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Fuel injector cleaning

Discussion in '1st Gen Tundras (2000-2006)' started by avoice217, Jun 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM.

  1. Jun 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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    avoice217

    avoice217 [OP] New Member

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    Hey all, so I've been noticing that I'm using up more gas than usual and after doing some research, it appears that I might need to clean the fuel injectors. However, I'm not really seeing any good videos on how to remove them on my v8 Tundra. The good news is that I've found a good video on how to clean them on the cheap. Its really sad though that replacing the nozzles themselves is really expensive though.

    Anyone know of a good video that I can watch when it comes to pulling out the nozzles by chance?
     
  2. Jun 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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    shifty`

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    You really need to have a cleaning rig specifically made for injectors to clean them, and run a solution like Seafoam through them.

    However, when is the last time you used the appropriate two cleaners to clean the MAF and throttle body?

    Do you have a scanner that would let you review your fuel trims, to see if your fuel input has been creeping up on one or both banks, which could be a sign of upstream O2 sensors reading "off", aging?

    We would all benefit from new fuel injectors after this many years. But I do not and never will consider "fuel injector cleaning" to be a normal thing, a typical maintenance. I typically wait until I'm below a 1/4 tank of gas and dump a whole can of Seafoam into the tank, then run the truck until the fuel light comes on, at least once a year. But my MPG still sucks ass. It's worse after lifting my truck and putting on larger tires!
     

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