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anybody ever ultra-sonic clean fuel injectors?
« on: May 24 2013, 11:15:38 AM »
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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Re: anybody ever ultra-sonic clean fuel injectors?
« Reply #1 on: May 24 2013, 12:42:23 PM »
I would be careful with the simple green. It does like to eat some plastics.
I have not tried it on injectors.


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Re: anybody ever ultra-sonic clean fuel injectors?
« Reply #2 on: May 24 2013, 01:52:17 PM »
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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Re: anybody ever ultra-sonic clean fuel injectors?
« Reply #3 on: May 24 2013, 04:14:49 PM »
Yamaha carb cleaner doesn't harm plastics.   Pretty sure CLR won't either as it comes in a plastic jug.
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Re: anybody ever ultra-sonic clean fuel injectors?
« Reply #4 on: June 02 2013, 09:32:13 AM »
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/
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Re: anybody ever ultra-sonic clean fuel injectors?
« Reply #5 on: June 02 2013, 06:22:05 PM »
They pulse them while they clean them - how would you do that?

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