"Chris G." <nonone@nonewhere.123> wrote in message
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> Hi, I live in So. Cal. and have a 2002 Civic with 45K miles. Took my car
to
> a Honda dealership for routine maintence service and they recommended
> cleaning the fuel injectors, throttle body, and chamber. I said no
thanks.
> Does it really need to be cleaned or are they trying to sell me something
I
> don't need?
>
>
That depends. At 45,000 miles it may be premature for these services, but it
is not uncommon to need it at this mileage. It all depends on the gas you
use and even on your driving. Does your car have any running problems such
as rough idle, poor mileage or poor acceleration? If your answer is yes to
any of these symptoms, then maybe you do need a cleaning. But Honda doesn't
recommend an injector cleaning. What they do recommend is a Throttle Plate
Cleaner and a Top Engine Cleaner. Honda has the proper chemicals for these
cleanings and I would suggest that if you do these services that you be sure
that they only use those recommended cleaning products and they are used
correctly with the proper tools to run through your engine. This way you can
be sure no harmful products are dumped in to your engine and actually cause
other problems down the road. Good luck,
Howard