Are the aftermarket fuel injector cleaners in a bottle worth the money? Do they actually work? They range from $1.99 to $6.99 and up. Do you get what you pay for, or are they all a sham like the engine treatments?

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-'97 F150 Super Cab XLT long bed, 3rd door, 4.6L 5 spd, 3.08 rear end
-Added:
Aiwa CDC MP3 stereo
Sprayed in bed liner
Bug Deflector
Ford Running boards
DRL's
K&N Filter
No Door Chime
Radio Delay
Fog Lights on w/ hi or low beams or parking lts.
Reese concealed hitch
Folding rear hitch step w/ attached brake light.
Pace Edwards Roll Top cover

 

C'mon guys, someone has to have an educated opinion on this.

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-'97 F150 Super Cab XLT long bed, 3rd door, 4.6L 5 spd, 3.08 rear end
-Added:
Aiwa CDC MP3 stereo
Sprayed in bed liner
Bug Deflector
Ford Running boards
DRL's
K&N Filter
No Door Chime
Radio Delay
Fog Lights on w/ hi or low beams or parking lts.
Reese concealed hitch
Folding rear hitch step w/ attached brake light.
Pace Edwards Roll Top cover

 

I use dynosurge fuel system cleaner every 7,500 miles. My truck got 158,000 miles on it a 98 5.4L runs great www.dynosurge.com

 

I've had good luck with them. Hey, if they do half of what they advertise then their worth it. I personally think the STP system cleaner (gray bottle) is the best. I run it thru all my vehicles about every 6-7k miles.

BTW, are the kings running yet? Damn I miss AK.

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2000 XLT Sport,Black, 5.4L, 3.55 LS,Tow pkg, Rear 2in drop, Gibson Super truck, K&N.
86 5.0 Mustang LX w/off road h-pipe, Borla catback, FMS 65mm TB, K&N, Mac Racers choice shifter, MSD-6A,180 Degree thermostat,14 Degrees timing
93 Mustang Cobra #4946

 

My Dad uses the Chevron Techron fuel adative. He has 340,000 miles on his truck and never had an engine problem. I am a believer!

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1998 Ford F150 4.2L V6
American Racing Rims
Brush Gaurd
Tinted Windows
Saving for lift and SuperChip
3.55 Rear
5 Spd.

 

no proof other than good running engines over many miles:

1. 86 saab 9000t, heavily modified, 300,000 miles. put her to rest when she tore the eng. mounts to pieces. spent many seconds/minutes at redline.
2. 91 camaro z281le, highly modified, 150, 000 miles when i sold her. in 3rd gear at redline over many laps at road atlanta and roebling road.
3. 97 f150 xlt, slightly modified, 120,000 miles--still own it--it takes me to far off bass ponds.
4. 01 lightning, 3900 miles--just getting started--what a rush!

i use Regane, VP(expensive), and , every once in a while, Marvel Mystery Oil--no kiddin'

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2001 Lightning, silver, JL chip(street), air intake, & drive shaft loop, escort 8500, ranger 2950dx dual band radio, wilson 2000 ant., bot/picked up on 05/08/01, 1997 f150 xlt 4.6L 4x2 with: a/f one fipk, superchip, optima battery, bbk 75mm throttle body, edelbrock ias shocks--2001 lightning to come(she came--see above)

"nothin' but a bunch a low-life white trash drinkin' too much cheap alcohol"

"I don't take s**t from guys who drive Lightnings," the cop said. "You're speedin' when you're sittin' on the parkin' ramp."

"some days you eat the bear and some days the bear eats you."

 

Just dropped in some Chevron Techron yesterday, at 11,500 mi. The instructions say, add to nearly empty tank, and add up to 12 gallons of fuel. Well, I had a half tank, dropped it in, then filled up with an additional 13 gallons. Did I mess up? Will this "diluted" mixture still work properly or should I add another bottle?

-AR

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2001 F-150 XLT 4x4 Off-Road, SuperCab, Flareside, Black[*] 4.6L Triton V8 HPI[*] 5 Speed / 3:55 Reg. Axle[*] Keyless[*] Premium Audio CD

Mods:[*] K&N Intake (Chopped Airbox)[*] Removed Elbow Silencer[*] 3" Cat-Back (No Muffler, Turn-Down)[*] Cranked Torsion Bars[*] APC XENON PLASMA Super Whites[*] '01 "L" Taillights[*] Bugshield[*] Bedliner[*] Ventshades[*] Removed Mudflaps[*] "Light Argent" 4x4 Off-Road Decals

Audio:[*] Clarion 6675[*] Rockford Fosgate 5x7's[*] Rockford Fosgate G360A2 Punch Amp[*] JL 12W3-D2 (Ported)[*]Viper 500ESP Alarm

Build Date: 8/23/00 (Kansas City Plant)

 

I have heard that using them too often will eat away seals and the float on your sending unit. I throw in a bottle of Amsoil P.I. quickshot, every 5,000 miles. Infact i used it yesterday and it cleared up some hesitation my engine had on startup.

-Jon

 

I use Amsoil PI just about every other tank.

6oz/10 gallons initial, then 1oz/10 gallons there after. Keep the whole thing running great all the time. I usually add 2 to 3 oz to a full tank of 25 gallons.

Since using PI, I have also went from using Mid-grade, to the regualar, with no pinging or hesitation.


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I've always had good results using Techron too. I have given my '89 Taurus a double dose of the stuff every 12-16 months since it was new. I've tried several other premium cleaners as well as some cheap ones with limited success. I'm nearing 150k on the car now...never had an engine or injector problem.

 

I'd say you need to add another bottle, but I don't know how you would "mix" it up in your already full tank? Take some really "hard" left and right turns maybe?? Or just let this on go, and add two next time.

I've haven't added any cleaner to the F150, but did notice a big difference after the first couple of tanks of Texaco unleaded gas. I bought the truck used, so have no idea what brand of gas was in it or used before. Just seems more "snappy" now. Used their Premium in my '86 Mustang GT for years and never used any other cleaners. The engine/injectors always seemed to perform just fine.

 

My personal opinion and experience with Techron is that it won't make all that much difference. I use the big bottle and you're supposed to put in 20 gallons of gas. I just did it last week and I just topped off the tank with 23 gallons.

One word of advice. Check your oil. If your cylinders have lots of carbon built up, it will get blown down into the oil and you may want to change the oil once all the fuel is used up. When I used to do this on my old truck, the oil would turn black.

 

Dont waste your money buying all these products and using them OVER AND OVER. Simply buy B&G 44K and use once a year or twice if you drive a lot. This stuff is the strongest cleaner on the market and it works amazingly well. Costs from $13 - $25 depending on where you get it. All the professionals use this product. For the best cleaning, get a B&G engine decarb done around 50K or so. I could not believe the difference. It supposedly cleans EVERYTHING throughout your entire engine and exhaust system. WOW! Costs from $80 - $140 and takes about a hour.

Good luck!

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Rand

98 Ford Expedition 4X4 XLT
5.4, 3.73s, 17" wheels,
Homemade 3" "COLD" Air-Box
mod, SuperChip, Amsoil
everywhere but tranny, Perma-
Cool combo 6 pass trans/oil
cooler (FQR 5.4 @ 50K)

NEVER BUY EXXON/MOBIL! ITS A CRAPPY
PRODUCT AND THEY'RE AS SLEAZY AS CLINTON!