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sonick 11-29-2009 08:18 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN (Post 6702705)
do any of you uses fuel injector cleaner?


i know engine flush is bad...but..?
Use Techron! They're like $13 a bottle, dump it in two full tanks before your next oil change.

Supafly 11-29-2009 09:15 AM
factory states change every 15K....i change it every 8K.....a 300 dollar oil change every 3 months is far cheaper than a 50K motor.

shenmecar 11-30-2009 08:29 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo (Post 6705110)
My personal favorite oil.:D

http://i34.tinypic.com/e7gg0h.jpg
WTF?!?!?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Supafly (Post 6705187)
factory states change every 15K....i change it every 8K.....a 300 dollar oil change every 3 months is far cheaper than a 50K motor.
a $300 oil change is quite a lot! :eek:

Mugen EvOlutioN 11-30-2009 08:40 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo (Post 6705110)
My personal favorite oil.:D

http://i34.tinypic.com/e7gg0h.jpg
:eek::eek::eek: WTF x2

Mugen EvOlutioN 11-30-2009 08:43 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sonick (Post 6705159)
Use Techron! They're like $13 a bottle, dump it in two full tanks before your next oil change.
techtron? where do u buy that shit? chevron only?

sonick 11-30-2009 08:56 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN (Post 6706505)
techtron? where do u buy that shit? chevron only?
Yup, Chevron, just go inside the store and ask for a bottle. It's just the straight up concentrated version of it.

tonyvu 11-30-2009 09:58 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo (Post 6705110)
My personal favorite oil.:D

http://i34.tinypic.com/e7gg0h.jpg
WTF x3

Mugen EvOlutioN 11-30-2009 10:41 AM
that looks like it came straight out of some jap animation porn shit

penner2k 11-30-2009 11:44 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tewee (Post 6703429)
fuel injector cleaner that u buy off the shelf at stores at canadian tire don't do much good. fuel injector flushing (industrial cleaners) should be a maintenance procedure for your car (ie. once a year). gasoline residue (varnish) sticks on the tip of the injector causing abnormal spray patterns or causes leaky injectors. fuel dryers are good too, as they remove water from inside the gas tank. seeing as we live in a high humidity area, we should add fuel dryer into our gas tanks accordingly.

Where can I get the fuel dryer stuff?
I'm guessing Techron is the better fuel injector cleaner?

spoon.ek9 11-30-2009 12:49 PM
i had a co-worker who used to do oil change at work every 1-2 weeks lol. i'd say my average oil change interval is 5000-7000km's max. i acknowledge the facts posted up on this thread earlier but i just don't feel comfortable using the same oil for 10,000-25,000+ km's!

Mugen EvOlutioN 11-30-2009 01:09 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by penner2k (Post 6706714)
Where can I get the fuel dryer stuff?
I'm guessing Techron is the better fuel injector cleaner?
why is techron better

eFx[A2C] 11-30-2009 02:11 PM
It contains PEA which other fuel injector cleaners on the shelf don't have. The only other one that you can get here is Redline Si-1 which is better than Techron concentrate.

TypeRNammer 11-30-2009 02:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo (Post 6705110)
My personal favorite oil.:D

http://i34.tinypic.com/e7gg0h.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa-uFj0frls

Lucky Star by any chance?:haha:

godwin 11-30-2009 02:30 PM
I know VW dealers use heaps fuel dryer.

The best fuel injector cleaner is to take it out to a shop with an ultra sonic cleaner and factory machine to put in new service kit if leaking and get the whole set serviced properly.

Just on that reason, Bosch beats all just because you can find injector servicing so much easier.

If you are truly DIY, always have a spare set of injectors, so you can take one set to get cleaned while your other set is in service.

Quote:
Originally Posted by penner2k (Post 6706714)
Where can I get the fuel dryer stuff?
I'm guessing Techron is the better fuel injector cleaner?

sonick 11-30-2009 02:34 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by godwin (Post 6706970)
I know VW dealers use heaps fuel dryer.

The best fuel injector cleaner is to take it out to a shop with an ultra sonic cleaner and factory machine to put in new service kit if leaking and get the whole set serviced properly.

