Cleaning Fuel Injectors

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Dodge Charger and 2010 Chrysler 300. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Fig 1: Locating Fuel Injectors

Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC

NOTE: Before cleaning the injector recesses, seal the injector holes in the injector recesses with the appropriate pin to prevent debris from falling into the recesses and entering the motor.

Using a lint-free rag, wipe the cylinder head around the fuel injector.
Wipe out injector recesses with a lint-free cloth, then clean with a cylinder brush.
Clean the bottom of the cylinder recess with a round brush.
Blow out the recess and clean again with a lint-free cloth and cover over.
Perform these steps for each injector recess.
NOTE: DO NOT clean the tip of the injector with a wire brush. Use a lint-free cloth.
Clean injector body with a wire brush.
Clean injector tips with a lint-free cloth.
NOTE: Do Not apply anti-seize lubricant to the injector nozzle, apply only to the injector body.
Grease injector body with anti-seize lubricant.
NOTE: Injector tensioning claw bolts are one time use only, and must be replaced if loosened or removed.

NOTE: Always replace the seals that seal off the injectors at the cylinder head to the combustion chamber.