{"id":2398,"date":"2019-08-09T11:01:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T17:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.accurateautoadvice.com\/?p=2398"},"modified":"2019-08-09T11:06:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T17:06:37","slug":"fuel-injector-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accurateautoadvice.com\/maintenance-repair\/fuel-injector-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel Injector Service Is Unnecessary Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While I very much appreciate the work that dealership service departments do, one of the things that annoys me\u00a0about them is their tendency to recommend unnecessary maintenance. A couple of common examples of unnecessary maintenance would be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A\/C Service<\/strong> &#8211; Often, this is nothing more than a visual inspection of the air conditioning system, a temperature test, and\u00a0<em>maybe<\/em> a vacuum test.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wheel Alignment<\/strong> &#8211; If you need a wheel alignment, you usually know&#8230;your car doesn&#8217;t drive in a straight line. There&#8217;s very little reason to do an alignment unless and until you notice an issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Generally speaking, no one should pay for\u00a0either of these maintenance items unless they notice a problem.<\/p>\n<p>And now, we can add &#8220;<strong>Injector Service<\/strong>&#8221; to the list of largely unnecessary maintenance.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is An Injector Service, Anyways?<\/h2>\n<p>If your vehicle runs on diesel or gasoline, it has fuel injectors. These are complicated little devices that spray a precise amount of fuel into your air intake (or, on some newer cars, directly into the cylinder). This fuel mixes with air, and then a spark is added and BOOM, combustion.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accurateautoadvice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fuel-injector-service.jpg\" alt=\"Don't pay for a fuel injector service\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accurateautoadvice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fuel-injector-service.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.accurateautoadvice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fuel-injector-service-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.accurateautoadvice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fuel-injector-service-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.accurateautoadvice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fuel-injector-service-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.accurateautoadvice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fuel-injector-service-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.accurateautoadvice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fuel-injector-service-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An &#8220;injector service&#8221; is nothing more than running some cleaning fluid (called &#8220;fuel injector cleaner&#8221;) thru your injectors. The fluid that dealerships will use is the same stuff you can buy yourself and your local auto parts store.<\/p>\n<h2>Is There Ever A Good Reason To Pay For An Injector Service?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Probably not<\/strong>. A clogged injector is not common, but also not rare. If you have a clogged fuel injector (or injectors), these are some of the issues you&#8217;ll notice:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Your vehicle is hesitating\u00a0under acceleration, or<\/li>\n<li>Your vehicle\u00a0feels like it&#8217;s slower than normal, or<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ve had an issue with your vehicle stalling<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve noticed these problems, than cleaning your injectors is a good idea&#8230;<em>but you can clean your injectors yourself<\/em>! It&#8217;s super easy, in fact.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Step 1<\/span> is to Go to your local Wal-Mart or Target and buy a bottle of fuel injector cleaner (any brand will due).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Step 2<\/span> is to go to the gas station. Pour the bottle of cleaner into your fuel tank when you get there, and then fill up the tank with fuel.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Step 3<\/span> is to drive around until your gas tank is almost empty. You can do this over several days &#8211; the fuel injector cleaner is effective for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>If your problems are\u00a0a result of a clogged injector, your vehicle will start driving better within a few days. And, if it doesn&#8217;t, you can certainly try repeating the process with another bottle of fuel injector cleaner.<\/p>\n<h2>What If The DIY Fuel Injection Cleaning Doesn&#8217;t Solve My Problem?<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve tried pouring a bottle of fuel injector cleaner into your gas tank a couple of times and it hasn&#8217;t worked, you may not have a dirty injector. The fuel injector cleaner you can buy at the store works pretty well, and it&#8217;s unlikely that the &#8220;pro&#8221; cleaner will do any better.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the same symptoms that are associated with a clogged injector\u00a0are also associated with a clogged fuel filter, a failing fuel pump, a failed injector, or even something as simple as contaminated fuel. So, if your DIY fuel injection cleaning doesn&#8217;t work, my advice is to take your vehicle to your local shop. Tell the shop about your vehicle&#8217;s symptoms, let them know you tried a couple of bottles of fuel injector cleaner, and let them figure it out.<\/p>\n<h2>Summing Up<\/h2>\n<p>Don&#8217;t pay for a fuel injection service. Instead, if you suspect a problem with a dirty injector, just buy a bottle of fuel injector cleaner at Wal-Mart and pour it in the tank.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you&#8217;d like to clean the injectors just because, feel free to do so. Pouring a bottle of fuel injector cleaner into your car every few months probably isn&#8217;t necessary, but it&#8217;s also not going to hurt anything eiterh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I very much appreciate the work that dealership service departments do, one of the things that annoys me\u00a0about them is their tendency to recommend unnecessary maintenance. 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