Fuel System

There are a number of good reasons to maintain the fuel system of your engine.

Your fuel system may need cleaning if you experience:

  • Stalling
  • Rough idling
  • Hesitation
  • Hard starts

Removing the buildup of dirt and particles will not only help restore and improve your vehicle’s performance and reduce emissions, it will also help improve your gas mileage—an important factor considering today’s gas prices.

Depending on the type of fuel system service you choose, our technicians may perform some or all of the following:

Fuel Induction System Cleaning

Includes:

  • Injector cleaner
  • Fuel induction cleaner
  • Decarboning of valves and pistons
  • Throttle body cleaning
  • Pressurized fuel rail and injector service
  • Fuel Miser Services (Fuel & cost saving packages) Gold, Plus, Value
  • Visually inspect your engine’s air intake system
  • Visually inspect your fuel system
  • Check tire pressure

Detailed Fuel System Cleaning

Includes:

  • Maintenance
  • Throttle Body Service: Helps clean deposits from the throttle and throttle body. Helps restore smooth idle and acceleration.
  • Clean and adjust
  • Setting the minimum air authority, if necessary

Good

Fuel Rail & Injector Cleaning Service

  • Pressurized fuel rail and injector cleaner (For use with a specialized tool to connect to the vehicle fuel injection system)
  • Tank fuel system cleaner
  • Helps restore performance, restore mileage, reduce emissions and improve driveability
  • Designed to help remove carbon buildup from injectors, valves and combustion chambers
  • Helps loosen and remove gums, coking, dirt and deposits from the engine, to provide better performance and economy in modern engines and fuel systems

Better

3-Step Fuel & Induction System Cleaning

Helps restore performance, restore mileage, reduce emissions, and improve driveability. Designed to remove carbon buildup from injectors, valves and combustion chambers. Loosens and removes gums, coking, dirt and deposits from the engine, to provide better performance and economy in modern engines and fuel systems.

  • Fuel tank injector cleaner
  • Induction cleaner solvent (induced using a tool that connects to a manifold vacuum line)
  • Throttle body service, clean throttle body & plate

Best

Complete Fuel System Cleaning

All three services, one low price!

  • Fuel and Induction System Cleaning
  • Pressurized Fuel Rail Cleaning Service
  • Injector Throttle Body Service
  • Recommended service interval: 36,000 miles*

Fuel Miser Services

Good

Fuel Miser Value

  • Gumout Fuel Induction System cleaning
  • Replace air filter
  • Check tire pressure and rotate tires

Better

Fuel Miser Plus

  • Gumout Fuel Induction System cleaning
  • Replace air filter
  • Check tire pressure and rotate tires
  • Replace spark plugs with platinum plugs

Best

Fuel Miser Gold

  • Gumout Fuel Induction System cleaning
  • Replace air filter
  • Check tire pressure and rotate tires
  • Replace spark plugs with platinum plugs
  • Wheel alignment

*”Recommended service intervals” reflect Pep Boys’ recommendations. Always refer to the owner’s manual for your vehicle’s scheduled maintenance requirements.