Dan,
Never heard of a "fuel injection system flush" but how about a new set of
muffler bearings? Have you tried some isopropyl alcohol, best stuff to
"dry" up some moisture in the fuel system.
Bob Labuz
1958 TR3A
1974 T140V
Dan Buettner wrote:
> A friend is having some intermittent difficulty starting her '96
> Cavalier (4-cyl. auto) in the severely cold weather here in Iowa ...
> she took it in to the dealership for service, and they can't
> replicate the problem.
>
> They want, however, to sell her a "fuel injection system flush" for
> $124. This procedure is listed in the owner's manual as recommended
> every 30,000 miles, so it's not that the dealership is necessarily
> trying to sell her a "muffler strut" or a "spark plug polishing" to
> bump up profits ...
>
> My question, however, is: what the heck is a fuel injection system
> flush? I've been driving and working on cars for a long time, and
> have never heard of such a thing, at least not beyond the $2.99
> bottle of "cleaner" crap you pour in with your gas. Also -- wouldn't
> the use of detergent gasoline render such a procedure unnecessary?
>
> Sorry to bomb the list -- but I figure among us all we've got ten
> times the automotive experience the dealership has.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
> --
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>
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>
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>
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