10-10-2009, 11:09 PM
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|  Gas Engine Injector Cleaners
Do any of them work? It seems hard to believe that 12 oz of any fluid poured into 10 gallons of gasoline would somehow dissolve something that wouldn't dissolve in straight gasoline to begin with. My 2001 Silverado 2500HD is developing some misses at idle and a friend suggested "injector cleaner". There is a spectrum of $3 to $29 dollar products, all claiming to "clean out the gunk". Sounds like snake oil to me.
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10-11-2009, 01:58 AM
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| Re: Gas Engine Injector Cleaners
I personally have seen 2 pint cans of Sea Foam, ( Motor Treatment - Sea Foam), added to the fuel, restore normal operation in an engine with severely stuck, and, or dirty, injectors, on two occasions. So, I know what it can do.
I try to put a pint in my tank about every 10k miles, and have never had any injector issues in 170k miles. Of course, there is no way to know if I would have had any trouble without it. My brother had the same model van, and he did have some injector problems, before he started using Sea Foam.
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10-12-2009, 06:09 PM
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| Re: Gas Engine Injector Cleaners
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Originally Posted by ray66v  I personally have seen 2 pint cans of Sea Foam, ( Motor Treatment - Sea Foam), added to the fuel, restore normal operation in an engine with severely stuck, and, or dirty, injectors, on two occasions. So, I know what it can do.
I try to put a pint in my tank about every 10k miles, and have never had any injector issues in 170k miles. Of course, there is no way to know if I would have had any trouble without it. My brother had the same model van, and he did have some injector problems, before he started using Sea Foam.
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10-13-2009, 01:32 PM
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| Re: Gas Engine Injector Cleaners
My Dad said that ATF in the fuel would keep injectors clean, I add a quart every couple months in all of the fuel injected engines that I own. Never had an injector issue. Just pour into the gas tank. Cheap enough but your mileage may vary.
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10-13-2009, 02:00 PM
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| Re: Gas Engine Injector Cleaners
I periodically dump in a bottle of Gumout fuel system cleaner, but of course, I don't really know whether it does a lot of good or not. But at least I've never had an injector problems so far.
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10-13-2009, 08:59 PM
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| Re: Gas Engine Injector Cleaners
billbill that atf trick was used by diesel truckers, not gas motors. | |
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10-13-2009, 09:48 PM
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| Re: Gas Engine Injector Cleaners
Ditto on the seafoam,great product IMHO.coobie
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10-15-2009, 11:21 PM
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| Re: Gas Engine Injector Cleaners
I can vouch for sea foam injector cleaner. It really does work! Also if you can still find it, TL-3 worked very good also. Autozone used to carry it but not anymore. I have a weed whacker that would'nt idle, put some Lucas in it and bingo, no more idling trouble. Most injector cleaners do have some cleaning ability in them, the trick is that once you have a problem, use it very strong. 8 ounces per 25 gal. of fuel is not going to unplug a clogged injector.However 16 ounces per 1 gal. probably will. Have done it several times(being in the business) and never hurt anything yet. Trans oil is for diesel injectors. Trans oil also makes a very good penetrating oil.
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10-17-2009, 07:53 PM
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| Re: Gas Engine Injector Cleaners
Thanks all, I'll give the SeaFoam a try.
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"For young men that were most able and fit for labor and service did repine that they should spend their time and strength to work for other men's wives and children without any recompense ... that was thought injustice." Wiliam Bradford, original Plymouth Colony
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10-18-2009, 03:40 AM
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| Re: Gas Engine Injector Cleaners
Back a while ago when I worked in GM shops they did not recommand any additives as they could harm injectors.You may want to read the owners man. | |
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