Hey there guys. Does a clean injector give the car better fuel milage? If so what are the best ways to clean them? injector cleaner? remove and clean them?

 

This is care of Marc Sasso.

The least expensive method I use for cleaning injectors is to go to your local drug store and pick up a dental ultrasonic cleaner under $30.00 or borrow moms jewellery ultrasonic cleaner, she will still love you. Go to Chevron and purchase a bottle of Techrolene (SP). Go by the grocery store and purchase a can of tuna, lettuce, jar of mayo and some cheap white Wonder bread. Fill the ultrasonic cleaner with the solvent to a level that will only submerge the tips of the injectors, up to the normal position of the sealing O-ring. Take a break, toast up the bread and make up a tuna sandwich. Use the cleaned out tuna can and punch four holes in the bottom to stand your injectors in. Place the can holding the injectors in the bottom of the ultrasonic cleaner; do not submerge the electrical connections. Turn the cleaner on; you can leave the injectors soaking 10 to 15 min, to soften stubborn deposits before power cycling. Pulse, cycle the injectors by connecting the injectors electrical connection to a 12-volt DC power source, less than 2 amps or even a small 9-volt transistor radio battery and cycle the power on and off. Like Ive stated it is very important to not let the current run through the injector solenoid coil more than a short period, should be cycled on no more than a second, use an inline switch or you will over heat the coil and ruin the injector. Not required but you electrical and pluming guys can use a switching IC for cycling and a fuel pump to flow cleaner through the injectors. Cleaning time 5-8 min.

 

Thanks Marc for the tip i will try it tommorw, and for the tuna sandwich i will give that to my dog, he love tuna but will i get better gas milage by cleaning them only becasue is for my beater and im going 500 miles up north and dont want to put more gas in then i have too! Call me cheap

 

If the injectors are dirty and restrict fuel you will get better fuel mileage, but less HP. If the injectors are clean and flow more fuel, you will get worse MPG but more Power.