> How often should I add a fuel injector cleaner additive to the gas > tank. On average I added a bottle at every other fillup. If this may
Yes, that is too often. Its like rotating your tires and changing oil. Even better than 3000 mile oil change intervals would be 1,000 mile oil change intervals. But at what point does it become overkill? Every other day would be an ideal tire rotation interval, but it is overkill. I'd say every 10,000 miles or so. I rarely use it unless I am trying to resolve some kind of issue, and I have seen this stuff do some miracle work for less than $5.00. One example is when my brother and I had essentially the same vehicles for a few years and I would dominate him in the gas mileage department and our commutes were pretty much identical. He threw some stuff in the tank and then he was right up there with me in the mpg. I have a 1992 Chrysler Lebaron with 159,xxx miles and it is still on its original fuel filter. The fuel pump went out 3,000 miles ago and when I removed the fuel pump, the inside of the tank was spotless and there was absolutely no crud on the "pre-filter" attached to the pump. After all these years, the rubber fuel lines have become deteriorated a bit, and I plan on changing them all out next summer along with the fuel filter for maintenance. I just never let any crud get into my gas tank by leaving the gas cap off or whatever. So, whatever debris that may be in the fuel injectors has to get through the pre-filter, through the regular filter and still be small enough to not squirt out the injector nozzle. But I have seen dirty injectors before, but I do not know how they became that way. > To clean the throttle body what steps should I perform to get the > best results and how often should I do this? I understand there is > a sensor and possibly a solenoid valve. I would hate to start All I would do is remove the idle air control valve, spray a bunch of carburetor cleaner in the hole and blow it through with compressed air and not worry about the engine swallowing any of it. Maybe repeat that process a few times to ensure cleanliness. Clean the valve itself as well and re-install you should be good to go. I do not blame the dealerships for being sales people. They're trying to make a few bucks just like everyone else. If you look at all the overhead involved with running an automotive service department, the $100/hr labor is definitely not unreasonable. I like independents mostly because they don't flip employees every couple of weeks. So, in the event that the job doesn't get done right the first time, when you bring the car back again, they don't have to guess what the person before did or didn't or should've done. ------------------------------------ Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
