Apparatus for cleaning fuel injectors and combustion chambers

Claim 1

Apparatus for cleaning the fuel injectors and combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine with a cleaning mixture, said apparatus comprising: (a) a cleaning mixture transfer device having first and second ends; (b) a fuel rail fitting attached to said first end of said transfer device; (c) a pressure regulator attached to second end of said transfer device; (d) an aerosol container for containing said cleaning mixture, said container having a connector with a valve; (e) a safety fitting having first and second ends, said first end of said fitting attached to said pressure regulator, said second end of said fitting having a generally compressible "O" ring disposed thereupon, said "O" ring having a convex portion protruding from said second end, which compresses when said second end is connected to said connector, thereby creating a seal around said valve before said valve is opened, said transfer device further including a shut of valve; (f) said cleaning apparatus configured for use with an engine having a gas supply fitting, which is of the type known as a banjo fitting, a bolt for removably fastening said gas supply banjo fitting, and said fuel rail banjo fitting proximate to each other and said engine, said bolt being drilled partially up through its center line and cross-linked in two places, each of said cross-drilled places facing one of each of said banjo fittings to as to permit the flow of said cleaning mixture into said engine without disturbing said gas supply fitting; and (g) said apparatus further comprising means to suspend said apparatus from the open hood of the automobile during the cleaning operation, safely away from high engine temperatures and moving parts.