I used the Chevron stuff from Costco (6 bottle per box). One bottle/1000 miles as instructed in the direction.
Chevron makes a MUCH better product simply labeled TECHRON and you can get it at WalMart for about $6. I put in one bottle at 1 tankful BEFORE an oil change. Works out to be about every 1500 miles.
http://www.chevron.com/products/ourfuels/prodserv/additives/tcp.aspx
Yes this is great stuff.
Regards,
LarryB
Would it cause damage to the cats or o2 sensors?
I've been using the Techron Concentrate (not the ProGard) for years in various cars. There was a paper out years ago about fuel system cleaners and Techron and BG44K were the only ones to show an effect on the system, mostly in cleaning the tiny passages for the injectors. Use it right before an oil change, run a full tank of fuel through. I do it once a year, don't know that any more often is necessary or any more effective. If you use Chevron gas, it's already in there in a much more diluted form.
Advance Auto/Partsamerica put's it on sale about every other month at about half price so it ends up being $3.50 a bottle. I always clean out the local store when that happens.[/quote
You use it once year and regardless how many miles you put the car?
I've been using the Techron Concentrate (not the ProGard) for years in various cars. There was a paper out years ago about fuel system cleaners and Techron and BG44K were the only ones to show an effect on the system, mostly in cleaning the tiny passages for the injectors. Use it right before an oil change, run a full tank of fuel through. I do it once a year, don't know that any more often is necessary or any more effective. If you use Chevron gas, it's already in there in a much more diluted form.
Advance Auto/Partsamerica put's it on sale about every other month at about half price so it ends up being $3.50 a bottle. I always clean out the local store when that happens.[/quote
You use it once year and regardless how many miles you put the car?
Yes, I do. The car will probably sit for six months out of the year as we do get winter weather here. Then it will get about 3000 miles in the other six months. I figure the Techron helps remove whatever build up comes from the storage phase even though I always put stabilizer in my cars before winter storage.
In my daily driver Miata, I put a bottle in before every second oil change (6,000 miles) which is about every four to five months.
OK, I was aware of both Techron and BG44K, but why use BEFORE an oil change and not right after? What is the key issue?
OK, I was aware of both Techron and BG44K, but why use BEFORE an oil change and not right after? What is the key issue?
Redline Fuel System Cleaner is good too.
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