 Best injector cleaner??, What's best?? |
 Oct 27, 2011 - 9:26 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Feb 14, '09 From Mid West Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%)  |
I'm wondering what is the best injector cleaner?
There are a few to choose from. So what do you folks use? I'm stuck between Lucas & Chevron. I have high idle, & a lil pinging between 30-45 mph. The gas here contains a minimum 10% ethanol. Also, is it ok to use Heet Water Remover with injector cleaner? Wondering if I have dirty injectors // water in my gas. |
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Oct 27, 2011 - 11:13 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 20, '08 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
I use the chevron one when I use it.
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Oct 28, 2011 - 12:48 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 4, '05 From western MD/NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
the BEST hands down... since you asked...
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Oct 28, 2011 - 1:51 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '10 From U.P. michigan GO STATE Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
Injector cleaner doesn't do anything.. Sorry, you have to have more than that little bottle go through them to actually clean them. Some shops will run a high concentration cleaner through them that helps. That's what we did at school.
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Oct 28, 2011 - 5:53 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
hows about runnin straight AV Gas? l
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Oct 30, 2011 - 4:16 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 31, '11 From Rochester, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Seafoam works best in my experience. We put it in one of my co-workers, girlfriends car, and it ran so smooth after the treatment, that she attempted to start it a second time after it had already been running. It's great for stabilizing and getting rid of moisture in the fuel too.
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Oct 30, 2011 - 5:17 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 14, '09 From Mid West Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
I never thought of Seafoam!
Tomorrow I'm going to make an appointment @ my friends shop to hook up the injector cleaner machine. When I get it running right I may use Seafoam. Good tips here!!! |
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Oct 30, 2011 - 8:37 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Witch hunter is the correct answer, but second best is to run it on a machine like a motorvac that we use at the shop. Run a concentrated solution through the fuel system after the pump and filter, this stuff also gets the cat good and hot to burn off deposits, honestly you can watch the cat light off faster AFTER the treatment, almost like a new cat again. Works great on sticky injectors, we had an old 2.8 GM V6 that sat for about 5 years with bad gas, 4 injectors stuck. about 45 minutes with the machine, had it purring on all 6 cylinders again.
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