# Has anyone used a injection system cleaner? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 25, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714 "2005-09-25T20:10:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/21 "2005-09-26T13:38:18Z")
use the line coming off the throttle body. the one near the radiator cap. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/22 "2005-09-26T14:01:24Z")
sucking water in through a vac line \> pouring it in the intake tract šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/23 "2005-09-26T14:23:12Z")
Brake cleaner and fuel injector cleaner rarely contain the same hyrdocarbons. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/24 "2005-09-26T14:26:09Z")
Wow, Iā€™ve never heard of this and Iā€™m intrigued/scared/interested/mortified all at once. I have this feeling that if I try it my engine will stall and Iā€™ll come back to you all going ā€œhaha got ya! now your motorā€™s fu(ked!ā€ My first thought was to the idea of how submerging a CAI in a puddle can ruin your engine. The difference must be that youā€™re adding SOME water, not saturating the engine. Not too much, so that it can vaporize on compustion? Do I have the theory right? ---
**Author:** ![jeeves744](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeeves744/32/7619_2.png) [@jeeves744](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeeves744)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/25 "2005-09-26T14:30:18Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > > My first thought was to the idea of how submerging a CAI in a puddle can ruin your engine. The difference must be that youā€™re adding SOME water, not saturating the engine. Not too much, so that it can vaporize on compustion? Do I have the theory right? a cai in a puddle means all your car is sucking up is water, which leads to hydrolock. Getting somewater in there will not hurt anything. There are companies that sell H2O spray kits (think nitrous kit) that help keep a car from detonating. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/26 "2005-09-26T18:51:47Z")
Hmmā€¦ So a quick and easy way to clean stuff out could be to pop off the intake tube, wipe out the TB with a rag and some cleaner like regane (Iā€™ll trust ZD on this one, Iā€™ve read a lot of his posts and have come to the conclusion that heā€™s a no-nonsense kind of guy (read:blunt) and he knows his shit.) Then start the car, spray some regane in through the TB, then suck a gallon of distilled water in through a vacuum line. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/27 "2005-09-26T20:24:55Z")
You probably wouldnā€™t want to suck an entire gallon of water. More like a liter AT MOST. And you donā€™t really need to distill itā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/28 "2005-09-26T20:30:24Z")
like a said ā€¦ my fiero NEEDED 8 full liters of water b4 it was actualy cleaned out the exhaust cloud would go from looking like it was a factory chimney to looking lik the steam off a pot of water ā€¦thats when i would stop any less then that and it would still run like shit for me gotta do what ya gotta do ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/29 "2005-12-18T15:52:43Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > ā€œRun-Riteā€ _induction_ cleaner. That shit does do VERY well. We used to sell it (5 years ago) at the shop I worked at. When the Rep first brought it in, 3 of us volunteered to try it out. I ran it on my G.Cher (5.2). Literally had carbon blowing out the tailpipe. Throttle response was better, mpg went from 13 to 15ish (awd v8 :gotme: ). Good shit. My motor had ~115k on it at the time and died about 10k later from spun main bearing (two of them). Soā€¦ no ill effects. > I donā€™t know who has it now, but I would suggest it. iirc we charged $60 for it and it took ~30 minutes. > > -Nick sears does runrites now also. i was skeptical at first (i figured they poor in 3 spots there probably not that efficent) so we brought my cobalt in and ran the runrite through it. i definatly felt a better throttle response off it. its on sale at 69.99 will stay there till sears sells out of there first shipment of the system cleaner. the reasoon i like it is theres no alchol in it and 64 % detergent. iam not trying to sell anyone on this just throwing the info out there ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/30 "2005-12-18T16:29:48Z")
lol I really would suggest being careful just trying to suck water into your motorā€¦I realize it will workā€¦but your going to also have to add RPMs while doing this so you donā€™t bog out and stall the motor possibley hyrdolocking it. If your trying to do a top end cleaning to get carbon out of the top end use seafoam or whateverā€¦ If your trying to clean the throttle body and sensors use some sort of throttle body cleaner that is sensor safe. Your probbley not looking for a product like seafoamā€¦or other top end cleanersā€¦just look for a throttle body cleaner. Welworth makes a good product to clean TBs its called Top shot shoot me a PM if you want a can funky. ---
**Author:** ![h8750](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/h8750/32/7372_2.png) [@h8750](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/h8750)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/31 "2005-12-18T16:53:03Z")
GM top engine cleaner is the best stuff out here for induction or injection cleaning, throotle body you can use carb and choke cleaner or brake clean, do it w/rag, engine off ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/32 "2005-12-18T20:44:43Z")
I have access to some great solvents. :snky: ---
**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/33 "2005-12-18T21:05:55Z")
when i worked at valvoline we sold run rite thereā€¦ people seemed to be happy with um especialy with the gas prices like they were over summer ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/34 "2005-12-19T13:09:25Z")
I used runrite on my old tbird/scā€¦ helped throttle response greatly :tup: (then again, the car had alot of milesā€¦ sat for a long time and was oldā€¦ so anything done to it probably would have helped lol) ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/35 "2005-12-19T14:34:51Z")
i have used k-100g but thats just an additive in the gas tankā€¦stuff is amazing though ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714/36 "2005-12-19T14:36:10Z")
i told u months ago in this thread what to do and where to go [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-injection-system-cleaner/2714.md?page=1)