ANybody use this stuff? It's only $5 at www.myoilshop.com .....thinking of picking up a few since its pretty cheap...was wondering if this is equivelant to chevron with techron? If so, I'll give it a shot

 

Chevron's Techron and BG44K are the best fuel system cleaners available.

 

why do you say that? is it based on opinion or scientific data?

 

I'm a member of BITOG and I've never heard the product discussed.

As stated above, Chevron Techron and BG44K are good, with BG44K being better, but costly. Gumout Regane is also highly recommended.

Also LubeControl FP60 is praised repeatedly on BITOG (www.lubecontrol.com).

BITOG is www.bobistheoilguy.com

I would stay away from the Redline product. Let them stick to oil.]

Go for one of the above products.

 

Before I retired in 1998, I worked for a large oil company (not Chevron) that was later (after I retired) bought out by another oil company. My company did a test of which fuel-injector cleaner they should use in their branded gasolines, or whether they should develope their own additive. After testing many products, the researchers concluded that Chevron's Techron was the best available (at that time) and that it would be more cost-effective to buy and use Techron than to attempt to develop their own additive. At the time, my company put a higher "dose" of Techron in their premium grade gasoline. (I also suspect -- but don't know -- that the surviving oil company has their own fuel injector additive and no longer buys Techron from Chevron.)

I've not attempted to duplicate these tests with a number of different additives that my old company performed. I'm sticking with Techron and I watch and purchase bottles of Techron when it goes on sale (which seems to happen about twice a year). Given that I know most gasoline sold today only has a minimum amount (mandated by the government) of any fuel-injector cleaner, I run a bottle of Techron through my fuel system just before I change my motor oil, which I do every 7,500 miles. This works well for me.

 

okay fine...chevron techron it is! which one do you guys buy though? the 20 gallon version or the 12 gallon version? i might do this on my next oil change

 

I'm still using bottles that do not specify the tank size (a little old). I will be going to the 20 gallon bottle when I next buy it. You should put the bottle in your tank just before filling up the tank. This helps mix the additive into the gasoline.

 

I use either. If I have an empty tank, then I use the 20 gal bottle and then fill it up. If I need to do an oil change (which I do) and forget to put in the Techron before I fill up, I then put the 12 gallon bottle on a half to 3/4 full tank (it should mix just fine).

 

Before my Maxima was totalled, I used BG44k. It is probably the best available, but the Techron has shown time and again to do a fantastic job at half the cost of the BG44k. I would have to purchase 2 cans of the BG44k for my Titan at a cost of $34-$45, while a bottle of Techron that would treat a 20gallon tank would only cost me $9-$15. As another person mentioned earlier, the Lucas oil product has also shown great results.

 

Techron is the premium additive. That same additive is used in Run-Rite Sledgehammer, but the Sledgehammer is professional-grade installation strength. (I know becuase I do some graphic design work for Run-Rite)

i love the stuff ...

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