fuel system cleaners and newer injectors, good idea?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - fuel system cleaners and newer injectors, good idea?

Posted: 3/12/2006 11:19:55 AM EDT

When my cars got older, Regane had always been helpful to clean the crap out and make it run better again. Now somebody has tried to convince me that newer injectors have coatings that are damaged by the stuff you run thru your tank after dumping the bottle.

Fact or fiction? Figured I should ask the hive mind here...

Posted: 3/12/2006 12:13:44 PM EDT

[#1]

Nonsense, as long as you don't over-use the cleaners they won't harm injectors.

Posted: 3/13/2006 10:56:11 AM EDT

[#2]

I'd only use lucas oil or seafoam fuel injector cleaner. There are no coatings really, the problem is some of the lower end stuff can form varnishes if you let it sit and don't follow the instructions properly lol

Posted: 3/13/2006 2:20:59 PM EDT

[#3]

anyone got experience with terraclean? it looks interesting- a fuel injector cleaner. i need to look into something the cheap gas has started to take its toll

Posted: 3/13/2006 4:54:31 PM EDT

[#4]

The company I work for has done endless studies on this subject because we manufacture injectors as weel as many other fuel system components.

If you use BP or Shell gasoline you should not need any cleaners.

If you want to add a cleaner to your tank, the best we found was Chevron Techron.

Posted: 3/13/2006 5:13:57 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
The company I work for has done endless studies on this subject because we manufacture injectors as weel as many other fuel system components.

If you use BP or Shell gasoline you should not need any cleaners.

If you want to add a cleaner to your tank, the best we found was Chevron Techron.

What about Sunoco?

Posted: 3/13/2006 5:47:18 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Quoted:
The company I work for has done endless studies on this subject because we manufacture injectors as weel as many other fuel system components.

If you use BP or Shell gasoline you should not need any cleaners.

If you want to add a cleaner to your tank, the best we found was Chevron Techron.

What about Sunoco?

When I get to work in the morning I will look up Sunoco. I don't remember their rating. I don't think it was that great or I would have remembered.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - fuel system cleaners and newer injectors, good idea?

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