Based on your vid I fixed up a device to let me clean the injectors. IT WORKED AWESOME!!! I finally got all the gaskets in and the engine cleaned up. OMG that ol’ 91 ford ranger purrs like a kitten now. I can’t thank you enough for showing me how to do this. My friends look at me in disbelief when I tell them how I did it. Your help was a pride and confidence builder for me. Thanks again!!!! B
Great idea using a valve stem! Only thing different I did was I used 5-minute epoxy to glue the straw to the stem. Worked like a charm for my Yamaha bike injectors. Thanks a bunch man!
Glad to see this video is still helping people out years later. Its a shame when ever i find an ingenious video on the internet on how to fix something, whatever i fix never ends up having been the problem anyway smh 😔
As others have commented, using the valve stem to accomplish the cleaning is pure genius! Plus the video is well done, with no babbling. Just good information. Thanks so much! I ran the cleaner in the reverse Direction first. That's what Motion Pro says to do but their tool cost something like a hundred dollars. Maybe even more
I use a piece of heater hose and clamp it on the bottom of the injectorand clamp a valve stem in the other end then fill it B12 chemtool and energize the injector and let it drip through the first time then fill it a second time and blow it out with the compressor the switch directions and do the same from the top works great and you don't have to try to seal the straw to anything
My significant other tried this method and IT WORKS WELL! He didn't have the electric connector so he used two sets of alligator clips, small and medium sized, attached to the poles of a car battery. Thank you very much for this video, we are so grateful bc it saved us a bundle of money and it really did work well.
This method worked very well for me... I made a few alterations: 1. I tightened a hose clamp around the valve end for a bit more of a seal. I had it pop off on me once before this and found you *really* need to wear safety glasses when doing this. 2. I drilled a hole in the top of a glass jar to catch the spray. I think finely misted carb cleaner and sparks in close proximity might not be such a great idea. 3. As you suggested, I used some JB Kwik on the connection between the straw and valve stem cap.
Great video. I plan to use this method with some tips from the comments: 1. glue the spray hose better into the cap for a better seal. 2. use a hose clamp to hold the valve onto the injector better. 3. use less voltage? and maybe rig up a handy switch, maybe a foot switch? to free up your hands. 4. put the injector into a hole in a jar lid to contain the spray 5. turn the injector over a spray backward through the other way.
Great stuff, thankyou. My tweak on this was to make the hole in the cap with a sharp wood screw. It doesn't remove material like a drill, you can control just how much you stretch the hole by how much you twist the screw in and you can make the hole the perfect size with a little flange of plastic that melts the straw in place perfectly!
Remember that it is best to replace the o-rings any time you remove/replace an injector. If you don't, you're practically asking for fuel leaks in the near future.
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Not saying it can't happen but never had it happen to me. Just check for damage and perishing and that the O rings aren't hard. Use a small amount of rubber or silicone grease for refitting and you're golden.
Cleaned my 2006 Mazda fuel injectors using your Tire Valve method. So much easier than other videos on TH-cam. We used a 9v battery and some alligator clips which made it really easy. We also didn't have to melt the straw as the hole we drilled kept the straw nice and tight. One thing I should mention is that after we cleaned the fuel injectors we noticed the o-rings (seal rings) were worn and needed to be replaced. So consider buying some new o-rings ($4) before tackling this project. Other than that this video saved me so much money. Thank you for posting
You can also use a syringe take the plunger out and slip over the injector Leaving the o'ring on the injector. the place the straw in the needle portion of the syringe and done works great. Also a 9v battery works too
8yr old video and still saving people money I was just looking at the prices last night glad I found your video today like everyone said great instructions you have a new follower 👍🏻
My Yamaha outboard lost about 1,000 RPMs at WOT and sporadically ran erratically at low RPMs. After cleaning the fuel injectors using this method my engine is back to normal, running smoothly and getting up to max RPM quickly. I had tried different cleaning methods, but using a valve stem and carb cleaner was way easier and much more effective. Thank you for posting!
Have done this myself and it works perfect my only suggestion is to warm the bottle of carb cleaner in hot water for higher pressure and a hotter chemical...👍
@Smokey Bear precisely why I said warm and not heat... use water not a flame... if you read things in their entirety it will perhaps help you from explaining to everybody how dumb you are.
@@timc9893 stupid people don't try this at home anybody with common sense can pull this off with no problem you're fucking warming it up you dumb shit!!! Not even close to the temperature these cans reach in the warehouse while they wait for distribution you're a fucking idiot
What were the symptoms? Mine losse power after 10 000rpm in every gear. Was this the solution? Is there a filter in the cbr injectors that one has to replace?
