Use an Ultrasonic Cleaner to Clean Your Fuel Injector
The fuel injector is an important part of a car and direct impact on the working conditions of the engine performance.If your car starts getting lower gas mileage or the engine begins to hesitate when you press the gas pedal, I think it is time to clean your fuel injectors.There are two main methods to clean your fuel injector in the market. On-car injector cleaning or Off-car injector cleaning. It may cost a little more but the Off-car injector cleaning is more high efficiency and clean,all you need is below.
Steps
- Disassemble the retaining screws from the fuel rail.
- To avoid damage the injector sealing ring, you must gently remove the fuel rail.
- To prevent fuel pump spraying by accident, the negative battery always needs to be disconnected and you need to make sure that the negative line does not contact with any metal to prevent ignition circuit, causing the vehicle to accidentally fire.
- Disassemble each fuel injector from the fuel rail.
- Pour water and cleaning agent into the ultrasonic cleaning tank.
- Operating the ultrasonic cleaners, use the cleaning time according to how dirty the fuel injectors. This time usually varies from 1 to 20 minutes. If using the heating function, it will be more quicker and cleaner.
- Using a homemade wires connected the injector to 12V DC power adapter, the nozzles will be opened. Then put the fuel injector into the cleaning tank one by one. For safely, you had better do not put the wire joint into the water, or you should wrap the wire joint with tape.The energizing time for each injector can not be too long. If it is too long, the fuel injector may be easily heated.
- Take the fuel injector out after the cleaning is finished.
- Reinstall the fuel injector. When it is dried, you should pay attention to nozzle clamp and the location of the sealing ring during the installation.
- Test your car.
Things You'll Need
- An ultrasonic cleaner
- Flathead screwdriver, socket
- Cleaning agent (detergent or cleaning agent hood)
- 4.12V DC power supply or 12V DC power adapter and homemade wires
