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Old 02-17-08, 06:32 PM
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i didnt' seafoam um yet, but if the STP fuel injector doesn't work, then seafoam it is.

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Old 02-17-08, 07:09 PM
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I'd be doing a leakdown check to see if the engine's basic health is good. I'd also clean the MAF. If I was really worried about the injectors, I'd run a can of BG44K through it - I've never seen it not work if injectors were partially clogged, but to lose 33% of your efficiency implies something quite a bit worse than dirty injectors.

And for all you guy who think running lower rpm is related to economy or efficiency, you need to learn a bit about volumetric efficiency, pumping losses, and the importance of throttle position over absolute rpm. Remember, at part throttle cruise, your ECM is going to burn 1 pound of fuel for every 14.7 pounds of air the engine ingests no matter what. So if you're running with a very low VE (high pumping losses), you're still going to suffer. Overdrive gear ratios don't save fuel by themselves - optimizing the engine's tuning to use the overdrive ratio does.
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the thing about cleaning the MAF...ppl said they did try clean um and then said it set off a CEL and had to change it anyways.

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