Just on that reason, Bosch beats all just because you can find injector servicing so much easier.

If you are truly DIY, always have a spare set of injectors, so you can take one set to get cleaned while your other set is in service.
With Bosch and major injectors, you can rebuild kits on eBay (Mr.Injector and Dr.Injector) that include the rubber o-ring seals and replacement pintle caps. Replace the rings/caps, then rinse out the inside.

Or without the kits, soak the pintle caps in techron, and shoot some compressed air out of them to clear out any gunk.

godwin 11-30-2009 03:45 PM
and what does PEA do besides stabilizes resins and make plastics pliable? (I probably don't want to use it indiscriminately on injectors).

Quote:
Originally Posted by eFx[A2C] (Post 6706942)
It contains PEA which other fuel injector cleaners on the shelf don't have. The only other one that you can get here is Redline Si-1 which is better than Techron concentrate.

GabAlmighty 11-30-2009 03:52 PM
Full synthetic in a 30 year old motor meant that the oil changed itself. Kinda handy in a way

eFx[A2C] 11-30-2009 04:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by godwin (Post 6707109)
and what does PEA do besides stabilizes resins and make plastics pliable? (I probably don't want to use it indiscriminately on injectors).
It cleans without leaving residue.
http://www.chevron.com/products/ourf...tives/tcp.aspx

Leopold Stotch 11-30-2009 09:24 PM
i can't wait to get my car back and do these tests,

my diff oil goes to shit quite fast.

girlcrazy_420 11-30-2009 09:56 PM
I change every 4000-5000km's or every 3 months. I use semi synthetic

Nightwalker 12-01-2009 03:45 AM
My owners manual for my Jeep recommends every 10,000km

thumper 12-01-2009 06:04 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sonick (Post 6706514)
Yup, Chevron, just go inside the store and ask for a bottle. It's just the straight up concentrated version of it.
there are two versions... techron fuel injector cleaner, and a concentrated fuel system cleaner... the one sonick is talking about is the latter one. i made the mistake once of asking for the fuel system one and didn't realize that the clerk gave me the injector one instead until after i had already used it... fail.

Mugen EvOlutioN 12-01-2009 07:31 AM
which one is the better product

techtron fuel injector cleaner or the fuel system cleaner


sounds almost like the same shit

sonick 12-01-2009 07:43 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN (Post 6708132)
which one is the better product

techtron fuel injector cleaner or the fuel system cleaner


sounds almost like the same shit
Found this from: http://www.nissanforums.com/truck-su...ntrations.html

Quote:
Thank you for your inquiry. It has been forwarded to us here at Chevron Fuels Technical Service.

The ProGard and Techron products contain the same chemical additive.
There is but one grade of the Techron product, while there are four
grades of Pro-Gard. The Pro-Gard products are "Clean-up", "Fuel Injector
Cleaner", "Fuel Injector Plus Intake Valve Cleaner", and "Gas Treatment".

The ProGard products give lower, less effective concentrations. These
lower-concentration packages often sell for less. They have less "keep
clean" and "cleanup" properties. They are also not concentrated enough
to clean combustion chamber deposits. There are only subtle differences
amongst the Pro-Gard products, mostly having to do with concentration.

Techron Concentrate Fuel System Cleaner is the most concentrated and
will clean combustion chamber deposits. There is approximately 100% more
active ingredient in the Techron Concentrate than the Pro-Gard Fuel
Injector Cleaner. The active ingredient is Poly Ether Amine with a solvent carrier.

A bottle of Techron Concentrate Fuel System Cleaner, when added to
gasoline according to the label instructions, results in an additive concentration roughly 10 times stronger than the dose in Chevron gasolines.

If you always used Chevron gasolines, you should be getting enough of a
dose of Techron such that you should not have to purchase the Concentrate.

thumper 12-01-2009 08:23 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN (Post 6708132)
which one is the better product

techtron fuel injector cleaner or the fuel system cleaner


sounds almost like the same shit
like sonick said, it's the fuel system cleaner one you want. it costs more than the other one too.


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