I keep seeing all of these good looking bottles in strauss and other auto stores that seem to give good results. Are these really worth it? Particularly, i'm talking about the fuel injection cleaner bottle... should I get it? What should I buy out of these types of things?


Thanks

 

my dad did it in his 01 and improved his gas mileage by 3mpg

 

i was thinking about getting them, but i dont know if i could trust it

 

meh, I read a while back that the sh|t doesn't help our injectors because the injectors are a diff. design than most

 

yea i guess your right

 

go with BG44K, the good stuff.

 

have you noticed a difference after using BG44k?

 

ive used stp fuel injector cleaner and i can definately feel a difference. car seem to accelerate faster. buy 2 and clean the injector back to back on your next fill ups.

 

Use Lucas oil's. Their fuel injector cleaner works great, fuel efficiency wise. But you cant put fuel injector cleaner in on a full tank, if wont do anything. Pour 50ml in on half a tank and then youll see and feel a difference.

 

i believe that is what made my car die. my car back in december of '04 started studdering and all sorts of **** it was because my fuel injectors were goin crazy. took it too a family mechanic. he said vq engines do not respond well to additives. cost me, well... cost my parents over $2600

 

i used that lucas crap btw

 

Marvel Mystery Oil...

 

every time i fill up the car i throw in a bottle of fuel injector cleaner i feel it helps the car run a lil betters

 

I use STP alot and my car has improved in performance since I started. I also use the gas treatment and oil treatment.

 

yea i just used stp... i had a hard start code and after using it and driving about 300 miles the code went away

i also felt a little more responsive power and better gas milage

 

Give it a shot, but don't get your hopes or wallet wrapped up in it. Come to think of it, I have a bottle in the garage that I outta dump into my Max.

Lucas products are generally regarded as a good choice - many other products are mostly glitz and not much guts.

Dave

 

wait you only notice the difference for that tank? or for a certain period of time? is it worht i?

 

I've used Chevron techron with good results. Best results - do this: Dump the bottle in a nealy empty tank and fill up with no more than 10 gallons. I saw a noticable increase in throttle response.

 

i noticed it from the time i used it about 4 weeks ago til now still feels the same

 

techron or BG44K get my vote!!! I have used them all on various cars and those are the ones that made a noticeable difference...

 

they are all worthless on max's, don't waste your money..

 

ahh everybody is sayin different things...did this harm anyone else's engine or anything like that?

 

I use Redline Fuel System Cleaner. I've used it in every vehicle I've ever owned with no issues.

 

Lucas Upper Cylinder Lubricant and Fuel Injector Cleaner


Best Thing I have ever used, good Price and it realy works, you would notice more power after 10 mile of driving the car.

http://www.autobarn.net/luc10020.html

 

I just bought the Lucas fuel injection cleaner...i'll give it a try and post up results on whether or not I saw a difference..

 

i've used diferent types of fuel injector cleaners, throttle body cleaners, and octane boosts. they all seem to help a least a little bit

 

I can't recommend this enough. I've sold countless bottles to local customers with never any negative feedback. I use it regularly as well.

 

I have used Berrymans B12 Fuel Injector Cleaner consistently for the past two yrs.. never had any harm done to my engine in result of it either.. and i always thought that my car stayed clean and ran well due to it.. then the other day my friend told me about SeaFoam.. you suck it up using one of your vacuum lines and then let it sit there and it foams up inside your intake manifold and cleans all the carbon builld up and gunk out.. and you can also run it through your gas for a fuel injector/pump cleaning.. and honestly i have never used something that worked so well.. seriously my car runs a whole lot better.. it improved idle and pickup now is awesome.. overall it helped out alot.. i would definately recommend this to anyone.. its the best $4-5 ive spent on my car..

 

A mechanic friend said to buy the Chevron (with Tecron) brand sold at Costco. They sell a box of four bottles for about $12. Put two bottles into a full tank.

 

How often do you use these cleaners?

 

I just read on the link to BITOG that Chevron Techron should be used every 7,500 miles, which would equate to just before every 2nd oil change. My local stealership uses BG02, a two-step fuel additive (a cleaner & a moisture remover ) that they recommend once a year or every 15k.

 

Use only luca's fuel injection cleaner their product is very good

 

but if you change your oil every 3000 like me wouldn't it be before every 2nd oil change

 

Does changing the oil at around 3000 make a difference...it seems like if I do it every 3500-4000 miles there wont be a difference..am I wrong?

 

Changing oil every 3,000 miles is overkill unless the car sits for extended periods of time and is used primarily for short trips where the engine doesn't properly warm right up. If none of the above applies, you are wasting your money changing oil that often.

 

DUH!!!!! did you read what i wrote..

 

Duh!

Not sure how much Lucas products can be trusted if one of their products behaved as in this test here:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm

 

You can take that up with Lucas. I don't know if you can call that a accurate testing. But anyway I don' work for Lucas, don't Owen their stock. I was giving my honest opinion on one of their product. it worked for me, do not listen to what i said. DO NOT Buy lucas.
Thank you for the link though.

 

i use techron and have gotten better gas milage

 

Has anyone tried RxP? Just filled up couple days ago and haven't driven it enough.

www.rxp.com