glerma

As the title says... their mechanic recommended their throttle body and fuel injection cleaning service (I had it in for another issue). Is this a worthwhile service to pay for or is it just a upsell service with little real value? My car is a 2000 6-speed with 105k miles.

dougbfresh

This is the only fuel injection cleaning I ever have done.
http://www.cruzinperformance.com/

hotwheels57

If you don't believe the service is warranted or the price is justified, buy off the shelf products and do it yourself if you have the tools, knowledge, time and confidence.

I think it's SEAFOAM that many recommend. CRC makes aerosol products which clean the MAF and throttle body. About $25-30 of products and an afternoon of your time and you might be able to accomplish the same thing.

dgrant3830

Techron would probably work too

dougbfresh

The site I posted also removes the tiny screens on the inlet and installs new ones, flow tests them before and after and posts the results on their website-they come back looking and working like new for about the price of 1 new injector.

jammervette

I had injector issues and used Sea Foam. Very happy with the results. It's a little pricey compared to other cleaners $8 - 10 /can but it works in all my GM cars!

sfc rick

Be wary. It's another ploy to part your money from your wallet.

rebelheart

We clean throttle bodies because of a coking condition that builds on the throttle plate edge and the contact area of the throttle body over time.This messes up the min airflow,which isnt adjustable and causes low speed idle and stalling problems.To simply clean your injectors Seafoam will work just fine.

lucky131969

But that does not apply to our throttle bodies, since coking is a build up of unburnt fuel/oil, and the fuel on an LS motor is directly injected into the cylinders.

jimcork1

I buy gas with Techron 100% of the time and at 89,000 miles have no issues. I pulled my manifold to change oil pressure sensor and looked at injector tips they looked new.

dgrant3830

A couple of years ago, I had my injectors tested. They came out better spray patterns than new injectors and no leaking whatsoever. Pretty sure this was ar or near the 300K miles on the clock. I normally ran a bottle of techron through it once every 6 months.

johnson-rod

Anything a dealer suggests is usually a bad idea and always expensive.

Except trading up. That is just expensive.

Blitzkrieg

Put 2 gal of Xylene with a fill up of 93 and run WOT. your internals will all be spotless and the car will run better!

Or get Alkey Meth kit on your car, but not needed unless your boosted!

6SPD98

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......interesting.
Can I pick it up at Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Paint store......?

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yes

BRKLYN

rebelheart

We see this problem on both port injected and throttle body injection across five car lines.