Injector cleaner every fill up?
07-06-2007, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenpo_S2000,Jul 6 2007, 12:17 PM
S98 Can the FP60/FP+ be bought at any local auto parts store?
07-06-2007, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by oakfloor,Jul 6 2007, 12:33 PM
If your asking about "fuel power 60" LCD makes it, and there in texas. I buy online. Im sold on it and have been useing it for awhile, and get good results in my toyotas. The s2k likes redline S-1 more better.
that helps thanks.
07-06-2007, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by justinsgr8,Jul 5 2007, 03:42 PM
DO NOT USE INJECTOR CLEANER. DO NOT, AT LEAST NOT ON EVERY FILL UP. LUCAS WILL HAVE YOUR CAR BOGGING AND THEN YOU ARE GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR FUEL FILTER.TAKE IT FROM ME, PLEASE..........
if you choose to, you will be sorry, your car will bog for a while.........
07-06-2007, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenpo_S2000,Jul 6 2007, 09:14 AM
Can anyone verify that Phillips 66 is a Chevron/Techron?
ConocoPhillips brands are Conoco, Phillips66, and 76.
07-07-2007, 03:46 PM
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First off, if RR and others thought it would be a good idea to use injector cleaner every fill up they would have said so. There's a reason they mention only once every oil change, because that's all that is needed (and probably a little over done if used every 3000 miles).
No where in your owners manual does it say to use premium fuel + fuel injector cleaner or any other type of fuel additive. Again, if this was something that this car needed it would be on the maintenance list.
If you live in a small town then your biggest concern should be filling up at places that move a lot of gas. The best premium gasoline in the world is worthless if it sits in the ground inside 30 year old storage tanks at a little gas station outside of town where people never buy premium fuel. Try to use gas stations that see lots of traffic as their fuel is generally newer and hasn't been in the ground as long. This will help you more than filling up at po-dunk gas stations with 2-year old premium gas and your little magic bottle of injector cleaner.
Statistically, you're more prone to pop a diff, drop a valve, or over rev your engine before you'd get a clogged injector.
No where in your owners manual does it say to use premium fuel + fuel injector cleaner or any other type of fuel additive. Again, if this was something that this car needed it would be on the maintenance list.
If you live in a small town then your biggest concern should be filling up at places that move a lot of gas. The best premium gasoline in the world is worthless if it sits in the ground inside 30 year old storage tanks at a little gas station outside of town where people never buy premium fuel. Try to use gas stations that see lots of traffic as their fuel is generally newer and hasn't been in the ground as long. This will help you more than filling up at po-dunk gas stations with 2-year old premium gas and your little magic bottle of injector cleaner.
Statistically, you're more prone to pop a diff, drop a valve, or over rev your engine before you'd get a clogged injector.
07-07-2007, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by globallyoff,Jul 7 2007, 08:30 AM
Just use Chevron premium gas with Techron if possible.
07-08-2007, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by screaminyellow,Jul 7 2007, 01:07 AM
Using fuel treatments and additive that often is the fastest way to burn out a catalytic converter.
I did find out we have a Texaco at our biggest truck stop. I never went there because it is kind of out of the way. From now on I will just make it a point to fill up there.
It sounds like using additives is not worth it except maybe every oil change. I will probably just save my money like you guys suggested.