Can running premix lead to injector failure?

[BigAir]

Buddy and I were chatting with a Cat service tech a couple days ago. Asked him how common it was to lose a fuel injector on a M1000. He said not very common unless you are running premix. He claims running premix shortens the life of the fuel injectors significantly. Anyone else seen or heard this?

 

[rooster740]

He not said not very common unless you are running premix.

Please excuse him, I am buddy and Bigair normally talks correctly.

I am assuming that since every cat dealer baulks and scours, when the conversation turns to the use of any of the well thought out oil injection delete methods, that this is just standard dealer reaction. When the turbo boys, Bigair included, turn up the fuel, the correct amount of oil is always present. Asking out of ignorance on my behalf, how will the relatively small amount of oil residue harm the injector?

P.S. this is not a post about oiling the water pump shaft.

 

[CATSLEDMAN1]

oily injector

Always wondered when this subject would come up. Basiclly the same injectors in cars have failed when some body had to run their premix boat gas or saw gas in an emergency, not always no guaranteed to screw up, it happened to me on my 96 chev pickup, we never could quite pin it all on that, but just afer running 5 gal of premix in my truck.......injector toast.........well weak and 50mph was all she would do.

 

[scaredycat]

ironic

More ironic is the that deisel fuel is Injector Cleaner ....lol true story

 

[rooster740]

ttt

 

[speeddemon]

my M7 has been premixed at 40:1 for 4 seasons with no issues !!!
mike

 

[thumper450]

Can it possibly be the gas from the sinclair station along US 89?? Someone told be it runs real hot.

 

[spoon]

Don't compare a 96 Chev injector unit to cat ones, those things fail on a regular basis and only fix is new updated injector unit. We change quite a few.
As far as premix goes the little bit of oil in fuel should increase injector life by adding a little lube to pintle assembly and may even decrease deposits on the nozzle. Leaded fuel is probably worse than the oil.

 

[BigAir]

Thumper, don't be saying things like that or Chicken740 will start blaming his problems on the poor Sinclair station. I've heard they have the best fuel in the state.

I was thinking the same thing as Spoon, that the oil should help if anything.

 

[rooster740]

Girls (BIG HAIR and THUMP ME 450) for once I am interested in what people are saying Shhush! Let the wise ones back up my thoughts here!