Injectors

How hard is it to clean the fuel injectors? 5.3L. Can I do this myself?

come on... I'm not talkin bout the shit u add to your gas tank.

i would say if they are clogged beyond what the "shit u add to your gas tank" can do then u should have it done by someine qualified.those openings are very precise and if they get enlarged or the opening even gets tweaked a little bit the fuel wont come out right and wont atomize properly

be cheaper to have somebody do versus buying the tools.
runnig bad?

Yeah a little. I heard that fuel additives are bad for the engine.. is this true?

as long as its designed for fuel injected engines and u have the correct amount of fuel in the tank to dillute it u should be fine. if the engine is running that poorly tho it may be smart to have it checked out proffessionally

Its not too bad. I was was just scared of those fuel additives. I'll give it a try.. thanks
:rolleyes:

you should be good with the fuel additives, however if it does not improve, then I would have it checked out by a professional.

I've never had the guts to try it, but there are some past threads on acetone as an additive...might want to go back and do some reading on it.

As far as I'm concerned the "pro" route is the only way to go if you value your vehicle. Since you're not running real bad the commercial additives couldn't hurt. I think I've even seen a GM branded additive at the stealership.

From the many posts I have seen, Acetone has not done much to improve anything unless you have a carbed system.

It always seemed to me like the recommended dilution rates for the acetone posts was going to produce a concentration that would do little or nothing...other than lighten the wallet $8 or so for lab grade acetone.

I do have my step daughter's Mercury Sable out here right now with some serious injector fouling. She runs on fumes all the time. Since the car is not worth much, and was paid for by me, and will no doubt have to be replaced by my greenbacks...it might be fun to to experiment on it. And it might also be fun to see it go up in flames if I goof.

It always seemed to me like the recommended dilution rates for the acetone posts was going to produce a concentration that would do little or nothing...other than lighten the wallet $8 or so for lab grade acetone.

I do have my step daughter's Mercury Sable out here right now with some serious injector fouling. She runs on fumes all the time. Since the car is not worth much, and was paid for by me, and will no doubt have to be replaced by my greenbacks...it might be fun to to experiment on it. And it might also be fun to see it go up in flames if I goof.


Good luck :)

lol... stealership

lol... stealership

Yea, I got a kick out of that too..lol

On these engines oil addittives bad, fuel addittives good. Every three months, i put a double dose of the concentraited in and it cleans it out ..jj