Great job. I love anything that keeps more $ in my pocket & less in the car dealers. I just saved a few hundred bucks replacing the EGR valve in my '08 Town Car. The dealer wanted a lot to do it. It took me 40 minutes. It was my first time doing it. Extra cash went to a much better cause.
My injectors are in good shape right now, but I'm going to go out and build this to have ready to go when I need it. Absolutely brilliant improv of a idea.
You're beast for this. I did this off my drill battery. It works like a charm. Picked up the tubeless kit at walmart. Found a faulty fuel injector. Thank You!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊
Just did it today on four that were stuck from sitting too long. Worked great! Two of them were stubborn so I took the injector out of the vice and smacked them on the side on my steel top work bench. Repeated the process and Shazam! All four spraying again. Thanks for the awesome video! Saved me a lot of money!
Excellent video! Would have loved to have seen a link to a video where you show us how to use a multi meter to check the resistance on each injector. Your contraption was genius btw. Saved a ton of money from sending mine in to get cleaned by a "pro"! Thank you so much man!
+Mark Henry Cooney You turn the knob so it is pointing to OHMS then connect the leads to the two terminals on the injector, should read around 12 ohms.
Thanks for the video, great help and idea, almost missed the last tip about checking the resistance because that is what the problem was. The injector / cylinder with error code had resistance three times that of the others... Going to the junk yard now for replacement SteveK
To check the resistance of the injectors, all you need is a multimeter and you check the ohm's. They should be between 10-12ohms, might be 14, either way it doesn't really matter much, cause you can check them and get a base line, and if you have any bad injectors you will see a variation in the numbers. They are quite literally one of the easiest thing to diagnose, all you have to do is Pop the clip for the wires to the injector and touch the test leads of the multimeter directly to the injector and read the ohm's-then change any bad injectors.
It's the little things in life that get us through without spending a bunch of money. I do it all myself so I appreciate your wisdom and time. Rock on brother
I LIKEY! Thanks Bro, you can believe I'll be using that trick till I die, I can't wait to impress Pop's, knowing him, it probably won't, and he'll say he knew that already, but I'll see him using every time now when I've never seen him do it before.
Recapping on this, yap, just as I stated, it did not impress him and after two year since then he always goes to using this trick and tells me how to do it, got to love him, but man, it makes me mad, knowing I'm just like him.
Succesfully serviced injectors on a VQ25 nisssan CEDRIC V6 engine perfect perfomance no more fuel starvation thanks to sixtyfiveford on this one keep posting my man
without question, the single most , great & wonderful thing about this fellows video is that he didn't preface every...single...step... with, "now I'm gonna go ahead and...." Thank you Jesus
great vid !!you can use a lighter, match, or just crazy glue the tip, use a small nail to make the hole. come on people use your brains alittle if you don't have the tools.
I used this same Method but instead of welding, I left it uncapped and drilled a tiny hole in the side. I had to bite and twist the red tube with my mouth so that I could create a tip to push the tube through. Worked extremely well. Thanks!!
See this, is why I avoid Steve Rob's recommendations. He's right. You ARE VERY GOOD at making videos. I don't know how many other videos of yours have gone virile like this, if it's a fluke, or if you have this kind of skill on tap all the time in this just happens to be a popular subject, but you have me marveling and honored by a fellow man's success. God speed, brother.
I am impressed. A valve stem with the valve removed placed on the end of a fuel injector solves the basic interface. Brilliance! No kidding I will give you credit. Question… How many people do you think have an idea of what a valve stem is and who the valve was named after? Need to read up on Schrader. Impressive video. Many thanks!
I used your simple method today to clean my 1994 Z28 fuel injectors and I got the job done in no time. My only recommendation is that its inportant to use a layered amount of super glue around the the red tube inside and out side of the plastic valve stem cap. Again thank you for your DIY video.
I did this yesterday. It worked. But I still took them to get professionally done. This was better than more complicated methods thank you for the video!
Great and useful video. Is there a common resistance value you typically find, or do you just measure all of them and eliminate the ones with unusual values? Knowing a typical range of resistance would help when testing them at the junkyard to find the keepers. When pulling them out of the vehicle you're testing, do you re-use the seals or get new ones, or is it that a call based on inspection and your experience? Thanks again for this and all of your videos.
