| Fuel injection services are growing in
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| | helped by injector maintenance.
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| popularity for the following reasons in
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| | The other factor to consider is the
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| the order of motive.
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| | expense. How much fuel savings justifies
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| 1) Increases service center's profit
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| | the cost of the fuel injection service,
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| 2) It's an easy sell with today's gas
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| | and how long is the pay off. BG claims
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| prices
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| | that their product will pay for itself in
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| 3) Offsets manufacturers' maintenance
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| | a year's time. However, remember that the
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| reductions
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| | condition of the vehicle is a big
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| 4) Poor gas quality
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| | variable! If the car doesn't need it,
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| 5) Poor adherence to vehicle maintenance
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| | there's no benefit.
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| Notice that "It's required" did not make
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| | How often should it be done?
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| the list. That's because fuel injection
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| | It depends on the product, but generally
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| services are not required the majority of
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| | between 15,000 to 30,000-miles.
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| the time.
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| | Are they necessary?
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| However, injector services are at times
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| | It depends: See the discussion under Are
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| beneficial, even necessary. See the
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| | they worth it?
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| following frequently asked question and
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| | Can a fuel injection service do any
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| answers...
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| | damage to my engine or car?
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| What do they do?
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| | Not if done correctly. Done incorrectly,
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| Depending on the product, injection
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| | anything goes. A technician could
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| services clean naturally forming carbon
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| | conceivably hydro-lock your engine, or
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| deposits from the fuel injectors and fuel
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| | blow a hole in the piston-although both
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| rails-some will even clean the fuel tank,
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| | scenarios are rare.
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| and valve carbon deposits.
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| | If anything does go wrong, there is
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| Do they work?
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| | usually an underlying problem, which gets
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| In short, yes. Provided it's a premium
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| | exacerbated by the fuel injector auto
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| product (such as BG), and the service is
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| | maintenance.
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| performed correctly. Fuel injection
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| | Why doesn't my manufacturer recommend
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| services can do amazing things. They can
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| | fuel injector cleaning auto maintenance?
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| improve fuel efficiency, increase horse
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| | No manufacturer recommends fuel injector
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| power, and repair some performance
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| | cleaning auto maintenance under normal
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| concerns, although these benefits are
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| | operating conditions. From a
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| rare.
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| | manufacturer's viewpoint: take care of
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| Whether or not fuel injection services
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| | your car right (i.e., as the manufacturer
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| will do all the above "every time" for
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| | dictates) and you'll be fine.
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| your car is another story.
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| | However, depending on the problem, some
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| I have even seen fuel injection services
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| | manufacturers will recommend fuel
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| quiet horrendous carbon knocks--a
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| | injector cleaning auto maintenance as the
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| knocking noise from the engine due to
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| | cure-especially carbon knock. With the
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| excessive carbon build-up coming in
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| | wide variety of fuel qualities available,
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| contact with internal engine components.
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| | manufacturers are reconsidering fuel
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| Are they worth it?
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| | injector cleaning auto maintenance.
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| Maybe. It really depends on the condition
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| | How much does fuel injector cleaning auto
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| of the vehicle. If the service achieves
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| | maintenance cost?
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| any of the advertised claims, it may be
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| | Prices vary depending on the service
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| worth it. In truth, most cars don't need
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| | center and the actual procedure
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| it. The consistent use of quality fuel,
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| | performed, and product used. The
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| and proper vehicle maintenance should be
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| | procedure you want should clean the
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| all that is necessary to keep a car
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| | entire fuel system including the tank and
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| running properly.
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| | should not cost more than $150.
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| However, consistent use of cheap gas and
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| | Also, make sure the service is actually
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| poor adherence to an auto maintenance
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| | performed as fuel injector maintenance is
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| schedule, as well as certain driving
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| | a common scam across the industry.
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| styles can significantly increase the
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| | Lastly, fuel injection maintenance is
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| accumulation of carbon deposits. Thus the
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| | often presented in such a way as if it is
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| possibility of poor fuel efficiency,
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| | the magical cure for all your car's
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| decreased horsepower, and performance
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| | quirks--it not!
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| issues increases--all of which could be
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| | When in doubt, don't do it.
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