It’s tempting to purchase an OTC fuel injector cleaner, but it simply cannot do the same job a professional fuel injection cleaning does. Boulevard Auto Repair can clean your fuel injectors when they get dirty, which is usually every 60,000 miles to 90,000 miles. The following are signs that your fuel injectors are clogged and need to be cleaned right away.
Misfiring Engine
Your engine may start to misfire if the injectors are clogged. This is because they are sending gasoline or diesel fuel to the engine in spurts rather than in a steady stream. The engine will misfire in between these spurts because it is starved of fuel. You will hear the engine misfire and feel it sputter. Your car, truck, or C/SUV will shake with each misfire, as well.
Rough Idling
Your automobile will also shake when it’s idling because the clogged injectors will make the engine idle roughly. This is because the engine is being fuel-starved. The engine needs a steady stream of fuel while it is idling to run smoothly. If it isn’t getting enough fuel, it will cut out. This is the rough idling that you feel when you sitting at a stop with the motor running.
Poor Gas Mileage
Both of these things, the engine performance issues and the rough idling, will cause a serious reduction in your vehicle’s gas mileage. If you are on a strict budget, you may not be able to afford to head to the service station more often for fuel. Keeping the fuel injectors clean can help prevent the above from happening and the reduction in your fuel economy.
Dancing RPM Needle
You may also notice something strange on your automobile’s dashboard if the injectors need to be cleaned. The tachometer needle, the needle that registers your engine’s RPMs, will dance around erratically if the injectors are not performing as they should be. Again, this is because the engine is getting spurts of gasoline instead of a steady stream.
Dead Engine
Finally, you might end up with a dead engine if the injectors cannot pass any fuel into the engine. No matter hard you try, you won’t be able to get the engine started because the combustion chamber will be void of fuel. Unfortunately, you will have to have your vehicle towed to our shop so we can clean or replace the fuel injectors depending on their damage.
Call Boulevard Auto Repair in Sherman Oaks, CA, today if your automobile is having any of the problems listed above. We will inspect the injectors and correct the problem.
