cleaing fuel injectors??

[black95maro]

Ok my fuel injectors are sticking so I was thinking about pulling them off and cleaning them or is it possibly to clean them and keep them from sticking??? well I was wondering what would be the best way to clean them on my own like what cleaner and what should i use to scub them and all that stuff thanks..

[BLLDOGG]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

don't even think about scrubbing them with anything. also, taking them out sometimes screws you cause they dry out and no longer work. weird huh? just use a cleaner in your gas. I would recommend having a shop do it though cause they have a tool which by passes your fuel system which works the best.

[black95maro]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

So basically I'd be better off finding out if that's the problem and putting new ones in if it is?

[xracer900z]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

Wouldn't hurt to try some seafoam

[BLLDOGG]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

yes. an injector balance test would tell you weather they are good, dirty or bad. i don't know of a way for the do-it-yourselfer to do this

[Tech]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

When I did my motor swap the 2001 injectors were different than the 99 so I had to use the 99 injectors. I just dipped a q-tip in gas and cleaned the holes in the injector...car runs nice and smooth now...oh maybe because the motor has less than 1,000 miles....

[Vanquish]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

You have two ways of cleaning them, take them out and hose them down with carb cleaner. OR you can rig something up as i did usuing a hose and slip it over the top part of the injector, pressurize the hose with the type of carb cleaner you buy by the gallon, apply 12 volts to the injector, it will clean the inside of the injector. On my injectors the inside was clean, i know this because the cleaner came out clean. The only dirty part of my injectors were the bottom parts, so i recommend just pull them out, and hose them with carb cleaner and use qtips, and wipe with a rag. Your right, about the cleaners, they dont work, i used every type i could find, some times 2 of the same kind. Then i pulled my injectors, the pics attached are the before and after i cleaned my injectors. As you can see, the cleaners did nonthing. The dirty injector you see was not the dirtest one, it was the last one i had when i desided to take the pics. My car now runs SOOO smooth i dont even beleve its the same car. I also removed my egr, next time i pull them out im hopping they will be clean.

This is how he did it and he got pretty good results.

[BobbyZ72]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

see pic the holes where almost jamed shut, the carb cleaner took it right off. dont waste money on the cleaners your add to your fuel tank. i used about 10, and they did nonthing as you can see.

[Choppers]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

how many miles did your car have on it and also will pulling the injectors out cause any problems to them in the fututre and another thing can you take a picture and pin point what you need to take off to get each injector out?

[Tech]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

My 99 injectors had 110k when the motor went boom. Injectors seemed to be in pretty good shape, but I cleaned them anyway.

[Vanquish]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

how many miles did your car have on it and also will pulling the injectors out cause any problems to them in the fututre and another thing can you take a picture and pin point what you need to take off to get each injector out?

You will have to change the O-rings when you are putting them back in.

What year is your car? If it's a 99+ then your injectors won't come off the fuel rail.

[Tech]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

You will have to change the O-rings when you are putting them back in.

What year is your car? If it's a 99+ then your injectors won't come off the fuel rail.

My 99 injectors came right off the rail....just went out the the garage and pulled the 2001 injectors off the fuel rail...popped right off?

[Vanquish]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

Really? I could have sworn I have read that people with 99+ injectors weren't able to remove them from their fuel rail.

Maybe they just didn't know what they were doing?

[Tech]

Re: cleaing fuel injectors??

Gotta wiggle and pull pretty hard...they are seated/sealed in there by O-rings.

[Choppers]

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mine is a 96


but i just don't want gas to go everywhere


what do i have to do when i take them off for gas not to go everywhere?