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Old 05-26-2006, 10:42 AM
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My car is missing at around 5K RPMs and I am thinking is an injector. Is there any way to check for a clogged injector? Are the symptoms of a clogged injector all over the RMP range not just at a certain point like 5k. Tomorrow I will check the resistance of each injector, if the the resistance is off what does it mean.
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before you do any of that, just run an entire can of seafoam in your gas tank. that'll clean your injectors pretty good. for 5 bucks, if it's a clogged injector, that'll solve your problems.
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I have noticed that you are a big seafoam fan ChocoTaco!
btw i think I am going to take your advice and see if that will fix my "WOT crackling" problem
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Knock perhaps? Clean your MAF as well with electronic parts cleaner. Get 2 bottles of the seafoam and run one in tank like he said and one through the vacum lines.
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First let me say I've never tried Seafoam. I have read threads though where people have clogged their injectors using it. Apparently rust likes to form in the fuel rails on the LS1 and Seafoam does such a good job of loosening the rust in the fuel rails that it can clog the injectors. If that is true you might have a worse problem on your hands. I'm not saying it WILL happen just that I have read where that has happened to some people here.
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Originally Posted by Mike02Z
First let me say I've never tried Seafoam. I have read threads though where people have clogged their injectors using it. Apparently rust likes to form in the fuel rails on the LS1 and Seafoam does such a good job of loosening the rust in the fuel rails that it can clog the injectors. If that is true you might have a worse problem on your hands. I'm not saying it WILL happen just that I have read where that has happened to some people here.
I have heard of fuel cleaners loosening deposits from tanks before but i didnt know that about the fuel rails. No worries if you only put it through your vacum line though.



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