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Understanding the Importance of
Fuel Injector Maintenance and Repair
In these economic times, it is important to maintain your vehicle in top running order to achieve economy and longevity of your vehicle. One of the most misunderstood and neglected maintenance issue relates to your fuel injectors. Mainly continuing to operate your vehicle with fouled fuel injectors compromises performance and can lead to expensive repairs.
The main problem affecting fuel injectors is the wax properties of today’s gasoline. When you turn off your vehicle, gasoline droplets remain in and on the fuel injectors. The heat of the engine promotes the baking of that wax residue. This buildup will clog the injectors and cause a multitude of problems including loss of mileage, poor performance and increased emissions.
Many of these symptoms are diagnosed wrongly, but can be remedied with regular cleaning of the injectors by a professional injector cleaning service and part of your regular tune up or periodic maintenance. When the professional cleaning of the injectors is performed, including flushing the injectors of any buildup, the longevity of the injector is increased dramatically. If buildup is allowed to remain of a longer period of time than recommended interval maintenance, then the probability of replacement goes up tremendously, along with replacement costs.
The 3 major areas of concern regarding neglected routine maintenance of your fuel injectors are:
• Poor Fuel Economy - Dirty or underperforming fuel injectors can reduce your gas milage by as much as 20%. With today’s high gas prices, that can be as much as $10 or more per fillup.
• Poor Engine performance – Fouled or Underperforming fuel injectors can have a negative effect on your vehicles performance. Sluggish acceleration when entering a freeway or trying to pass is the most telling sign that injectors are affecting your vehicles performance and more importantly compromising your driving safety on the road.
• High Emissions – Whether you are required to have your vehicles emissions inspected annually, emissions increase resulting in a failing score can cause inconvenience of repair, surprising money expenditures, and repeat returns for inspection. There is also no need to expel more emissions than necessary with a regular professional injector inspection and cleaning.
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