Flushing them backwards works best to clean the inner screen. 😉. I highly suggest wearing eye protection during this cleaning process, if the cleaner line pops off it’s “eyeball” city! 😳. Good video 👍
Excellent idea to use the valve stem and cap, I've just purchased one of those cheap injector testers (26 bucks delivered) that pulse the injector rapidly and will use your idea for the spray inlet. Thanks champ.
If you measure straw with caliper and use slightly smaller drill, won't have to glue anything, overall very instructive video, your method worked like charm, thanks
I used your idea cleaning the fuelinjectors...but i didn't use melting straw...instead of melting i used insulation tape and it worked perfectly. Two of the injectors were little clogged. Let's wait for the results. Job well done Thank you. 👍
Excellent! I'll definitely be using this method. Much better than all of these people trying to use multiple sizes of hose and heat shrink. I'll be gluing the tube into the cap with RTV silicone I suspect. Very helpful!
I cleaned my fuel injectors using a tire valve stem, carb cleaner and a battery just as in this video. I soaked my fuel injectors in carb cleaner overnight before spraying them clean. I compared the spray pattern with a brand new fuel injector and the spray pattern was the same. This worked perfectly.
Done. Other than the straw trying to blow off the can when the injector didn't have power, everything worked perfectly. Two of the holes were plugged. After a few shots, a few minutes and a couple more shots, the injector is clean as a whistle. Thanks again. Oh yea, the only thing I did differently was, I used high temp glue gun on the inside and outside of the valve cap. Rock solid.
I just finished cleaning my injectors. Amazon has a cheap one on there and you just put their adapter onto the nozzle of some carb cleaner and plug your injector into the adapter and it sends rapid pulses. Works well. Best part is, once you're done just return it and get your money back
Great video . It's a simple inventive idea and straight to the point. I'm going to do this set up on the injectors on my 1982 Mercedes SL380 and replace the O-ring seals while I'm at it .
Thank you so much, I have used your technique today and it worked. However I used epoxy adhesive instead of burning the straw. Through this technique is managed to identify the bad injector which would inject the sprayer without power connection
Duuuuuude. You need to set up a Patreon account or something. I totally would have sent you at least $10 for this video. I just put this thing together per your instructions and it worked PERFECTLY. Thank you, man!
A dealership wanted to flush the injectors on my vehicle as part of their service, and would charge like $250 for cleaning 4 injectors, which is roughly what it would cost to replace them. So, this video is helpful.
Great video! I am going to use your tire valve adapter idea, but I am going to feed the fluid from a canister (as a sump) that I will pour cleaning fluid in and pressurize it to 55 PSI with a an electric tire pump, a tube from the bottom of the canister will connect to the adapter cap. Then run the injector at 1 second every 30 seconds for about an hour. I am thinking of putting the injection nozzle tip in a pool of cleaner and let it soak overnight first. Another commenter suggested also running the cleaner backwards through the injector. I may try that first as not to work more contaminants into the nozzle.
@@sixtyfiveford Thanks! I was afraid of that, but I will try to be sure. Another guy shows there is a fine filter screen inside the injector (on the fuel input side). You can use a makeshift tool to pull it out, they are usually the culprit of a poorly working injector. He said you can even find replacement screens on ebay if you measure the dimensions of the ones you pull out.
@@paulromsky9527 Yes. Generally I like to see how the injectors are working now before I invest any money into them. Most will clean up with carburetor cleaner after 5 to 10 cycles and they're good to go. The acetone in carburetor cleaner will dissolve solidified / varnish gasoline and clean up a clogged filter.
@@sixtyfiveford My injectors are original in a 1987 Fiero GT. A set of 6 new ones from the Fiero Store cost about $580 USD. 7 years ago, it was running fine. Then one day I ran out of gas but was able to roll into a gas station. I filled up, but it took me a quite a few minutes to get it to start that one time after fueling, and ever since it's runs rough at idle and not smooth at higher RPMs. It has been in storage since, but today I shot some Fogging Oil in each cylinder and put in 2 gallons of fresh gas and it started right up! I mean right up, no crank, crank, crank... just turned the switch and it started in less than half a second. It still runs poorly (of course). A whole bunch of Chipmunk nut shells got blown out of the exhaust (I forgot to put steel wool in the ports). So now I may have a partially clogged muffler too. I plan to replace the fuel filter, and clean the injectors. I am told it can even be the fuel pump, they were not designed for more than 10 years. 7 years ago it was 28 years old so it is due. Maybe running an old pump dry briefly was enough to destroy its efficiency - running out of gas just once caused the sudden poor running (right?). A new pump is a good price but replacing it requires getting under the car and my wife won't let me creep under a car on heavy wooden blocks or concrete and back up stands. So I may have my mechanic do the filter and the pump just on their age alone. I expect the injectors will need to be replaced, but I have to try to clean them first.
