Injector woes
02-12-2013, 03:26 PM
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Injector woes
Recently I'm getting a misfire, popping etc.
Two ways to get rid of it, 1) The 'ol Italian tune up. (drive the snot out of it for 10 miles or so)
2) Pint of injector cleaner at $10 per pint from my local Chevron dealer.
After a tank or two it comes back. Does this mean I need to take my injectors apart and clean them?
I don't let the tank get below 1/4.
Two ways to get rid of it, 1) The 'ol Italian tune up. (drive the snot out of it for 10 miles or so)
2) Pint of injector cleaner at $10 per pint from my local Chevron dealer.
After a tank or two it comes back. Does this mean I need to take my injectors apart and clean them?
I don't let the tank get below 1/4.
02-12-2013, 05:43 PM
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Can't say for sure that the injectors are the problem. If they are, cleaning is a good idea especially if they haven't been thoroughly cleaned in the last 50k or so, maybe less if your car is a not-too-regular driver. Mine has been my DD for years, gets "top tier" gas, but still benefited significantly from clean injectors.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
Misfire can be caused by almost anything weakening in the ignition system too. Tired plugs, old leaky or cracked/broken wires, worn cap and rotor. A weak spark combined with a weak mixture is a recipe for misfire. If you are going to have the tools out anyway to remove the injectors for cleaning, take the time to inspect the ignition system bits. Replace any stuff that's at all marginal.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
Misfire can be caused by almost anything weakening in the ignition system too. Tired plugs, old leaky or cracked/broken wires, worn cap and rotor. A weak spark combined with a weak mixture is a recipe for misfire. If you are going to have the tools out anyway to remove the injectors for cleaning, take the time to inspect the ignition system bits. Replace any stuff that's at all marginal.
02-13-2013, 10:49 AM
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Can't say for sure that the injectors are the problem. If they are, cleaning is a good idea especially if they haven't been thoroughly cleaned in the last 50k or so, maybe less if your car is a not-too-regular driver. Mine has been my DD for years, gets "top tier" gas, but still benefited significantly from clean injectors.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
Misfire can be caused by almost anything weakening in the ignition system too. Tired plugs, old leaky or cracked/broken wires, worn cap and rotor. A weak spark combined with a weak mixture is a recipe for misfire. If you are going to have the tools out anyway to remove the injectors for cleaning, take the time to inspect the ignition system bits. Replace any stuff that's at all marginal.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
Misfire can be caused by almost anything weakening in the ignition system too. Tired plugs, old leaky or cracked/broken wires, worn cap and rotor. A weak spark combined with a weak mixture is a recipe for misfire. If you are going to have the tools out anyway to remove the injectors for cleaning, take the time to inspect the ignition system bits. Replace any stuff that's at all marginal.
02-13-2013, 11:24 AM
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02-13-2013, 04:49 PM
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Good thoughts
I drive my car at least 2 to 3 times a week and I only use Chevron Premium gas
I have replaced the wires, cap, plugs, fuel filters less than 5k ago.
As I mentioned if I put a pint of Techron in the tank it goes away until the next tank or if it sits a for 2 or 3 days. Saturday I did about 50 miles of freeway driving and it went away, for a while.
I have not cleaned the injectors and I have no idea if they have ever been cleaned. I have 106k on the clock.
I drive my car at least 2 to 3 times a week and I only use Chevron Premium gas
I have replaced the wires, cap, plugs, fuel filters less than 5k ago.
As I mentioned if I put a pint of Techron in the tank it goes away until the next tank or if it sits a for 2 or 3 days. Saturday I did about 50 miles of freeway driving and it went away, for a while.
I have not cleaned the injectors and I have no idea if they have ever been cleaned. I have 106k on the clock.
02-13-2013, 05:30 PM
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Sounds like time to get the injectors cleaned...we don't really have much other choice as OEM's/Porsche seem either very costly or NLA depending upon whom you ask. And there does not appear to be any decent replacements for the 16V injectors. I would love to be proven wrong on the NLA comment by the way, as I have a couple of sets that should be cleaned I think, or replaced....
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02-13-2013, 06:01 PM
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Not so certain that major sellers of petroleum products would agree with that. cheaper grades of gas tend to leave deposits (varnish sorts of buildup on valves, injectors and the like) where some better grades of gas do not. Shell Techron comes immediately to mind as a gas that tends not to leave as many deposits, and that can be demonstrated, and if you have friends at Shell they can supply lab results, blind tests, and competitive data to this point. By the way, I suspect other "good" gas has similar additives, cheaper gas, not so much. One other point, I am not speaking to regular versus premium, but rather good grades of gas versus cheap gas.
Most addatives happen at the tanker fill, not in the refinery
02-13-2013, 06:21 PM
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Sounds like time to get the injectors cleaned...we don't really have much other choice as OEM's/Porsche seem either very costly or NLA depending upon whom you ask. And there does not appear to be any decent replacements for the 16V injectors. I would love to be proven wrong on the NLA comment by the way, as I have a couple of sets that should be cleaned I think, or replaced....