Redline Professional Fuel Injector Cleaning

In fuel injector cleaning, we rejected the outdated, water-heavy (85%) solutions that have dominated since 1989. Our proprietary solvent, TrueFlow, is a 100% waterless blend of polar and non-polar solvents. Traditional cleaning detergent contain only 3-5% active solvent; essentially diluted with emulsifiers and surfactants similar to those found in fabric softeners, as confirmed in their own SDS documents from 2010 and revised in 2023.

Our TrueFlow uses 30% primary solvent, 60% petroleum-based degreaser and carbon remover, and 10% proprietary additives. It’s safe for electromagnetic coils and electronic circuitry yet powerful enough to dissolve varnish and carbon on contact. The key is a balance of high surface tension, low viscosity, and slow evaporation; rare properties for petroleum-based solutions.

Water-based cleaners persist mainly because petroleum solvents are five times more expensive and pose explosion and health risks in ultrasonic systems. Our specialized procedures safely overcome these challenges, achieving a far superior level of injector fuel injector cleaning.

“You don’t need 3 ultrasonic tanks of the same cleaning solution, what’s needed is a better cleaning solution.”

Not every injector requires every process we offer, but truly stubborn injectors demand more than standard ultrasonic fuel injector cleaning; no matter how many tanks are used. To address this, we engineered a proprietary internal tip bench, designed in CAD and CNC-machined from billet 6061 aluminum. Injectors are secured in custom billet collets and submerged in a specialized chemical blend unique to this bench, as water-based ultrasonics proved ineffective for severe contamination.

Using an eyedropper, a few drops of TrueFlow solvent are introduced while the injector is pulsed, ensuring solvent penetration deep into the tip. The two fully miscible solvent types rapidly dissolve petroleum-based deposits like carbon, varnish, and lacquer; inside and out.

After several minutes of pulsing, the process is completed with a high-pressure reverse air flush, followed by ultrasonic cleaning; still entirely water-free.

Every injector receives this treatment at a minimum. We created an ultrasonic process using our proprietary TrueFlow waterless detergent blend of 100% polar and non-polar solvents described at the top. Here too, water based cleaners in ultrasonic proved wholly ineffective for truly stubborn injectors.

We spent months developing this method with rigorous testing along with CAD modeling and precision CNC manufacturing of our ultrasonic plates and injector-specific adapters for our Elma ultrasonic machines. Although it is many times more costly than traditional 80% water-based ultrasonic fuel injector cleaning, the results proved to be well worth it.

Our goal isn’t to maximize profit; it’s to maximize fuel injector cleaning effectiveness.

Every top-feed, side-feed , and GDI injector receives this baseline treatment. We designed and machined custom adapter nozzles specifically to accommodate side-feed injectors. N-Heptane is pressurized and backflushed through the injector while pulsed to remove loosened debris from previous steps. Piezo injectors have a separate but similar process on our GDR-x bench. When combined with our internal tip bench cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning using TrueFlow solvent, this step often resolves performance issues. If problems persist, we proceed with our proprietary nuclear option, the POWERFLUSH procedure.