Hi..any benefits or dangers to having our Feul Injectors cleaned? LR3SE V8 2006 186,000 milesThank you

 

Never heard of anyone doing it (removing and cleaning) unless they fail. I can recommend a can of BG44K every 10K or so. I don't use injector cleaner on my vehicles, but based on the reviews of that stuff I have been using it for a few years. No idea if it makes a difference to be honest and the interweb is chock full of views about injector cleaners/additives, etc.

 

I add Seafoam every so often, the downfall of using zero ethanol premium fuel is that it does not keep things as clean as it could be. So I tend to agree with pagoda, the injectors should not need direct cleaning unless there is a reason. I think just running cleaner a couple times a year makes a good enough difference. Key is to add the cleaner, run vehicle for a while to make sure cleaner is in the fuel at the injectors (this can mean over a 10 mile drive, lots of fuel stored in those lines!) then let sit overnight. Also I tend to go pretty concentrate, a little over a quarter tank for one can.

 

Don't see how it can hurt.

 

Seems the benefit would be cleaner injectors.

I use BG44K every 15,000 miles. I believe that's the official recommended interval from Land Rover.

Additionally, there is a BG Service which cleans the injectors at the rail. It is my understanding this is a good and necessary service for the LR3 to prevent injector clogging. When I had it done at a shop it was >$400.

 

I just run a tank of premium fuel about one in ten tanks. Works for me.

 

The trucks require premium on the 4.4. And premium gas does not clean better, in fact is usually cleans less if it lacks ethanol...

 

The premium fuel I choose has heavy detergent content (by comparison) and I have used it to clean out old snowmobiles and motorcycles too.

 

https://www.shell.ca/en_ca/motorists...-gasoline.html

Here is a link to the premium fuel I use, it has more detergents than the lower cost fuel I usually run.

 

Cool story, still need to always run premium in the 4.4....