Fuel Addatives Anyone?

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Pix Doc
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Fuel Addatives Anyone?

Post by Pix Doc »

How do you guys feel about Gas treatments for preventative maitainance ie: keeping fuel injectors clean. Is this a good idea or would I feel better if drank it.
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Re: Fuel Addatives Anyone? (Pix Doc)

Post by cohocarl »

I have about 1/2 a bottle of Valvoline fuel treatment left from a few years ago that I bought because it had a free Mark Martin Rapala fishing lure in with it. Personally I don't think fuel injectors get clogged up, unless you have a serious egr problem (or junk in the system from a bad fuel filter, then stuff in the bottle won't help). Gasoline running through the injectors keep them cleaned out anyways. Just my opinion.....I may be wrong.Now octane boost is another story (debate).
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Re: Fuel Addatives Anyone? (Pix Doc)

Post by ragingfish »

Nova told me the Chevron Techron additive is supposedly good.See here:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id ... 2804#52804
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Post by msmyer »

Can you use a better "brand" of gas? I was always told that places like BP, Shell, and Meijer gas was better for your car! Less addatives!
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YES!I still visit GenVibe periodically. I have not forgotten about my "original" family over here!

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Post by msmyer »

Yeah, I've read that before....just a thought to "prevent" future problems from the addatives and maybe not have to use those treatment things!
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Post by NovaResource »

Yeah, I like Techron but I only use it a couple times a year (like 2 or 3 times in a year).
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Post by dmitri »

i get racing gas when i go to the track and sometimes if i know im street racing or whatever i get the octane booster. while on the topic my 68 z28 (all origian) needs lead addative to its fuel , but its synthetic the real stuff is illegal
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Post by stkos79 »

gm suggest supplement every 3000 miles /every oil changetechron is what is sold at the shopbut gm has the additive for 18.50 and yes i have see bad gas offen so it does help to add itbut every 3,000 is too much for me
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Re: Fuel Addatives Anyone? (stkos79)

Post by ragingfish »

Anyone know what a bottle of Techron runs as opposed to the GM-branded fuel additive, and which is better?
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Post by stkos79 »

to tell ya the truth it the same sh** even the bottle is the same ,,,
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Post by ragingfish »

So I'd be better off just getting Techron?
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Thanks Folks!I kinda get the impression that a fuel system cleaner would be good prev. maintainence.
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