One of the most commonly overlooked, hardest working and critically important components on your motorcycle is your fuel injector.
We've lost count the number of times helping someone diagnose a hair pulling, endlessly frustrating driveability problem that it’s turned out to be an issue with the injector.
SYMPTOMS OF A DIRTY, CLOGGED LEAKING FAULTY OR BAD FUEL INJECTOR
- Starting Issues
- Poor or erratic idle
- Wet spark plugs
- Raw fuel smell at muffler tip
- Poor power and performance
- Engine fails to reach high RPM
- Increased fuel consumption
- Rough engine performance
- Surging and bucking under various throttle loads
- Engine knock or detonation which can lead to serious engine damage
- Lean run symptoms
CAUSES OF INJECTOR PROBLEMS
- Micro fuel contaminants
- Phase separation and clogging from ethanol fuels
- Mechanical wear and tear
- Internal failures and high-restive electrical issues
HOW OFTEN SHOULD MY INJECTOR BE CLEANED
- Some riders will have them cleaned annually as part of a routine maintenance program
- Some teams will clean and test them before a big race to ensure absolute top engine performance
- Whenever any of the typical injector issue symptoms occur
- At 100-150 hours of use
- Any top-end rebuild
HOW IT WORKS
Once you’ve ordered a cleaning service we’ll email you a shipping call tag. Pack your injector in a plastic bag then into a suitable shipping container, attach the label and deliver to the carrier.
Once we receive your injector we’ll establish a set of ‘before’ baseline values by checking its electrical status against OEM specification then test its flow rate and spray pattern before we perform the following:
- Hot fluid ultrasonic cleaning to breakup and remove deposits and contaminants from the nozzle, pintle and valve chamber
- Purge flow the injector in both directions to eject contaminates and clogs from the inlet filter screen and valve unit
- Perform a pressurized leak test
- Final clean the injector and test it’s flow rate a second time to establish its ‘after’ volume output condition and ensure its fully within spec in every way. Data from each step is recorded and emailed for your maintenance records.
If the injector fails any of these tests we’ll contact you to discuss repair or replacement options.
MULTIPLE INJECTORS
If your bike has multiple injectors we’ll ensure each is flowing within 3-5% of each other or contact you to make arrangements to obtain a balanced set.
TIME LINE
Most injectors are rehabbed and returned in 2-4 business days, however holidays or shop load may impact the turnaround time. If you need to skip the line our Race Rush program will get your injector back out on the same or next business day for $25 with additional cost for overnight shipping if needed.
COST AND SHIPPING
The injector cleaning service is $85.00 for the first injector and $55.00 for each additional injector. We'll cover shipping back to you, ground service, in the continental US. There may be additional costs for international shipping, expedited shipping, expedited cleaning, multiple injector balancing, replacement injectors, manifold sealing ring.
Please email us for additional information info@tacomoto.co
I received the cleaned injector this morning and installed it!
See you on the trails!"
Chris, Colorado