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Old Dec 14, 2014 | 04:29 PM
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Fuel additive for injectors?

What is suggested to add to gasoline to clean my fuel injectors? I would like to add it to four to five tank fulls just to clean them up a bit.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2014 | 04:47 PM
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I use B12 Chemtool. I run a can in each tank, run them to empty and refill. Once I have used both tanks I change the fuel filter to remove any contaminats that were lifted out of the tank by the cleaner.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2014 | 10:24 AM
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I use B12 Chemtool. I run a can in each tank, run them to empty and refill. Once I have used both tanks I change the fuel filter to remove any contaminats that were lifted out of the tank by the cleaner.
I do the same except, I use Lucas Deep Clean, then I use a container of Lucas Fuel Treatment, works for me.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2014 | 10:29 AM
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Can't beat Techron. It's not the cheapest, but I run it before every oil change. No complaints here.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2014 | 10:34 AM
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I just used Seafoam for the first time, see what happens
 
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Old Dec 15, 2014 | 10:46 AM
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Can't beat Techron. It's not the cheapest, but I run it before every oil change. No complaints here.
Same here. Every 3K. Never had injector problems using this stuff.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2014 | 09:14 PM
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A quart of OFF ROAD diesel fuel in each tank will do a decent job of cleaning and lubing the injectors. Takes about 4 tanks to get the job done, but you can notice a difference by the 2nd tank. And you cant beat the price, $3.29 a gallon here.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 07:59 AM
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Do not add any witches brew to gasoline.
To clean the injectors disable the gasoline fuel system and run the engine on straight 3M fuel injector cleaner keeping the injector cleaner pressure below 39psi (for a V8) with the vacuum line unhooked from the FPR.
Five minutes and they are clean. Has always worked for me.




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Thank you all for your replies!
 
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Check out Chris Fix on Youtube he does a comparison of all types of fuel additives for carbon build up and of all the ones I have watched sea foam works the best.
 
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