I've done basically the same thing. I use a injector pulse generator as it is safer for the coil in the injector. As a last step I turn the injector around and back flush it by spraying backwards. Really stubborn dirty injectors you can dribble carb spray in them, cap them and let them soak before spraying out.
my local mechanic spray it from the other end, because there's a filter inside the injector, and there's dirt filtered there, so it's better to spray from the other end while energizing the injector. the crud will fall off of the intake side and the filter will be clean.
You know this is one of the best instructional videos on fuel injection.
Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful.
This guy is amazing dude thank you
Its very instructional for a science project.
How do you know if one injector is leaking?
This is an awesome video!
Based on your vid I fixed up a device to let me clean the injectors. IT WORKED AWESOME!!! I finally got all the gaskets in and the engine cleaned up. OMG that ol’ 91 ford ranger purrs like a kitten now. I can’t thank you enough for showing me how to do this. My friends look at me in disbelief when I tell them how I did it. Your help was a pride and confidence builder for me. Thanks again!!!! B
Awesome.
Great idea using a valve stem! Only thing different I did was I used 5-minute epoxy to glue the straw to the stem. Worked like a charm for my Yamaha bike injectors. Thanks a bunch man!
Glad to see this video is still helping people out years later. Its a shame when ever i find an ingenious video on the internet on how to fix something, whatever i fix never ends up having been the problem anyway smh 😔
As others have commented, using the valve stem to accomplish the cleaning is pure genius! Plus the video is well done, with no babbling. Just good information. Thanks so much! I ran the cleaner in the reverse Direction first. That's what Motion Pro says to do but their tool cost something like a hundred dollars. Maybe even more
Spraying it in reverse first should clear out any crud in the filter basket before spraying it the normal way.
I use a piece of heater hose and clamp it on the bottom of the injectorand clamp a valve stem in the other end then fill it B12 chemtool and energize the injector and let it drip through the first time then fill it a second time and blow it out with the compressor the switch directions and do the same from the top works great and you don't have to try to seal the straw to anything
The uses you find for tire valve stems is fantastic. I find 99% of your videos VERY useful!
Glad you like them!
One of the most direct no none sense video on cleaning injectors!!! Job well done!!! Congratulations!!
+EndofUSA Hey Thanks.
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hell ya
@@sixtyfiveford
Great Vid! Does it matter which way the battery terminals are ? Thanks
My significant other tried this method and IT WORKS WELL! He didn't have the electric connector so he used two sets of alligator clips, small and medium sized, attached to the poles of a car battery. Thank you very much for this video, we are so grateful bc it saved us a bundle of money and it really did work well.
This method worked very well for me... I made a few alterations: 1. I tightened a hose clamp around the valve end for a bit more of a seal. I had it pop off on me once before this and found you *really* need to wear safety glasses when doing this. 2. I drilled a hole in the top of a glass jar to catch the spray. I think finely misted carb cleaner and sparks in close proximity might not be such a great idea. 3. As you suggested, I used some JB Kwik on the connection between the straw and valve stem cap.
Dang... 5 years later I need to come back an re-watch the video and my original comment. Time to do it again!
Great video. I plan to use this method with some tips from the comments:
1. glue the spray hose better into the cap for a better seal.
2. use a hose clamp to hold the valve onto the injector better.
3. use less voltage? and maybe rig up a handy switch, maybe a foot switch? to free up your hands.
4. put the injector into a hole in a jar lid to contain the spray
5. turn the injector over a spray backward through the other way.
What is #5? How can an injector spray backward?
@@leomalino2364 to back flush the injector first and clean out any larger crud that may be already inside the injector.
Great stuff, thankyou. My tweak on this was to make the hole in the cap with a sharp wood screw. It doesn't remove material like a drill, you can control just how much you stretch the hole by how much you twist the screw in and you can make the hole the perfect size with a little flange of plastic that melts the straw in place perfectly!
There's something fundamentally sexual about this comment... Maybe it's just me
@@Kharlis007 omg reading it back now 🤣🤣
@@Kharlis007 nice one bro.
Sounds like good idea
Remember that it is best to replace the o-rings any time you remove/replace an injector. If you don't, you're practically asking for fuel leaks in the near future.
Not saying it can't happen but never had it happen to me. Just check for damage and perishing and that the O rings aren't hard.
Use a small amount of rubber or silicone grease for refitting and you're golden.
I've noticed replacement orings aren't always the correct size.
