newbie needs help please

[jenjen25]

hey I really need some help here guys I need to find out basically the cheapest way to clean my fuel system, rails, lines and all; someone poured salt in my gas tank. I have a 2.2L manual. I know that I will almost for sure have to replace the injectors. Can anyone help as far as the best way to go about it and what to use. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

[jenjen25]

can anyone help please, I got the gas tank dropped and the gas was a burnt color orange almost brown it was like something I had never seen before, it also has hard small white specks in it. I believe that the fuel pump is still okay it is pumping real good pressure. so I was wanting to know if this would help any with trying to figure out what to do should I just put the tank back on. I had it hot-tanked ( heated to 140 degrees and dipped for two hours). If any suggestions I'm all ears.

[public]

I am afraid you will need to take it to a shop.

[scutter]

Ok so i got the tank back on car starts and idles great but, when you release the clutch to drive it the car dies and I get a code of lean exhaust i replaced the o2 sensor but no luck, I also cut the catalytic converter off. Any ideas?

[public]

Pull and clean the spark plugs and each fuel injector with carb cleaner.
Use a toothbrush if needed.

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Thanks I will try that; I hope that does the trick.

[fajita23200]

Originally Posted by jenjen25

hey I really need some help here guys I need to find out basically the cheapest way to clean my fuel system, rails, lines and all; someone poured salt in my gas tank. I have a 2.2L manual. I know that I will almost for sure have to replace the injectors. Can anyone help as far as the best way to go about it and what to use. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Salt in your tank. What kind of ass^&*% would do that???? A friend of mine told me about the old ping pong ball trick. You force that sucker into the tank. It starts and runs for a bit. Then nothing. He said it'd dissolve after about a month. But, most mechanics would go crazy trying to figure it out.

[public]

Ping Pong ball??? Sounds cruel, but creative.