The Fuel Injector's Importance

Anthony Fontanelle
January 30, 2008

Nothing beats the luxurious ride offered by a Mercedes vehicle. A smooth Mercedes ride is impossible without a well-functioning fuel system. Failure of this system is as good as having no car at all. The fuel system is made up of a number of components, one of which is the Mercedes fuel injector.

The task of the Mercedes fuel injector is to feed the combustion chamber with fuel for combustion. The fuel pump of the Mercedes vehicle provides the pressurized fuel for the fuel injectors. Located at the intake manifold, the fuel injector is a tiny electric valve controlled by an electric signal. Upon the command of the electric signal, the fuel injector opens to inject fuel for the combustion process and closes again after supplying enough fuel. An accurate fuel supply is crucial for a more efficient combustion, good fuel economy, and powerful vehicle performance. Excessive supply of fuel results in waste that comes out as a toxic exhaust emission. On the other hand, insufficient fuel supply results in poor vehicle performance.

Clogging of the Mercedes fuel injector is the chief cause of inaccurate fuel supply. Although the fuel filter sifts out contaminants from the fuel, a certain amount remains in the fuel injector. Thus, Mercedes owners must be always ready with a fuel system cleaner to wash the dirt off the fuel injector. It is ideal to clean the fuel injectors every 20,000 to 30,000 miles. This can prolong the life of a car’s fuel injector.

However, replacement is still the best recourse when regular cleaning of fuel injector seems to do no good. Replacing fuel injectors is easy to do and easy on the pocket. Replacement fuel injectors do not cost more than a hundred dollars and installation can be done by a trusted auto mechanic.

Source:  Amazines.com