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[QUOTE="DaveE, post: 6814100, member: 644223"] OK, fuel system cleaning is a thing (the injectors, mainly). But how often something needs cleaning depends entirely on what you did to make it get dirty. The cleaning procedure/products mostly exist to fix fuel system contamination problems, like if someone put a dead mouse in your gas tank*. IMO, this just isn't an issue for well cared for cars that buy reputable gas. Manufacturers will naturally be reluctant to suggest not cleaning, but they also don't want to put a bunch of extra maintenance requirements in the manual. Dealers will suggest it to make money, after all, it could be dirty. This is why I prefer to ask the people that made the car, not the people that want to maintain it. OTOH, we also couldn't tell you how often you should clean your kitchen floor. I would suggest changing the fuel filter once (or maybe twice) in the car's lifetime (the car's lifetime, not how long you'll own it). That's the part that gets dirty. * Don't ever replace your gas filler cap with something else, like a rag or newspaper. It's there to keep the fuel system clean. [/QUOTE]
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