Cleaning injectors... Best options?
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Cleaning injectors... Best options?
Wondering if anyone has any ideas about cleaning injectors. Has anyone come up with a way to do it themselves? If so, how? I'm trying to aviod the car being down for a week while their sent off to never never land....
Former Vendor
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From: Houston TX
Re: Cleaning injectors... Best options? (LS1 RX7)
Without using any injectors cleanners, my stock fuel injectors have been working perfectly for the last 31K miles or so. I plan on running them for another 20K miles or so and then just replace them with a new set.
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Re: Cleaning injectors... Best options? (Tuan Le)
My crew chief, who is a tech for a living, swears by the fuel-tank-drop-in stuff. I'll try and get a specific brand, but he says they have solved many many drivability problems by just dropping it into the tank. Not many shops are doing the pressure cleaning anymore, appearantly.
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From: sebring florida
Re: Cleaning injectors... Best options? (davidfarmer)
my mechanic (chief mechanic for a racing school) recommends techron fuel additive with each oil change. that and stomp on the gas from time to time (I rarely get above 4k rpms).
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From: Newland US
Re: Cleaning injectors... Best options? (davidfarmer)
davidfarmer,
I wouldn't be surprised if he recommends Techron which is produced by Chevron. That's about the best that I've run across.
Mark
My crew chief, who is a tech for a living, swears by the fuel-tank-drop-in stuff. I'll try and get a specific brand, but he says they have solved many many drivability problems by just dropping it into the tank. Not many shops are doing the pressure cleaning anymore, appearantly.
Mark
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Re: Cleaning injectors... Best options? (MDT)
Yep, Techron. And live by Chevron (Exxon, Texaco, or Mobil will work also) fuel if you can.
I had problems with a bad (ARCO) tank of gas in my 300Z. A bottle of Techron and followed up by Chevron gas and the problem cleared right up.
Jim
I had problems with a bad (ARCO) tank of gas in my 300Z. A bottle of Techron and followed up by Chevron gas and the problem cleared right up.
Jim
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