Fuel Injector Cleaners
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Fuel Injector Cleaners
Soooo... What brand do you use? And how often do you put a bottle in.
I use chevron with techron cleaner. Its about 7.99 at the chevron gas station
i sometimes use the 1.29 STP fuel injector cleaner seems to be good too.
I use chevron with techron cleaner. Its about 7.99 at the chevron gas station
i sometimes use the 1.29 STP fuel injector cleaner seems to be good too.
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Redline total engine cleaner. Good stuff
Search and you'll find that there's some BG44 (or something like that) that a lot of people swear by. I bought that Chevron stuff a while ago and didn't notice any change.
Search and you'll find that there's some BG44 (or something like that) that a lot of people swear by. I bought that Chevron stuff a while ago and didn't notice any change.
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I typically use a fuel system cleaner every 6-12k miles. I've been using one of the name-brands from Wal-Mart (Prestone, etc.) vs. BG44 only because I'm there frequently and I've been doing it since I first bought my '00 with 13k miles, so I figure I'm ok not using the "hard" stuff.
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I use the Chevron Techron cleaner about once a year. I also run Chevron gas in the 4Runner and my BMW. The reason is that BMW recommends Chevron gas and has said that the Techron does a good job of cleaning/keeping clean the injectors and valves. I've looked inside the combustion chambers with a boroscope a few times and there doesn't appear to be any deposits in the BMW's engine. The 4Runner has a little carbon build up but I've only put 10K on it out of it's total 188K. So I'll have to see if that goes away over time.
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I am good friends with the parts manager at a local Toyota Dealership. He recommended Granitize injector cleaner over BG44. He said that they are both great but the Granitize is a little cheaper.
I used it in my 4Runner and Celica and it seemed to work.
I used it in my 4Runner and Celica and it seemed to work.
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i use chevron techron also. it sold me a long time ago when i had dirty injectors on my mechanically injected alhpa romeo alfetta talk about a picky little car!
use it on the little lady's saab 9.3 also, good stuff.
use it on the little lady's saab 9.3 also, good stuff.
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I use Seafoam 3 cleaners in one and it's such a pretty color.
Lots of info flying around in this thread
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35112
Lots of info flying around in this thread
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35112
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I used BG's 44K once a year for 8 years in my Eclipse and into the 7th season of racing I had my injectors cleaned and balanced and the shop who did them noted that the spray pattern was still very good for a car with over 100k and 10 years old.
I will use RedLine fuel system cleaner also since it's a bit cheaper but BG's 44K is very good.
I will use RedLine fuel system cleaner also since it's a bit cheaper but BG's 44K is very good.
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Originally Posted by sn0w_m0nkey
i use chevron techron also. it sold me a long time ago when i had dirty injectors on my mechanically injected alhpa romeo alfetta talk about a picky little car!
use it on the little lady's saab 9.3 also, good stuff.
use it on the little lady's saab 9.3 also, good stuff.
Good think I get to drive a 67 Spider with hemi pistons and a CARBURATOR.
Just teasin ya, beautiful cars and what happend to your old alfa?
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