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Old Jan 10, 2018 | 02:07 PM
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Default Whats a good fuel injection cleaning tool

Need to run a clean flush on my lr3 injectors, i want to do at rail ant the kit ranges from $75 to several hundred and they basically all look the same

Suggestions on ones you all have used
 
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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 06:15 PM
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Buy some Redex for gas engines and tip the recommended amount into the fuel tank then fill up with gas. Do this every week until the whole bottle is used. It'll clean out all the fuel system well and then change the fuel filter. Redex is cheap and it works fine and it's not overpriced 'snake oil'.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 06:22 PM
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Kits for actuating injectors to flush or kits to rebuild them?
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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 06:33 PM
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Sadly Redex isn't sold in the states.
I prefer BG 44K fuel system cleaner but it's costly. I add a can of 44K to a half a tank of petrol every 3 months and run the crap out of Myrtle until it's time to refill my tank. I do this especially before a smog inspection.
I really like the BG line of products even for my diesel BMW X5.
https://www.bgprod.com/catalog/gasoline-fuel-system/
 

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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 06:41 PM
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Bought the tool, i m going to run a can of cleaner through the rail like professional shops do , the bg44k may work but this truch sat many years so i need a actual cleaning

Lr3 has no fuel filter
 
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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 06:48 PM
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What brand did you get? Where did you get the tool and for how much?
 
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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 06:53 PM
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Ebay, $106 ,brass fittings, got the fluid from amazon $17

Once i use it i will post links and results
 
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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 06:56 PM
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Auto-Car-Fu...72.m2749.l2649
 
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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 06:58 PM
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Not the kit but this is how to use it

 
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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TOM R
Not the kit but this is how to use it

https://youtu.be/qEp3kNBgzoc
Thanks, think I see, the liquid "cleaner" would be like a combo of concentrated cleaner such as SeaFoam mixed with gas at ratio allowing the engine to run. The pressurized can feeds the cleaner at similar psi as the pump would normally do. That looks like a slick setup and hadn't seen one before. Easier than pulling rails, removing all the injectors and cleaning individually.
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