Never fits like it first did 😅😅 100 %@@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259
Awesome hack! Suggestion: drill hole smaller than the straw so that it has a tight interference fit and you may not need to heat or seal the straw.
Hi, video is really helpful but your suggestion is also good. 👍👍
If you aren't in a hurry you could dab a little in weld around the tube / hole for nice seal
And just a touch of hot glue. 🙂
Cleaned my 2006 Mazda fuel injectors using your Tire Valve method. So much easier than other videos on TH-cam. We used a 9v battery and some alligator clips which made it really easy. We also didn't have to melt the straw as the hole we drilled kept the straw nice and tight. One thing I should mention is that after we cleaned the fuel injectors we noticed the o-rings (seal rings) were worn and needed to be replaced. So consider buying some new o-rings ($4) before tackling this project. Other than that this video saved me so much money. Thank you for posting
Awesome. I'm glad you liked the video.
It's people like you that made America great with your ingenuity and creativity. God bless America and her people.
Thanks I'm glad you like it
One of the BEST DIY vids on youtube. Worked like a charm on my E46 M3 Injectors 💯
I used this method today and it works. I powered my injectors with a 9v battery (the ones used in smoke detectors). It was awesome
Excellent!
Great idea - 12+ volts straight from the battery could be bad.
You can also use a syringe take the plunger out and slip over the injector Leaving the o'ring on the injector. the place the straw in the needle portion of the syringe and done works great.
Also a 9v battery works too
8yr old video and still saving people money I was just looking at the prices last night glad I found your video today like everyone said great instructions you have a new follower 👍🏻
My Yamaha outboard lost about 1,000 RPMs at WOT and sporadically ran erratically at low RPMs. After cleaning the fuel injectors using this method my engine is back to normal, running smoothly and getting up to max RPM quickly. I had tried different cleaning methods, but using a valve stem and carb cleaner was way easier and much more effective. Thank you for posting!
Awesome, I'm glad the video was helpful.
Have done this myself and it works perfect my only suggestion is to warm the bottle of carb cleaner in hot water for higher pressure and a hotter chemical...👍
@Smokey Bear precisely why I said warm and not heat... use water not a flame... if you read things in their entirety it will perhaps help you from explaining to everybody how dumb you are.
@Smokey Bear I have been doing it for 30 plus years yes you're dumb
This also doubles as a quick, cheap method to produce the famed Flash Bang grenade. Children, do not try this at home!
@@timc9893 stupid people don't try this at home anybody with common sense can pull this off with no problem you're fucking warming it up you dumb shit!!! Not even close to the temperature these cans reach in the warehouse while they wait for distribution you're a fucking idiot
@Smokey Bear and you're still a fucking idiot too
Love it man, I've cleaned my 8 injectors in my CBR 1000 and I can now feel the results. back into the power zone :)
Nice work!
What were the symptoms? Mine losse power after 10 000rpm in every gear. Was this the solution? Is there a filter in the cbr injectors that one has to replace?
Great job. I love anything that keeps more $ in my pocket & less in the car dealers. I just saved a few hundred bucks replacing the EGR valve in my '08 Town Car. The dealer wanted a lot to do it. It took me 40 minutes. It was my first time doing it. Extra cash went to a much better cause.
OMGWUNSIU Very nice.
My injectors are in good shape right now, but I'm going to go out and build this to have ready to go when I need it. Absolutely brilliant improv of a idea.
Sometimes the simplest solutions get overlooked by overthinking! Absolutely genius! Thanks!
This video alone deserves an Emmy. Well done sir. Ingenious
Instead of melting the straw why not glue it and use a toothpick to plug the end to keep glue out
Great idea!
Saves a lot of stress and time, kudos!
Compromise! Stick the toothpick in the end while you're melting the red tube in place, then remove the toothpick when it's cooled down.
Keith....Very beautiful idea.
Because there isnt one way to do something
@Jason Larae month
I use the same system but I usually soak mine in mineral spirits just to make sure all the Democrap is removed. Makes my car run Great Again !
Mineral spirits ?
You mean republishit don't you?
You're beast for this. I did this off my drill battery. It works like a charm. Picked up the tubeless kit at walmart. Found a faulty fuel injector. Thank You!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊
Just did it today on four that were stuck from sitting too long. Worked great! Two of them were stubborn so I took the injector out of the vice and smacked them on the side on my steel top work bench. Repeated the process and Shazam! All four spraying again. Thanks for the awesome video! Saved me a lot of money!
Awesome.
This was super helpful. I can’t wait to clean and check for resistance across each injector. OMG you just saved me a ton of $$$$.
