Anyone heard of using a Ultrasonic Cleaner to clean engine parts?

Question

Okay, I am getting ready to work on my truck and am looking for cost-effective ways to refresh the life of my engine's fuel injectors and don't want to send them somewhere to be rebuilt. I posted on a truck forum and was told a very effective and cost effective way to revive the life is to run them in some basic carburetor cleaner solvent inside a Ultrasonic Cleaner, like one that cleans jewelry. I have absolutely no reason to doubt my source, but would like some verification from an another source that this makes sense. I want to make sure that before I do this I ask around. Anyone heard of anyone using this method, and if so did it work?

Answer 1

Yes this is common. A business around the corner from me has a test rig for fuel injection nozzles, four at a time in vertical glass cylinders, and an ultrasonic cleaning arrangement. Whether the ultrasonics works on the nozzles as they squirt I don't recall but they definitely used ultrasonics to clean them.

Answer 2

My opinion is send them off. They can be put on a system that runs cleaner thru them while making them spray, which is the only way to get the inside cleaned.

Answer 3

if your engine compartment is somewhat greasy, cover up your distributer or coil %. so it does not get moist. Then take your motor vehicle to a self serve severe tension motor vehicle wash and hose off the final public of the grease with out any solvent. After it extremely is performed reckoning on the severity of the grease then use a solvent to get the the rest airborne dirt and dirt & dirt off.

Answer 4

never heard or thought about it, just remember that most all solvents are flammable, and inserting an ultrasonic toothbrush into solvent brings about thoughts of combustion. i have never had any problems with a brush and gasoline to clean any engine componet.

Answer 5

YES ...And I would send them out....cost effectiveness....... you could try cleaning them with "in engine" type cleaner or adding a FI cleaner to your gastank , but your better off sending them to a pro !!!

Answer 6

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