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Anyone recommend a good fuel injector cleaner?
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McQueen77
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how come i knew youd say that?
i am an 'ounce of prevention..' kind of guy. it amazes me how anti many people are towards anything that costs money. "top tier gas? total bullshit. all comes from the same place. i fill up at achmed's gas and laundrymat". all so they can save a few pennies putting bad gas in their cars. its $8. techron is the brand but chevron did have quite a hand in pioneering these PEA detergents that have been proven in case studies to do what they say they do.
people are cheap, bottom line.
i am an 'ounce of prevention..' kind of guy. it amazes me how anti many people are towards anything that costs money. "top tier gas? total bullshit. all comes from the same place. i fill up at achmed's gas and laundrymat". all so they can save a few pennies putting bad gas in their cars. its $8. techron is the brand but chevron did have quite a hand in pioneering these PEA detergents that have been proven in case studies to do what they say they do.
people are cheap, bottom line.
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http://www.lucasoil.com/products/di...=8&loc=show&headTitle= - Lucas Fuel Treatment
Only stuff I would put in my car.
That said, if you are using a high quality gas, you really shouldn't need them.
I've been using Lucas products for years in all my cars and never had a problem. I'd use half a bottle every few months, maybe two bottles total for the year.
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McQueen77
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I don't really back the lucas stuff, mainly because it doesn't contain the PEA detergents that Techron or Redline does, and that is the stuff that cleans your injectors and combustion chambers. Anything promising 'tune up in a bottle' raises red flags for me. Techron is a tried and true formula that has stood up against actually testing etc. on engines. There is tons of documentation on the benefits of PEA detergents on cars. Just using Top Tier gas is not enough as there are only tiny concentrations of detergents in their fuel, while a bottle of this stuff is pure concentrate.
You know, it's quite possible for someone to think these additives don't work because, in fact, most of them don't, and not be cheap. There is precious little evidence that these work. You don't have to be cheap to not want to waste your money.
You can change your oil every 3k miles too if want. Am I being cheap because there is no evidence that it's needed?
By the way, I picked up some Techron myself when I was in the U.S. last fall and plan to try it out. But I don't honestly think it's going to make a difference. And, yes, I am cheap.
He did and look where it got him.
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gtibrad
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Just add 4oz of mineral spirits or NAPHTHA to a full tank. Most, including BG44K, are fuel and 25% to 40% of spirits/solvent per bottle if you look at the products msds's online. I dump some into the tank every oil change. I use a similar mixture for my intake valve blow-by...1 part solvent to 4 parts fuel. Better than the cost of brand-name products.
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gtibrad
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Gumout's "All-in-one, Complete, and High Mileage" cleaners with P.E.A.(phenyl ethyl alcohol) are getting good reviews and reports of success with removing deposits.
P.E.A. also has upper cylinder lube with liquid paraffin and mineral oil in it which also is helping with removing carbon deposits. Just started using it in the tank and will also add a couple ounces to my blow-by solution in the future.
P.E.A. also has upper cylinder lube with liquid paraffin and mineral oil in it which also is helping with removing carbon deposits. Just started using it in the tank and will also add a couple ounces to my blow-by solution in the future.
That does nothing for carbon build up, unless you are carbon free from the start...it doesn't remove carbon to a by major degree however.
No they aren't, if they were, they wouldn't need to be manually cleaned when doing manuak carbon cleanings....where do some of you read this stuff?