off and hand cleaning the injectors.

by **rossman945** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:00 pm

yeah, well I have a intake on my car and dont want them messing with it, besides I have cleaned my throttle body before, its not bad. Actually flushing the rail and injectors seems more benefical and is beyond my preventative maintenace capabilities. I figured dumping some stuff in the fuel tank will do just the same job.

by **rossman945** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:02 pm

well I'm starting to sense a concensus here, I guess I'll get it done the right way and get some estimates.

by **gnegroni** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:06 pm

System_Crash wrote:It depends on the shop, but fuel system "Injecter flush" IE: hooking a flush machine to the fuel rail and pull the fuel pump relay out and run the vehicle off of the "fuel flush" for about 15-30 mins. Some just clean the throttle body and spray the rest of the can into the intake. and $70 is cheap for a "flush"

In nearby shopping center they use throttle body cleaner and a fluid they put thru brake booster...I can do this at home (read SeaFoam). How much should they charge for this machine clean directly in the fuel rails?

Ilovemylara wrote:Don't buy those stupid fuel injector cleaner bottles.. they may help a little... but nothing compares to pulling the fuel rails off and hand cleaning the injectors.

Wow, how much would they charge for hand cleaning the injectors?

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