Fuel Additives
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Fuel Additives
I get numerous compliments on how quiet and smooth my 08 es 350 runs. Does anyone use any type of fuel additive like Techron or Lucas UCL, Redline SL or Amsoil? Are they even recommended?
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I use shell's Gumout Regane.....$4 at WM.....best bang for the buck. I bottle every 5k miles right before an oil change.
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I dump a bottle of seafoam in the tank before every oil change, and every 3rd oil change (15,000 miles) i suck seafoam through the vacuum system.
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I tested a bunch of them when I was living in Mexico, because of the gasoline, and found that Redline's Fuel System cleaner worked the best of the bunch. I don't think you need that yet, but running a bottle of Techron once a year should do just fine if you are running premium U.S. gas. I just used the Redline cleaner on my girlfriend's Expedition, she runs 87, and it cleaned it out pretty well...meaning the difference is quite noticeable.
Amsoil's cleaner also did a very good job south of the border, but I'd rate the Redline a bit higher.
Amsoil's cleaner also did a very good job south of the border, but I'd rate the Redline a bit higher.
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I tested a bunch of them when I was living in Mexico, because of the gasoline, and found that Redline's Fuel System cleaner worked the best of the bunch. I don't think you need that yet, but running a bottle of Techron once a year should do just fine if you are running premium U.S. gas. I just used the Redline cleaner on my girlfriend's Expedition, she runs 87, and it cleaned it out pretty well...meaning the difference is quite noticeable.
Amsoil's cleaner also did a very good job south of the border, but I'd rate the Redline a bit higher.
Amsoil's cleaner also did a very good job south of the border, but I'd rate the Redline a bit higher.
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Did you know there is no difference in the additives between 87 and 89 and 91 and 93 (depending on where you live, you get different options)... By law, the government says that the three must have the same additives, thus the only difference is the octane rating between them. So, just because she uses 87 does not make her car any cleaner or dirtier than had she used the same brand of gasoline in a higher octane rating...
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Did you know there is no difference in the additives between 87 and 89 and 91 and 93 (depending on where you live, you get different options)... By law, the government says that the three must have the same additives, thus the only difference is the octane rating between them. So, just because she uses 87 does not make her car any cleaner or dirtier than had she used the same brand of gasoline in a higher octane rating...
#14
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Yes and the "top tier" gasolines (including Chevron and Shell) are consistently higher quality and are used by the major auto companies for emissions testing, etc.