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Tech Area => General Auto Tech => Topic started by: tb3 on May 24 2013, 11:15:38 AM
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I love my ultrasonic cleaner. specially for cleaning carbs and what-nots :rock:
the other day I got to thinkin (uh-oh) I wonder if it would hurt my never been cleaned fuel injectors from my 233,000 mile buick lesabre? :chin:
after all, the car is still running great, so why not dick with it? :rofl:
If I use a water-based cleaner like simple-green, it shouldn't hurt the plastic or electric componet parts of the injector as long as I get them completely dry right away, correct?
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I would be careful with the simple green. It does like to eat some plastics.
I have not tried it on injectors.
AJ___
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The one shop I know that cleans injectors does use an Ultra Sonic machine but no idea what the cleaning agent is that they use?
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Yamaha carb cleaner doesn't harm plastics. Pretty sure CLR won't either as it comes in a plastic jug.
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did a little net searching.
looks like to just remove the oring and drop them in whole probably won't hurt anything, but might be a crap-shoot.
best method is to dissasemble and do it the correct way.
I've never took a injector apart. probably more trouble than its worth if you don't have the right tools.
http://www.injectorrx.com/fuel-injector-cleaning-procedures/ (http://www.injectorrx.com/fuel-injector-cleaning-procedures/)
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They pulse them while they clean them - how would you do that?
I don't begrudge Chuck his ~$15 per...