Excellent video!
Would have loved to have seen a link to a video where you show us how to use a
multi meter to check the resistance on each injector.
Your contraption was genius btw. Saved a ton of money from sending mine in to get cleaned by a "pro"!
Thank you so much man!
+Mark Henry Cooney Thanks for watching.
+Mark Henry Cooney You turn the knob so it is pointing to OHMS then connect the leads to the two terminals on the injector, should read around 12 ohms.
Yeah, Mark, good video. :)
Thanks for the video, great help and idea, almost missed the last tip about checking the resistance because that is what the problem was. The injector / cylinder with error code had resistance three times that of the others... Going to the junk yard now for replacement
SteveK
Steven Kjeldgaard Thanks, I'm glad it helped.
To check the resistance of the injectors, all you need is a multimeter and you check the ohm's. They should be between 10-12ohms, might be 14, either way it doesn't really matter much, cause you can check them and get a base line, and if you have any bad injectors you will see a variation in the numbers. They are quite literally one of the easiest thing to diagnose, all you have to do is Pop the clip for the wires to the injector and touch the test leads of the multimeter directly to the injector and read the ohm's-then change any bad injectors.
It's the little things in life that get us through without spending a bunch of money. I do it all myself so I appreciate your wisdom and time. Rock on brother
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Just wanted to thank you it took me literally 10 minutes to clean all my injectors thank you again.
I LIKEY! Thanks Bro, you can believe I'll be using that trick till I die, I can't wait to impress Pop's, knowing him, it probably won't, and he'll say he knew that already, but I'll see him using every time now when I've never seen him do it before.
Sounds like my dad haha
Recapping on this, yap, just as I stated, it did not impress him and after two year since then he always goes to using this trick and tells me how to do it, got to love him, but man, it makes me mad, knowing I'm just like him.
Excellent video! Simple and direct method of cleaning injectors that could be applied to any vehicle. Thank you.
That was pretty clever AND effective . Well done !
Succesfully serviced injectors on a VQ25 nisssan CEDRIC V6 engine perfect perfomance no more fuel starvation thanks to sixtyfiveford on this one keep posting my man
without question, the single most , great & wonderful thing about this fellows video is that he didn't preface every...single...step... with, "now I'm gonna go ahead and...."
Thank you Jesus
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
@@sixtyfiveford you betcha.. in fact, did this two days ago.. was awesome
That sir was brilliant. Thank you brother.
great vid !!you can use a lighter, match, or just crazy glue the tip, use a small nail to make the hole. come on people use your brains alittle if you don't have the tools.
+Raul Romo Exactly! People get hung up on the smallest details. Thanks for your comment.
Great video. I don't have injectors but wanted to see what DIY stuff you would come up with this time. I feel like buying a torch now. LOL
Robb's Homemade Life Thanks..
I used this same
Method but instead of welding, I left it uncapped and drilled a tiny hole in the side. I had to bite and twist the red tube with my mouth so that I could create a tip to push the tube through. Worked extremely well. Thanks!!
See this, is why I avoid Steve Rob's recommendations. He's right. You ARE VERY GOOD at making videos. I don't know how many other videos of yours have gone virile like this, if it's a fluke, or if you have this kind of skill on tap all the time in this just happens to be a popular subject, but you have me marveling and honored by a fellow man's success.
God speed, brother.
Good ol Steve Rob. Thanks for watching.
9V battery works best
Great video! Very helpful - you can use the same rig to clean a fuel rail too
Best video on fuel injector cleaning... U have my respect
I am impressed. A valve stem with the valve removed placed on the end of a fuel injector solves the basic interface. Brilliance! No kidding I will give you credit. Question… How many people do you think have an idea of what a valve stem is and who the valve was named after? Need to read up on Schrader. Impressive video. Many thanks!
I used your simple method today to clean my 1994 Z28 fuel injectors and I got the job done in no time. My only recommendation is that its inportant to use a layered amount of super glue around the the red tube inside and out side of the plastic valve stem cap. Again thank you for your DIY video.
Quick and easy - yet incredibly effective. Thank you!
Spark and flammable liquid. That's cool.
Lizard King it aint a party till ya add in the 12V battery.
Hold ur tampon in.. cuz that powder kegs' about ta blow...!!!!
Lol..
Live a little
Lizard king, do you spend your mornings in a bubble?
Some injectors run on as little voltage of 5 to 6 volts so be careful and check the specs before you just connect 12 volts to them
You sir are a genius. That is the easiest DIY connector I have seen yet. Thank you.
