[Shop-talk] Fuel Injector Cleaners

[John Innis]

I use Sea Foam, added to the fuel.  It seems to do the job and costs a lot
less than $150!  I say it seems to do the job because I have never really
had a problem with dirty or clogged injectors.  I know that sea foam does a
good job of cleaning clogged jets in carbs and it removes carbon deposits
form the head and valves pretty good. Those things I have has issues with
and you can see the results.

On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 10:14 AM, John T. Blair <jblair1948 at cox.net> wrote:

> Hey gang,
>
> I went to get my car, a '06 Scion xB /w 54,000 mi, state inspected on
> Sat.  When it was done, they suggested that I have the fuel injectors
> "cleaned".
> Only $150!
>
> My question to the group, is do you all have this done?  All I've seen on
> shows like 60 min, is that the shops were telling people to have it done,
> and
> then charging the customer, but not doing the work.
>
> Are any of the in the bottle cleaners any good?
>
> Is this a good as the "shop cleaning"?  I assume that they don't take the
> injectors off the engine, so really all they're doing is pumping a chemical
> through the system.  Maybe a little better than mixing with the fuel and
> running it through the system.
>
> If you recommend a cleaner in the bottle, which ones and how often?
>
> Or is all this really snake oil?
>
> TIA
>
> John
>
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