View Poll Results: What Brand Fuel Injector Cleaner do you use?
Chevron w/ Techron
27
36.49%
Gumout
1
1.35%
STP
5
6.76%
Slick50
2
2.70%
Other
9
12.16%
Dont use any Fuel Injector Cleaners
33
44.59%
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Has Anyone Used A Fuel Injection Cleaner
11-19-07 | 09:23 PM
#31
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Joined: Aug 2006
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From: NC
seafoam anyone?
sea foam is supposibly one of the top feul injection cleaners. 6bucks a pop. it does more then clean injectors actually, there's a whole list of crap. u can even pour it in your oil to clean gunk n all. of course... thats only for high mileage engines. no part damagind additives. i have yet to try it on my IS350, but i have a bottle waiting. ive used it on cars in the pass with no probs.
sea foam is supposibly one of the top feul injection cleaners. 6bucks a pop. it does more then clean injectors actually, there's a whole list of crap. u can even pour it in your oil to clean gunk n all. of course... thats only for high mileage engines. no part damagind additives. i have yet to try it on my IS350, but i have a bottle waiting. ive used it on cars in the pass with no probs.
05-13-08 | 10:04 AM
#34
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 311
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From: NC
Mobil is the same as Exxon; they are owned by the same company. The gasoline is identical at both stations, there is no difference. Perhaps you have heard of the little outfit called Exxon Mobil Corporation???
Top Tier gasoline is a marketing excercise to benefit the people who have signed on to the Top Tier program. From the web site: "The intention of the TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline standards is to create a winning situation for gasoline retailers, auto manufacturers and drivers." When you see words like that, and when the driver comes after retailers and auto manufacturers, you can be sure MARKETING is at its core. The Top Tier idea was not developed for the driver's benefit, it was developed so oil marketers, retailers, and the car manufacturers who signed on to the program could advertise something that would give them a perceived edge in the marketplace from the consumers perspective. Just because Exxon, Mobil, BP or Valero is not on the list doesn't mean their fuels don't mean the same standards, it just means they didn't feel the need to purchase the rights to use the Top Tier label. Don't automatically think a program like Top Tier means you are actually getting a better quality product. If Top Tier was actually better than the others wouldn't the price be higher since supposedly the best, top quality additives are used? Reality shows prices for Top Tier fuels are no higher than non-Top Tier fuels. And one thing is certain, refining companies DO NOT give away anything in their product. It is a tightly controlled business where giving away octane or putting something in the fuel that can't be paid back on the retail level is a cardinal sin.
I've used Exxon and Mobil products about 90% of the time over the last 30 years and have never had any fuel problems either with carburetor, or fuel injected engines, including turbos and high performance motorcycles. So explain to me why I should be using Top Tier fuel in my vehicles?
Top Tier gasoline is a marketing excercise to benefit the people who have signed on to the Top Tier program. From the web site: "The intention of the TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline standards is to create a winning situation for gasoline retailers, auto manufacturers and drivers." When you see words like that, and when the driver comes after retailers and auto manufacturers, you can be sure MARKETING is at its core. The Top Tier idea was not developed for the driver's benefit, it was developed so oil marketers, retailers, and the car manufacturers who signed on to the program could advertise something that would give them a perceived edge in the marketplace from the consumers perspective. Just because Exxon, Mobil, BP or Valero is not on the list doesn't mean their fuels don't mean the same standards, it just means they didn't feel the need to purchase the rights to use the Top Tier label. Don't automatically think a program like Top Tier means you are actually getting a better quality product. If Top Tier was actually better than the others wouldn't the price be higher since supposedly the best, top quality additives are used? Reality shows prices for Top Tier fuels are no higher than non-Top Tier fuels. And one thing is certain, refining companies DO NOT give away anything in their product. It is a tightly controlled business where giving away octane or putting something in the fuel that can't be paid back on the retail level is a cardinal sin.
I've used Exxon and Mobil products about 90% of the time over the last 30 years and have never had any fuel problems either with carburetor, or fuel injected engines, including turbos and high performance motorcycles. So explain to me why I should be using Top Tier fuel in my vehicles?
I use Mobile 100% of the time in all my vehicle as well and never have any issues. I do use the Techron Fuel injector cleaner, but only because I sit my IS350 for the winter and put it in after I take it out of storage. Otherwise I never use it at all in my other vehicles.
..and I thought Gas in Canada was crap...?
05-14-08 | 09:59 AM
#36
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 6,101
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From: Candyland
seafoam anyone? sea foam is supposibly one of the top feul injection cleaners. 6bucks a pop. it does more then clean injectors actually, there's a whole list of crap. u can even pour it in your oil to clean gunk n all. of course... thats only for high mileage engines. no part damagind additives. i have yet to try it on my IS350, but i have a bottle waiting. ive used it on cars in the pass with no probs.
sea foam is supposibly one of the top feul injection cleaners. 6bucks a pop. it does more then clean injectors actually, there's a whole list of crap. u can even pour it in your oil to clean gunk n all. of course... thats only for high mileage engines. no part damagind additives. i have yet to try it on my IS350, but i have a bottle waiting. ive used it on cars in the pass with no probs.
05-15-08 | 07:33 AM
#38
05-15-08 | 01:11 PM
#39
i used Lucas on my 94 E320 and it made HUGE difference in MPG. before I used that stuff, I was getting about 290 miles on one tank. afterwards, I was getting anywhere between 340-350! i now use that stuff after every oil change and I average 23.8 MPG on my is350. pretty good.
10-27-09 | 06:12 PM
#43
Water is the best decarbonizing tool you can use for an engine. Way better than any of these hydrocarbon based cleaners.
10-28-09 | 06:19 AM
#44
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Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,752
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From: Utah
10-28-09 | 03:26 PM
#45
Driver
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 162
Likes: 0
From: Russia
Why not use the official Toyota injector cleaner? They recommend it exactly for engines that we have on our IS
Most likely Toyota uses some other manufacturer's fluid and simply puts its brand on it, but atleast I don't know that manufacturer
I used the cleaner only once (after 50k miles) because I was given a bottle for free and atleast it didn't do anything bad
Most likely Toyota uses some other manufacturer's fluid and simply puts its brand on it, but atleast I don't know that manufacturer
I used the cleaner only once (after 50k miles) because I was given a bottle for free and atleast it didn't do anything bad