Fuel Injector Cleaning
Fuel Injector Cleaning
I just got my car serviced for its 30k check up and was told two things:
1: I need to get Fuel Injectors cleaned because of carbon build up and
2: Need to change rear dif fluid cause it is "dirty"
Anyone else have to do this at or around 30 k?
1: I need to get Fuel Injectors cleaned because of carbon build up and
2: Need to change rear dif fluid cause it is "dirty"
Anyone else have to do this at or around 30 k?
Driver
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Throw in a bottle of Chevron "Techron" fuel injector cleaner. For the next 2 gasoline "fill ups", make sure you use a "top tier gasoline" . That should solve your fuel system issue. I hope that you have been using premium gas, since non premiums blends don't alway contain the same anounts of detergents as the premium grades. Also I do not believe that the top tier brands contain ethanol either. http://www.toptiergas.com/
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Throw in a bottle of Chevron "Techron" fuel injector cleaner. For the next 2 gasoline "fill ups", make sure you use a "top tier gasoline" . That should solve your fuel system issue. I hope that you have been using premium gas, since non premiums blends don't alway contain the same anounts of detergents as the premium grades. Also I do not believe that the top tier brands contain ethanol either. http://www.toptiergas.com/
Also, read here if you're interested some interesting writing on additives and detergents, and the real difference between regular and premium fuel: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/...nd-regular-gas
Finally, just a couple of things to think about with Top Tier gasoline (largely taken from a USA Today article about same (http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...gas-usat_N.htm ):
1. Certification as a "top tier" provider requires little more than a letter to the certifying "organization" (and I'm using that lightly) that the gasoline seller will meet Top Tier standards. There is no regular testing, or even initial testing to certify standards are met.
2. QuikTrip is first on the "top tier" retailer list, and just happens to be the company that came up with the idea and certifies all others. See post #7 here: http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...d.php?t=127972. Draw your own conclusions.
I fully bought into the Top Tier thing for awhile, until I did a little reading and realized it's 95% marketing and 5% quality.
Last edited by 15951; Sep 1, 2008 at 04:43 PM.
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This is supposed to be the most effective cleaner on the market today (new and improved). The guys on bobistheoilguy are raving about it.
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