Do You Really Need Fuel Injection Service

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1: Engine flushes ($100-$200)

An engine flush uses a large, expensive automobile and proprietary chemicals to purge your engine of sludge. An engine that's running too hot or one that's neglected tin sludge up, and if and then, a flush is indicated. A quick peek into the oil-filler cap should let yous meet any deposits. It's not a normal maintenance item.

2: Fuel-injection cleaning ($125-$200)

This is a fair price for this service, which uses some other impressive machine -- only just if your fuel injectors are actually muddy, and you accept driveability bug considering of it. If your Check Engine light isn't on, and your car's running fine, pass.

3: Oil additives ($5 and upwardly)

At that place are all kinds of tiger milk on the market, from stuff that's supposed to cut friction and increase fuel economy, to products that promise yous can run your engine dry of oil without damage to the bearings. Right. Trust me, if information technology was that good, it would already be in the motor oil from the petroleum visitor and in your crankcase when y'all bought your machine new.

4: Gas savers ($10-$400)

We've tested a bunch of gadgets -- from magnets to vortex generators to water injectors and (I kid you not) ectoplasm traps -- that claim to amend fuel economy for various pseudo-scientific reasons. None have helped, and some have actually hurt performance. Your store may be unscrupulous, or just misguided -- but y'all've been warned. Whatsoever device that purports to increase mileage won't. The EPA has tested more than a hundred, and their results mirror ours.

v: Long-life antifreeze ($4-$viii per quart)

Okay, some GM cars come factory-filled with five-year coolant, and we suggest that owners of these cars stay with it. Your car may not have been designed effectually GM Dex-Cool's additive packet. Almost every manufacturer specifies some proprietary condiment package present, and cooling systems can develop corrosion problems if they don't become it. Pouring the wrong coolant into a car engineered for a specific blazon is request for trouble. Mixing 2 kinds without a complete flush in betwixt practically guarantees it.