Can you clean injectors (off the car)

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10-13-2004, 08:37 AM

Maxine

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Can you clean injectors (off the car)

I have an extra set of fuel injectors and was wondering if i could soak them in a solution to help clean them a little.
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10-13-2004, 12:19 PM

Maxine

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Well i figured cleaning coil packs and injectors might be alittle different

10-13-2004, 12:28 PM

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How often are you supposed to clean/replace those? I can't find where it says what interval that is at.

10-13-2004, 12:34 PM

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Got me.

10-13-2004, 12:48 PM

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replace them when they go.

10-13-2004, 02:12 PM

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there is a company out there that does this...they cycle the injectors while running a cleaner through them. Not sure how well soaking them would clean the actual pintle/valve portion.

Injectors are not a maintenance item like a brake rotor or clutch. They could easily live forever if your car has had an easy life. I would put them on the same order of life as the timing chain in the max....which is considered to be good for life.

I certainly believe in keeping your fuel filter replacement on schedule and a bottle of injector cleaner once or twice a year.