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Fuel Injection Service Necessary. Fuel induction services are recommended for most vehicles around 60k miles or so. The new style fuel injector for alcohol blended fuels is made of plastic and is about ½ inch in diameter.
I couldn't find this procedure at least in the normal maintenance schedule booklet. Friends tell me it is not necessary, that it's a waste of money and simply a profit generator for the dealership. Fuel injector cleaning was and still is necessary for the older style injectors that are either bosch origin or mimic bosch.
It is as simple as that.
We recommend cleaning fuel injectors at least every 36 months or 45,000 miles. I took my 2004 honda pilot (20,000 miles) in for a check up today because it seems to have lost some of the fuel efficiency. What does a fuel induction service do? Service manager who was doing my intake pointed out that i needed to have a fuel injector cleaning and induction service.