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See These Signs? Your Fuel Injectors Are Clean!

Why is it necessary to assess the effectiveness of fuel injector cleaning?

Fuel injector cleaning affects power, fuel efficiency, idle, and emissions; learn professional ways to check cleaning effectiveness.

Six criteria for judging the effectiveness of fuel injector cleaning

Is the spray pattern uniform and fine?

Before Cleaning:

  1. • The spray pattern appears as a straight line or is misaligned.
  2. • Atomization is coarse with large droplets.
  3. • Dripping occurs, or fuel fails to spray out properly.

After Cleaning:

  1. • The spray pattern becomes a “fan shape / umbrella shape.”
  2. • Fine, even atomization.
  3. • No dripping and no misaligned spray.

👉 The atomization pattern is the key indicator to determine whether the cleaning is thorough.

Has the traffic returned to normal?

Using an injector tester (such as AUTOOL CT500 / MRCARTOOL CT620) to perform a flow test.

Before cleaning:

  • The flow rate varies significantly between injectors, with deviations possibly exceeding 8–10 ml
  • One or more injectors may show noticeably lower flow

After cleaning:

  • For a vehicle with 4/6 injectors, the flow difference should be ≤ 5 ml
  • The overall flow should be restored, balanced, and close to the standard value

👉 The more consistent the flow rates are, the smoother the engine will perform.

Is the electromagnetic response normal?

Here is the English translation:

When you click “Solenoid Test / Leak Test” on the machine, you can check whether the injector opens and closes quickly.

Qualified performance after cleaning:

  1. High-frequency opening and closing without sticking
  2. No delayed response or needle sticking
  3. No continuous leakage

👉 If the injector still sticks after cleaning, it needs another round of deep ultrasonic cleaning.

Is the seal up to standard (pressure holding test)?

Pressurize the system and observe whether the injectors leak.

A properly cleaned injector should show:

  • Stable pressure holding
  • No dripping and no seepage
  • Very slow pressure drop or almost no drop

👉 Poor sealing can lead to rough idling and increased fuel consumption.

Has engine performance improved (road test)?

Even if you don’t have access to testing equipment, you can still judge the effectiveness of fuel injector cleaning by your vehicle’s performance.

When the cleaning is effective, the vehicle may show:

  1. More stable idle, no shaking
  2. Smoother acceleration
  3. Reduced fuel consumption
  4. Easier cold starts
  5. Cleaner exhaust

If at least 2–3 of these improvements occur, it indicates that the cleaning was effective.

Has the color of the cleaning solution darkened?

Many shops display the color of the waste liquid after cleaning.

  • Dark brown, black, or containing many impurities → indicates that the fuel injectors indeed had deposits.
  • However, this is for reference only and does not represent an official testing standard.

Common signs of incomplete cleaning

If any of the following occurs after cleaning, it indicates that the fuel injectors need to be cleaned again or replaced:

  1. The injector still sprays unevenly or atomizes poorly
  2. The flow of a particular injector is noticeably low
  3. Pressure drops rapidly during a hold test
  4. Obvious dripping or leaking from the injector
  5. The engine continues to shake, and fuel consumption does not improve

How can we ensure that the cleaning effect meets the standards?

It is recommended to use equipment with the following features:

  1. Ultrasonic cleaning
  2. Spray atomization testing
  3. Flow rate testing
  4. Sealing performance testing
  5. Multi-stage pulse cleaning mode

(e.g., AUTOOL CT500 / FN606 / FN608)

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The cleaning time should be sufficient.

Ultrasonic cleaning time is generally best kept between 10 and 20 minutes.

Each fuel injector must be inspected individually.

We cannot only look at the cleaning effect; we must look at “flow rate + atomization + sealing”.

It is best to perform a second measurement after cleaning.

Confirm that the spray pattern is completely consistent.

Conclusion

You can quickly judge with these 3 points:

1. Spray: fan-shaped, even, and fine

2. Flow rate: restored and balanced, deviation ≤ 5 ml

3. Sealing: no leaks, stable pressure retention

If all three are met, it indicates that the cleaning is very thorough.

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