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Old 01-25-19, 06:38 AM
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Sup all, on my older cars I used to do fuel injector cleaner every oil change as a habit. How often are you guys using one of these STP products or similar?

Which products are your favorite?
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Haven't used anything like this since the early '80's. Haven't had any issues.
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None in 120K miles on my car. I wouldn't use anything, but if forced lol, I would use BG 44K.
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No fuel injector cleaner, gasoline supplement, oil additives, mileage increasing fluids, or any other BS additives that do nothing but take your money. All you have to do is use quality gasoline and change your oil when required.
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I used 2 small bottles of Fuel Treatment UCL & Injector Cleaner every year during my vacation/driving trip. You can get them cheap at Walmart for under $4 per bottle.
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about the only thing I ever do is pour a can of Seafoam in the tank whenever I change my oil. Been doing this for years just about every car I've ever owned.. never had an issue.
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Originally Posted by actright
Sup all, on my older cars I used to do fuel injector cleaner every oil change as a habit. How often are you guys using one of these STP products or similar?

Which products are your favorite?
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about the only thing I ever do is pour a can of Seafoam in the tank whenever I change my oil. Been doing this for years just about every car I've ever owned.. never had an issue.
I have heard from a colleague boasting about Techron!!! I think it is product by Chevron. I have not used it on my ES but I did use STP on my Camry. I could not really say if there was a significant change so I stopped using it.
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Don't use the stuff.
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If you use a Top Tier gasoline, then you don't need any fuel additive.
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Originally Posted by autotech13
If you use a Top Tier gasoline, then you don't need any fuel additive.
That statement says it all. End of story...
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Originally Posted by hisstojay
I have heard from a colleague boasting about Techron!!! I think it is product by Chevron. I have not used it on my ES but I did use STP on my Camry. I could not really say if there was a significant change so I stopped using it.
I use a bottle of Techron on long trips about once a month. I friend of mine in the Service told me that they gets drums of it to use to clean the inside of big artillery gun barrels. He said it works very well.

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Originally Posted by jgscott
I use a bottle Techron on long trips about once a month. I friend of mine in the Service told me that they gets drums of it to use to clean the inside of big artillery gun barrels. He said it works very well.
I will try it on my Camry on long trips; just to test......
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Originally Posted by jgscott
I use a bottle Techron on long trips about once a month. I friend of mine in the Service told me that they gets drums of it to use to clean the inside of big artillery gun barrels. He said it works very well.
I actually use Chevron / Texaco fuel all the time and Techron is in the fuel, I don't know if it's helping anything, but been using it for years and years and never had any fuel issues..
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this stuff looks pretty good



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