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Old 06-14-2001, 06:13 PM
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Default Any recommendations on an effective injector cleaner?

Searched AW, but didn't come up with anything too obvious.
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Chevron with Techron.
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Default There are 2 versions

The better formula costs about $10 and the lesser grade costs about $5. The $10 version does a much better and quicker job of removing carbon deposits on the the valves. The carbon on the valves act like little sponges absorbing fuel in the morning reducing the volume to the combustion chamber making starting a little longer or more difficult.

Once the carbon is saturated with fuel the engine runs fairly well.
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Default How do you tell the difference between the two products (besides price anyway) ?

Does one say "good" and the other "better" ? I'm after "Best", btw ;-)
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Good question...the one I bought last time was $7.99! :-\
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The one that says Concentrated on the front label, is the better one.....
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Default I used chevron techron and the fuel injector cleaner back to back once....

And that might of been a bad mistake. For about a week and a half straight after that I had hesitant starting, like the car wanted to die once it turned over but it would quickly recover. Wierd I know. But after I put a full tank of gas in everything worked fine. Is it possible to OVERCLEAN your fuel system?? =)
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I just used the redline one in mine @ 25,000 definate improvement , I'm going to do it every 5k now.


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