I did this yesterday. It worked. But I still took them to get professionally done. This was better than more complicated methods thank you for the video!
hey there....Iwas going to buy an expensive tool,but now, I'll just make one like yours.Thanks for the tip. God Bless...Choctawman
Thank you for the tip, greetings from Mexico
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Great and useful video. Is there a common resistance value you typically find, or do you just measure all of them and eliminate the ones with unusual values? Knowing a typical range of resistance would help when testing them at the junkyard to find the keepers. When pulling them out of the vehicle you're testing, do you re-use the seals or get new ones, or is it that a call based on inspection and your experience? Thanks again for this and all of your videos.
Flushing them backwards works best to clean the inner screen. 😉. I highly suggest wearing eye protection during this cleaning process, if the cleaner line pops off it’s “eyeball” city! 😳. Good video 👍
In the video did he not flush it backwards? If not, will the tire valve also fit the other end?
Excellent idea to use the valve stem and cap, I've just purchased one of those cheap injector testers (26 bucks delivered) that pulse the injector rapidly and will use your idea for the spray inlet. Thanks champ.
Good idea, thanks for the tutorial, then I'm gonna press subscribe!
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Hey, really cool video, mate! Thanks.
+Mathew Wood Thanks Mate.
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If you measure straw with caliper and use slightly smaller drill, won't have to glue anything, overall very instructive video, your method worked like charm, thanks
I used your idea cleaning the fuelinjectors...but i didn't use melting straw...instead of melting i used insulation tape and it worked perfectly. Two of the injectors were little clogged.
Let's wait for the results.
Job well done Thank you. 👍
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
thanks I think you just saved me some money
Great. I'm glad you liked it.
more than that
If you can't find valve stems I gave you a link in the video description.
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Go to literally ANY tire place. One tire stem valve should run you about 3-5 dollars if they don't just give it to you.
Excellent! I'll definitely be using this method. Much better than all of these people trying to use multiple sizes of hose and heat shrink. I'll be gluing the tube into the cap with RTV silicone I suspect. Very helpful!
Sometimes I run the same setup but backwards when the injectors are reallly gummed up. Great video as always.
Absolutely. I find some won't allow reverse flushing though. The pressure seams to hold it closed.
Those 12v sparks with a setup like this will prove to be a terrific ignition for an even more spectacular explosion in your garage!
Thank you for this. Also for linking to the 16 buck kit. That advice to check the resistance inside injector is spot on
This is one of the best and simplest explanation and instructional video on fuel injector cleaning and testing. Thanks !
Thanks
Very nice video. Thank you. I swung by my local tire store and asked for a discarded valve stem.
I cleaned my fuel injectors using a tire valve stem, carb cleaner and a battery just as in this video. I soaked my fuel injectors in carb cleaner overnight before spraying them clean. I compared the spray pattern with a brand new fuel injector and the spray pattern was the same. This worked perfectly.
Awesome
Great vid! FYI super glue and baking soda will seal the valve and straw, no leaks and ready in a minute:)
Done. Other than the straw trying to blow off the can when the injector didn't have power, everything worked perfectly. Two of the holes were plugged. After a few shots, a few minutes and a couple more shots, the injector is clean as a whistle. Thanks again. Oh yea, the only thing I did differently was, I used high temp glue gun on the inside and outside of the valve cap. Rock solid.
Awesome.
sixtyfiveford big difference. After cleaning the injector this beast is running like it was brand new.
I just finished cleaning my injectors. Amazon has a cheap one on there and you just put their adapter onto the nozzle of some carb cleaner and plug your injector into the adapter and it sends rapid pulses. Works well. Best part is, once you're done just return it and get your money back
After seeing many ways on how to clean this has been the easy way. Thanks buddy. I will try it.
I've seen 3 or 4 methods before yours. I am going with yours..We think alike..Very creative .Great job. Thanks , you made the difference..
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
When you added the valve stem I thought for sure an air chuck and 130psi air pressure was coming next. Still a great video.
Great video .
It's a simple inventive idea and straight to the point.
I'm going to do this set up on the injectors on my 1982 Mercedes SL380 and replace the O-ring seals while I'm at it .
Thank, I'm glad you liked it.
Thank you so much, I have used your technique today and it worked. However I used epoxy adhesive instead of burning the straw. Through this technique is managed to identify the bad injector which would inject the sprayer without power connection
Wonderful!
Did this last night and worked great for me on my 4Runner 3.0 injectors. Great vid! Thanks a bunch.
You are one smart cookie! Will use this technique next time I have an injector issue! I love it!
