Fuel injection cleaner went wrong...
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 2,018
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From: OR
Originally Posted by SunCr
Somewhat doubt the cleaner has anything to do with it. Intermittent stalls are a challenge and often lead to a lot of new and unnecessary parts, so you might start by getting something to capture some data with. A basic scan will at least show you if it's rich or lean, but I've got a feeling it's losing an important signal somewhere - either air (MAF) or fuel - reference from the distributor and without that, the injectors won't fire so it stalls just like you turned the key off. For 30 Bucks, I would try a new Module, but get some data first. With that, you can also know if the idle is within specs which are +/- 50 rpms from Targeted in Drive; +/- 100 rpms in Park/Neutral.
I've used the stuff several times on different vehicles and have had no ill effects. It actually saved me from replacing an injector on my '98 Durango. It had a dead hole at idle and low rpms. No clickity-click sound coming from one injector. Dumped some cleaner in the fuel tank at fillup and it started hitting on all 8 again within 1/2 mile. Acted up again after next fill up without cleaner. Put in another one. Did that probably 3 times before the mis went away forever. Dumped one in my '87 vette with no ill effects.
heck the filter is only about $10. even if you bought the line wrench..another $10. a set of ramps $45. and a 20 minute job. Why not do it yourself.
Racer
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 329
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From: Antioch California
Originally Posted by submariner87
thanks for all the replies, i'm went today to get the fuel filter changed but it was $75 and i only had like $85 to my name, so i'm going to wait until i get paid again.
i know that the injection cleaner might be a coincedence, but i mean it did it the very first time like 5 minutes after i put it in, thats why i figured it must have been the injection cleaner, it seems like it was just to close to be a coincedence.
the car runs fine when i keep the rpm's up over 1000, it's just when i'm going slow or at a light or something and it's idling that it shuts off.
i know that the injection cleaner might be a coincedence, but i mean it did it the very first time like 5 minutes after i put it in, thats why i figured it must have been the injection cleaner, it seems like it was just to close to be a coincedence.
the car runs fine when i keep the rpm's up over 1000, it's just when i'm going slow or at a light or something and it's idling that it shuts off.
