Injector Cleaning: what method?
07-12-2006, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by X-AWDriver
I ran 44K through my turbo Eclipse's fuel system for over 8 years and never had a problem and since I usually pulled my injectors and such once a year I could see the stuff was doing the job. My car was very raced and had a fuel pressure guage and it always ran solid and zero problems with the fuel system.
If you run something like BG's regularly then down the road you'll not need to hassle with Seafoam.
Seafoam is probably good for a neglected engine but overkill for a well kept up engine with regular maintenance IMO.
If you run something like BG's regularly then down the road you'll not need to hassle with Seafoam.
Seafoam is probably good for a neglected engine but overkill for a well kept up engine with regular maintenance IMO.
07-12-2006, 08:03 AM
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BG's 44k is an in the tank fuel system cleaner, the stuff works great. If you put that alone in your tank at regular intervals you'll likely never have problems with your fuel system even on vehicles that are notorious for injector problems. I'd say 44k is better than Seafoam strictly for cleaning the fuel system. Seafoam is great for burning off carbon though.
07-12-2006, 08:50 AM
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While I realize all the cleaners claim to work miracles and clean everything in the engine, I would consider the Techtron, Lucas or BG44K as more intended for use in the gastank or fed into the injector rail and does a great job of cleaning the injectors (and somewhat the valves and pistons). The BG44K is the strongest injector cleaner I have seen, but it can be tough to find.
The GM top end cleaner, Auto-Rx, Seafoam (really seafoam is a hybrid topend/injector cleaner which makes it multipurpose and could go into either category), etc are all really intake cleaners and are more geared towards cleaning carbon buildup on the piston and valves.
We could argue for days on which is the "best cleaner" but without knowing the chemical makeup of each it (or doing before and after teardown tests) would likely all come to the old seat of the pants method for evaluation.
The GM top end cleaner, Auto-Rx, Seafoam (really seafoam is a hybrid topend/injector cleaner which makes it multipurpose and could go into either category), etc are all really intake cleaners and are more geared towards cleaning carbon buildup on the piston and valves.
We could argue for days on which is the "best cleaner" but without knowing the chemical makeup of each it (or doing before and after teardown tests) would likely all come to the old seat of the pants method for evaluation.
07-12-2006, 09:04 AM
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I started using 44K in my Eclipse at 22k miles back in '95 and had the head removed at 105k and had very minimal carbon buidup on the pistons and the intake was minimal also so that sold me. That engine was very abused but held up and is still going down in NM with it's new owner but I suspect it'll need a rebuild soon.
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