Treated port fuel injectors are disclosed. The treated port fuel injectors
have a surface coated with a film which resists or limits deposit
formation on the injector surface. The film may be formed by contacting
the port fuel injector with: (i) a succinimide compound comprising the
reaction product of polyisobutylene-substituted succinic anhydride and a
polyamine; (ii) a Mannich base detergent; and (iii) a spark ignition
fuel. The treated port fuel injectors may also include a film formed by
contacting the port fuel injector with: (i) a Mannich condensation
reaction product of a polyamine having a sterically-hindered primary
amino group, a hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic compound, and an
aldehyde; and (ii) a spark ignition fuel. Methods of forming films on
port fuel injector surfaces are also disclosed.