Injector cleaner Worth it ?

**TheMadhatter** · 18-12-2007,12:36 AM

Its starting to get cold now and I have noticed a bit of grey smoke when starting my 02 Tdi sport, and a very slight hesitation when started, that is it takes a fraction longer turning over before its starts.

With my past diesels I have used some injector cleaner when this happened.

I am thinking of putting some in, just in case, and to know it has been done, had the car 6 months now.

Which one would people recommend for a the 130 pd engine? and is it worth it ?

**Baron_Samedi** · 18-12-2007,08:57 AM

IMO (and it only mine), injector cleaner was a waste of money

Better to give the engine an italian tune up once in a while to clear the rubbish oil sloshing around the intercooler pipe work.

**PeoplesMan** · 18-12-2007,11:30 PM

Italian tune up = hammer the car down the motorway at high revs until she coughs all that dirty crud stuck inside her out the back.

Dont redline her though.... Just border it a bit

**TheMadhatter** · 19-12-2007,12:33 AM

So that's a thumbs down for injector cleaner on the pump duese engines then ?

Was thinking of taking off the turbo->intercooler pipes when I do an oil change soon to clear them out. The Italian tune sounds er different

**JontraK** · 19-12-2007,12:38 AM

I used some of that stuff on my Clio (diesel). Cant say I noticed any difference but I am not inside the engine

It deffo didnt do any damage and it only costed a 5er. Mind you. I've only used half of it... supposed to use the other half on the next fill up...takes ages between fillups, 650 miles

. Oh, and I do the italian tuneups almost every day so my injectors must be shining.