Does it matter if used at the beginning or end of oil life ?
Fuel System Cleaners
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Does it matter if used at the beginning or end of oil life ?
Isn't the end of one the beginning of another? Just pour in a can when you do a change.
01cobravortech
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So how exactly do any of these fuel cleaners 'clean' desposits that are already on the intake valves? At least that's what they all seem to claim.
In simplified terms, it soaks in and lowers temperature at which the deposits will burn away.
Quick question. I just got a bottle of the techron and it says it treats 20 gallons of gas. I think my 03 cobras tank holds about 15 gallons, how much should I put in there? I remember reading somewhere that if you use too much fuel system cleaner it can dilute the oil or something. I was thinking maybe 3/4 or 1/2 bottle?
01cobravortech
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Thanks Jimmy. You know I've actually become a fuel system cleaner junkie. After I did the new RP fuel system cleaner, I just went whacko. Went with the Redline FS cleaner, then I went with 4 consecutive cans of BG 44K. Dumped a can of Seafoam cleaner today and now I'm about to deposit the Lucas fuel system cleaner that treats 100 ga1. Just going to dump the whole thing in and clal the fuel system 'treated' until the summer blend fuel shows up.
At some point the engine is going to be pretty much clean and a switch to much less aggressive treatment will be appropriate.
Far less will be needed than what you described above simply to maintain engine cleanliness.
3/4s of a bottle. :shrug:
Assuming you are planning on treating a full tank?
Unless you have a problem with the engine dumping excessive amounts of fuel into the oil, how is a fuel additive going to get into your oil?:dw::shrug:
I'd dump in the entire bottle. It won't hurt anything.
Would it be OK to add a bottle of the RP cleaner to a tank of as that has been treated with Stabil for winter storage? I'm thinking about using the RP product to treat my system but I want to see if I need to burn through the gas in the tank currently. Car is "put away" for another few weeks. It's BP 93 octane if that makes any difference.
I recommend just waiting till the next tank to add Max-Clean and burn through that tank of gas just as it is. You don't want to stack up double doses of fuel additives if you don't have to.:beer:
My job just switched over to justice brothers products. They did a demonstration and I have to say, it was fairly eye opening. I couldn't believe how many fuel additives were petroleum based, and when added to gas, actually separated and sat on top of it instead of mixing with it, like we think its doing. Ain't gonna do a thing sitting on top of the gas when the pickup is on the bottom...
Used Techron for years and I like Seafoam through the vacuum line as well.The best additive I have seen used with good results is BG44K.
Hell I remember Marvel Mystery oil or even trans fluid poured down the carb and let it sit overnight.Back when cars had carburators lol.
Hell I remember Marvel Mystery oil or even trans fluid poured down the carb and let it sit overnight.Back when cars had carburators lol.
I use the cheap Berryman from Wal-Mart to soak my carburetor jets, works better than anything else I've tried.
On my old C5 fuel sensor trouble a tankful of gas with a bottle of Techron always cleared up the sulphur buildup.
Dan
On my old C5 fuel sensor trouble a tankful of gas with a bottle of Techron always cleared up the sulphur buildup.
Dan
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