Thanks, I hope it comes in handy.
5 years ago I used this video and tonight I used it again on a different vehicle. Thanks. Awesome I formation
Very cool!
With a few further modifications it is not too hard to envision building a flamethrower here - LOL
Good video and quite ingenious!
Duuuuuude. You need to set up a Patreon account or something. I totally would have sent you at least $10 for this video.
I just put this thing together per your instructions and it worked PERFECTLY. Thank you, man!
This works great. I did it on a Jeep Wrangler 4.0 that took several seconds to crank. Now it cranks fast and has much better throttle response.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
A dealership wanted to flush the injectors on my vehicle as part of their service, and would charge like $250 for cleaning 4 injectors, which is roughly what it would cost to replace them. So, this video is helpful.
dealerships are really$ rip off. i can get mine =v6 pontiac grand prix injectors cleaned for $80. but i would like to learn to do it myself also.
I just use an epoxy glue to straw/valve cap and worked like a dream. Great clip thanks
Great video! I recently discovered my 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan has a leaky injector. Going to be testing all of them using this method.Thanks!
Dang bro, that pressurized injector cleaning fluid is mad flammable. One spark yo, and ka-blooooooom
Great video! I am going to use your tire valve adapter idea, but I am going to feed the fluid from a canister (as a sump) that I will pour cleaning fluid in and pressurize it to 55 PSI with a an electric tire pump, a tube from the bottom of the canister will connect to the adapter cap. Then run the injector at 1 second every 30 seconds for about an hour. I am thinking of putting the injection nozzle tip in a pool of cleaner and let it soak overnight first. Another commenter suggested also running the cleaner backwards through the injector. I may try that first as not to work more contaminants into the nozzle.
Most injectors won't allow reverse flow.
@@sixtyfiveford Thanks! I was afraid of that, but I will try to be sure. Another guy shows there is a fine filter screen inside the injector (on the fuel input side). You can use a makeshift tool to pull it out, they are usually the culprit of a poorly working injector. He said you can even find replacement screens on ebay if you measure the dimensions of the ones you pull out.
@@paulromsky9527 Yes. Generally I like to see how the injectors are working now before I invest any money into them. Most will clean up with carburetor cleaner after 5 to 10 cycles and they're good to go. The acetone in carburetor cleaner will dissolve solidified / varnish gasoline and clean up a clogged filter.
@@sixtyfiveford My injectors are original in a 1987 Fiero GT. A set of 6 new ones from the Fiero Store cost about $580 USD. 7 years ago, it was running fine. Then one day I ran out of gas but was able to roll into a gas station. I filled up, but it took me a quite a few minutes to get it to start that one time after fueling, and ever since it's runs rough at idle and not smooth at higher RPMs. It has been in storage since, but today I shot some Fogging Oil in each cylinder and put in 2 gallons of fresh gas and it started right up! I mean right up, no crank, crank, crank... just turned the switch and it started in less than half a second. It still runs poorly (of course).
A whole bunch of Chipmunk nut shells got blown out of the exhaust (I forgot to put steel wool in the ports). So now I may have a partially clogged muffler too. I plan to replace the fuel filter, and clean the injectors. I am told it can even be the fuel pump, they were not designed for more than 10 years. 7 years ago it was 28 years old so it is due. Maybe running an old pump dry briefly was enough to destroy its efficiency - running out of gas just once caused the sudden poor running (right?). A new pump is a good price but replacing it requires getting under the car and my wife won't let me creep under a car on heavy wooden blocks or concrete and back up stands. So I may have my mechanic do the filter and the pump just on their age alone. I expect the injectors will need to be replaced, but I have to try to clean them first.
Best and most helpful video on fuel injectors that I've seen. Thanks!
Same as the previous person, this is one of the best methods to clean the injectors,thanks
Hey thanks
You Sir are a genius 🥇
I watched this other bloke stuff around with all these tunes and heat shrink. This is simple genius. Thank you.
Followed the same exact method worked great.. if you don’t hear your fuel injector click then that means your fuel injector is bad.
I've done basically the same thing. I use a injector pulse generator as it is safer for the coil in the injector. As a last step I turn the injector around and back flush it by spraying backwards. Really stubborn dirty injectors you can dribble carb spray in them, cap them and let them soak before spraying out.
my local mechanic spray it from the other end, because there's a filter inside the injector, and there's dirt filtered there, so it's better to spray from the other end while energizing the injector. the crud will fall off of the intake side and the filter will be clean.
Thank you for an imaginative and effective method of fuel injector cleaning - utter genious!