How to clean your injectors yourself?

Ravers

My previous post was .....Who was the best person who conducts diagnostic tests and clean injectors.... My reply was SOOKAI's DIESEL SERVICE 671-2333 and AEC south 652-2333. However some ppl find the best person to clean your injectors is yourself as it is easy!!!

Well, I'd like to know what do I do....and what chemicals, machines (if any) do I use??? I am sure this will benefit all Tuners guaranteed!

Dave · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:19 am Post subject:

other than the regular cleaners in the tank you could use old school method, fill the gas filter with carb spray and then start, will work both carbed and efi engines
a couple of times should do the trick

sport20 · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:36 am Post subject:

when doin this cleanin', is there any residue or some liquid substance that you could get after the cleaning that will show you how dirty your injectors were?

i don't exactly know how to explain that but i hope you get the idea.

Mitsu_Exec · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:01 am Post subject:

i kno Dave is an advocate of the concept that cleaning injectors is done best when they are actually cycling as opposed to just static.

i endorse this view and some of us also clip off an injector harness (one connector) and tap it to the battery source and touch the wire on and off the + whilst sprayin carb cleaner into the top of the injector.

Sport20 i dont think there is any way to really SEE ur dirt..uh..why would u? i think u are tryin to ask if there was a way to gauge if the cleaning was done sufficiently or properly and evidenced by this or that amount of dirty residue produced. i say...let ur engine's performance be the tell tale. once u do a basic cleanup as described above and run a concentrated injector cleaner intank regularly, ur injectors should never need a serious professional cleanout

Idea

Dave · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:25 am Post subject:

like an oil change, u see what comes out
i guess the test is how better the car responds and idles after

Val · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:24 am Post subject:

how often do you all run the fuel system cleaner?

every 3 months?

Mitsu_Exec · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:40 am Post subject:

every full up bro Twisted Evil

Redline Fuel Injector Cleaner!!!

i swear by that $hit!

if i can't get it...i just throw in ah Jectron or Wynn's every other full up. but a month will never pass me without having thrown in some cleaner system. and with the daily driving i do, injectors dont have time to gum up!

Twisted Evil

ZORT · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:41 am Post subject:

I do the cleaning myself also with the injector harness and tapping the battery.. question though what can i use to to enlarge the carb spray nozel exit (the red straw nah) the the injector filter at the top of the injector. I used tapes but they all melt away with the carb spray.

gizmo · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject:

Can some one confirm if this "old school method' of cleaning injectors whereby you spray carb spray in the gas filter, reconnect it then alow it to pulse through the injectors while the car is idling??

[X]~Outlaw · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject:

i use injector cleaner once ah month or every 4 fill ups ive heard using to much damages the lining in the tank

nigel1977 · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject:

what about the cars with plastic tanks?

sport20 · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject:

Mitsu_Exec, the reason i asked is because my mechanic clean my injectors a while back and he showed me a bowl of dirty solution and said that's how dirty they were.

honestly, the car worked GREAT after the injectors were cleaned but i recently decided to stop goin' by him because i think he's been rippin' me off.

It pays to learn!

sport20 · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:46 pm Post subject:

oh and i use cv100 at every full up!

Ravers · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:29 am Post subject:

Excellent Job guys... I tried your concept and it worked excellently.... Thanks a lot.....
This is the type of info i think we should all share... some guys can't afford to fork out $150 every 3 mths ....especially with the dirty fuel we have in Trinidad.

Thanks again guys.

Dave · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:54 am Post subject:

and which concept is that?

Ravers · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:04 am Post subject: Good Going

yours Dave... Kudos to you

Dave · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:35 am Post subject:

which one of mine, the preventative maintenance or the quick clean in a cheap can Laughing

Bezman · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:11 am Post subject:

i dont believe in putting injector cleaners in your fuel tank, as they clean the tank not the injectors, so they actually make the shiet they clean from inside the tank pass through the injectors, and clog the filter etc..

i have uised the method by hooking up the airosol can of injector cleaner to the fuel rail and letting teh car run off that till it dies, then start it and deal with the cloud of smoke, and rev etc...

i have alos seen mad backyard mechanics do similar things with batteries, hooking them up to the plug on the injector and hooking up a line with a magic potion of injector cleaner (probably WD with Thinners or something) but i am strongly against this method for obvious reasons lol..

ZORT · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:40 am Post subject:

ray786 · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:57 pm Post subject:

DON'T ever use the injector cleaner from Pricesmart, dat does more damage that good to you injector.

Corollaman · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:04 pm Post subject:

What make you say that?

bleedingfreak · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:10 am Post subject:

Redline for it! Very Happy

BTW, Prestone have one too! Working just as good as the Redline!

Question: If you gonna use the "ole school method" (i.e. Barr's! Very Happy

), is it possible to get residue on your plugs? Should you change / clean the plugs soon after?

Dave · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:16 am Post subject:

after any kind of injector/carb clean it is good idea to clean/change plugs and oil and filter too

bleedingfreak · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:17 am Post subject:

^^^ Thought so... thanks

mrboxman · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject:

use the fitch fuel catalyst
drop it in and never worry again
it works
i sound like an infomercial

dreadman · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:07 pm Post subject:

i does take out de injector rail and use bars tec spray it, leave to soak and wipe it out with a piece of cotton and dat does work real good

TurboDrive · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:20 am Post subject:

I dont mean to hijack this thread but while we're on the subject is there anywhere in T&T where you can check the spray pattern for your injectors ?

korolla · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:52 am Post subject:

who is good mechanic i can take my car in to service the injectors preferble in south cause i hardly have time to do any work on it myself

larafan · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:03 pm Post subject:

Dave · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject:

thats right larafan, woth that u only cleaning b4 and after the firing part of the injector
and inorder to prevent any gas leak you should always replace the rubber seals on the injector with new ones
you don't want a gas leak now would you, actually this is a good preventative idea, i always have brand new nissan rubber seals for my 4 injectors in the event of Wink