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Fuel System - Poor Performance Due To Injector Clogging: Overview

Bulletin No.: 03-06-04-030B

Date: February 15, 2007

TECHNICAL

Subject:
Various Driveability Symptoms Due to Clogged Fuel Injectors, MIL/SES DTCs P0171, P0172, P0174, P0300, P1174, P1175 (Clean Fuel Injectors and/or Perform Injector Test With AFIT - CH47976)

Models:
2000-2007 GM Passenger Cars and Light Duty Trucks (Including Saturn)
2003-2007 HUMMER H2
2006-2007 HUMMER H3
2005-2007 Saab 9-7X

with 2.2L, 2.4L, 2.8L, 3.1L, 3.4L, 3.5L, 3.8L, 4.2L, 4.3L, 4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L, 6.2L or 8.1L Engine (VINs F, D, 4, 5, T, 8, J, E, H, L, 6, K, S, X, V, T, M, N, U, H, Y, 8, G - RPOs L61, LN2, L43, LD9, LK5, LG8, LA1, LX5, LX9, L52, L36, LL8, LU3, LR4, LM7, LH6, LQ9, LQ4, LS2, L76, L92, L18)

and MULTEC(R) 2 Fuel Injectors

Supercede:

This bulletin is being revised to update the model years and models, the procedure (recommended specifically for MULTEC(R) 2 injectors) and recommend cleaning solutions and/or testing with AFIT - CH47976. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 03-06-04-030A (Section 06 - Engine/Propulsion System).

Condition

Some customers may comment on any of the following various driveability symptoms:

Extended Crank Time

Hard to Start

MIL/SES Illuminated with DTCs:

Hesitation

Lack of Power

Surge or Chuggle

Rough Idle

Light or Intermittent Misfire

Cause

Due to various factors, the fuel injectors may become restricted. Extensive testing has demonstrated that fuel related issues are the cause of clogged injectors. At this point, no specific fuel, fuel constituent, or engine condition has been identified as causing the restriction. The restriction causes the engine to operate at a lean air fuel ratio. This may either trigger the MIL to illuminate or the engine to develop various driveability symptoms.





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