A dangerous undertaking: is it worth cleaning the engine jets?
- June 9, 2022
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Reduced power, exhaust with a lingering smell, increased engine knocking are symptoms of a problem. Most likely, in other words, the nozzles were clogged with dirt. But is
Reduced power, exhaust with a lingering smell, increased engine knocking are symptoms of a problem. Most likely, in other words, the nozzles were clogged with dirt. But is it worth cleaning them with an instrument or a chemical method, and where such an intervention can get into, the AvtoVzglyad portal discovered.
The quality of home fuel has long ceased to cause a storm of emotions, as it did in the 90s, but sometimes it happens “for an old woman”: dirt and suspension from unwashed terminals, sediment from additives and much more are easy to find even in the capital. What can we say about the regions and other “villages” where the accountant climbs so rarely. But let’s not talk about sad things.
In short, it is not difficult to run into a dirty “fuel”, and a few tanks can be enough to cause the injectors to clog and start to “protest”. There are three solutions to this problem: spit and give “on the floor”, in the hope that it will burn itself out; change to new and clean. With the first two everything is clear, but with the last one you have to be a little more careful.
Thus, the “nozzle cleaning” profile is of two types: ultrasound and chemistry (in addition, chemical can be both with and without removal). Let’s start with physics: ultrasonic waves are designed to clean the mouthpiece of the “acquired”, like a dentist cleans his teeth from stones. Theoretically, everything is fine, but in practice the situation is different: new nozzles survive the process, but used ones do not. The master has nothing to do with it, the responsibility lies with the owner who has accepted the execution. It’s embarrassing, painful, expensive.
The ability to dry clean without removal is good for the price. With time, desire and a plastic bottle, you can organize the process even in the garage, even in the country, paying only a few hundred rubles for the special staff. It will rise, it’s good, but as a result, the nozzles will definitely “break through”. Only one question remains on the agenda: where has all the dirt gone that has turned off the chemical composition? Straight into the cylinders, mercilessly scratching the walls, the rings hidden everywhere and only partially burned. Good is not enough.
The most harmless option is chemical cleaning with the removal of the entire fuel rail. On special equipment, under a strictly defined pressure, they will “give” a composition that will wash, clean and cause no harm. The chance that the nozzle will burst is several times smaller than with ultrasonic cleaning, but it is also present. However, this means one thing: the part was already due for replacement and turned out to be in service, not on the road.
Any intervention in complex components and assemblies, of which there are more and more in a modern car, should make sense. The good old carburettor forgave everything, allowing you to repair and adjust even in the field and with the help of a single screwdriver. But his time, like the units of the same age, has passed. Nowadays, keeping a car in order requires not only more knowledge and manual dexterity, but also a tool.
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The quality of home fuel has long ceased to cause a storm of emotions, as it did in the 90s, but sometimes it happens “for an old woman”: dirt and suspension from unwashed terminals, sediment from additives and much more are easy to find even in the capital. What can we say about the regions and other “villages” where the accountant climbs so rarely. But let’s not talk about sad things.
In short, it is not difficult to run into a dirty “fuel”, and a few tanks can be enough to cause the injectors to clog and start to “protest”. There are three solutions to this problem: spit and give “on the floor”, in the hope that it will burn itself out; change to new and clean. With the first two everything is clear, but with the last one you have to be a little more careful.
Thus, the “nozzle cleaning” profile is of two types: ultrasound and chemistry (in addition, chemical can be both with and without removal). Let’s start with physics: ultrasonic waves are designed to clean the mouthpiece of the “acquired”, like a dentist cleans his teeth from stones. Theoretically, everything is fine, but in practice the situation is different: new nozzles survive the process, but used ones do not. The master has nothing to do with it, the responsibility lies with the owner who has accepted the execution. It’s embarrassing, painful, expensive.
The ability to dry clean without removal is good for the price. With time, desire and a plastic bottle, you can organize the process even in the garage, even in the country, paying only a few hundred rubles for the special staff. It will rise, it’s good, but as a result, the nozzles will definitely “break through”. Only one question remains on the agenda: where has all the dirt gone that has turned off the chemical composition? Straight into the cylinders, mercilessly scratching the walls, the rings hidden everywhere and only partially burned. Good is not enough.
The most harmless option is chemical cleaning with the removal of the entire fuel rail. On special equipment, under a strictly defined pressure, they will “give” a composition that will wash, clean and cause no harm. The chance that the nozzle will burst is several times smaller than with ultrasonic cleaning, but it is also present. However, this means one thing: the part was already due for replacement and turned out to be in service, not on the road.
Any intervention in complex components and assemblies, of which there are more and more in a modern car, should make sense. The good old carburettor forgave everything, allowing you to repair and adjust even in the field and with the help of a single screwdriver. But his time, like the units of the same age, has passed. Nowadays, keeping a car in order requires not only more knowledge and manual dexterity, but also a tool.
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Source: Avto Vzglyad
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