Fuel Injection Service
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Fuel Injection Service
Has anyone had this done? I took my car in today for the fuel filler neck TSB and they happened to mention that I needed it. Hadn't read anything about this service on the boards so was wondering if it was another one of those bogus services the dealership tries to pawn off on you .
If it is legit, anyone know what's involved?
-sam
If it is legit, anyone know what's involved?
-sam
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they run your car on a bottle of can cleaner crap for a few minutes and its supposed to clean the injectors and burn carbon. I had it done on my old accord once, and all it does is make your car smoke a lot from the exhaust for a minutes. i couldn't tell any difference.
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Originally Posted by GrimReaper,Jan 20 2005, 03:05 AM
was wondering if it was another one of those bogus services the dealership tries to pawn off on you .
Generally, there are 3 stages of injector cleaning:
1. The cheap bottle added on an oil change interval basis.
2. The "heavy duty" concentrated stuff for when you might suspect the injectors are clogged. This can be purchased off the shelf.
3. The "industrial strength" injector service, like the one your dealer offered you. This is the most expensive and is left as a last resort when you have neglected the first 2 options and your engine is running like crap due to clogged injectors.
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Thanks for confirming my thougts. I usually use off-the-shelf stuff about twice a year and haven't experienced any engine issues due to injectors so far.
*sigh* this is why I hate going to dealerships
-sam
*sigh* this is why I hate going to dealerships
-sam
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Originally Posted by GrimReaper,Jan 20 2005, 07:43 PM
Thanks for confirming my thougts. I usually use off-the-shelf stuff about twice a year and haven't experienced any engine issues due to injectors so far.
*sigh* this is why I hate going to dealerships
-sam
*sigh* this is why I hate going to dealerships
-sam
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If you use any sort of oil change interval as a determining factor for when you use fuel injector cleaner, make sure you do it right BEFORE you change your oil. There isn't any reason to contaminate perfectly clean / new oil with a bunch of fuel cleaner additive and carbon deposits.
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