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Old Dec 21, 2017 | 05:17 PM
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should I use fuel injector cleaner in a 88 350 tuned port injection engine?
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Old Dec 21, 2017 | 05:19 PM
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Use it for what ?
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Old Dec 21, 2017 | 05:34 PM
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There are a number of threads on this topic. I'd suggest you do a search, and see what's been said in the past.
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If the car still has the original Multitec injectors installed I wouldn't do it.

Fuel injector cleaner has been known to strip the insulation off the wire coil winding in the injector resulting in an electrical short and a dead injector. The original injectors were supposed to be "self-cleaning" with a disk that rotated slightly every time the injector fired thus cleaning the sludge buildup away..

Hopefully your injectors have been replaced at some point with another brand (Bosch-Ford Accel, etc). Most multitec injectors fail at some point!
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A pint of some dubious solvent diluted into 20 gallons of gasoline with real cleaners already in it. I think i will pass.
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Originally Posted by myc4jerry
should I use fuel injector cleaner in a 88 350 tuned port injection engine?
Absolutely. People selling that stuff need your money and placebo fueled testimonials to make money.


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Originally Posted by PatternDayTrader
Use it for what ?
Exactly.
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