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Old Dec 4, 2017 | 05:56 PM
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Car: 1987 IROC-Z
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Can these injectors be cleaned?

So I pulled my fuel rail for the first time in the two years that I have owned my car and found the input side of the injector on 3 cylinders partially plugged with what appears to be sediment from the tank. Is there an easy way to clean these up? Carb cleaner?

Oh, yes I have changed the fuel filter already. Dat not look good!
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Old Dec 4, 2017 | 06:38 PM
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Re: Can these injectors be cleaned?

Considering the filter sock on the fuel pump, and the fuel filter, that's not likely from the tank. You can probably replace the inlet filters in the injectors, but until you get all the corrosion out of the fuel system, they'll just get blocked again.
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Old Dec 4, 2017 | 07:02 PM
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Car: 86 Imponte Ruiner 450GT, 91 Formula
Engine: 350 Vortec, FIRST TPI, 325 RWHP
Transmission: 700R4 3000 stall.
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Re: Can these injectors be cleaned?

Yes - it will take a while in an ultra-sonic tank but they should be ok as long as the coils are good still.

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Old Dec 5, 2017 | 07:25 AM
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Re: Can these injectors be cleaned?

We can take care of them for you. If you want to send them in we’ll clean and flow test them and replace the screens and orings
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Old Dec 5, 2017 | 08:01 AM
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Car: 1987 IROC-Z
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Re: Can these injectors be cleaned?

I may have to do that. I'm not seeing any screens on these either. They all ohm out about the same so I am thinking the coils are good. Thing is the car ran pretty good. I don't know if these Accel injectors need clips or not but there was nothing holding them in the fuel rail either. I'm not so sure the PO knew what he was doing.

Thanks SouthBay, I'll PM for a quote on price.
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