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Fuel system cleaner - worth it or snake oil?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:42 pm
by Duck Vader
Debating on buying a bottle of it and adding it to my next fill up.
Are these things worth it or are modern fuels good enough?
Re: Fuel system cleaner - worth it or snake oil?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:45 pm
by ChargerX3
Supposidly the Shell/Chevron/Mobil/Texaco's have better fuel and additives, so over lots of miles they tend to look better.
For the pour in stuff it depends on the manufacturer. I remember there really only being some expensive stuff working well in a single dose. The other stuff not so much. Best case scenario is they just clean up the spray pattern on your injectors and get you some MPG back.
Re: Fuel system cleaner - worth it or snake oil?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:58 pm
by Duck Vader
I don't fill up at a top tier station so debating on running a bottle once a month or something. Fred meyer with fuel points tends to save me 25 cents or more a gallon. It saves me about $20 a month. Not sure if worth it or if I should switch to a top tier place.
Debating on doing the additive since I don't go top tier. Which is in itself questionable
Re: Fuel system cleaner - worth it or snake oil?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:31 pm
by vr4
Costco is top tier and about 10c less than fm advertised price up here
Re: Fuel system cleaner - worth it or snake oil?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:32 pm
by Duck Vader
Thought about trying them. They are usually crazy busy though
Re: Fuel system cleaner - worth it or snake oil?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:36 pm
by ChargerX3
[quote=""Duck Vader""]Thought about trying them. They are usually crazy busy though[/quote]
Go late at night after your workout.
Re: Fuel system cleaner - worth it or snake oil?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:06 pm
by DCIV
I still love sea foam. No idea if it’s doing anything, and I bet not on direct injection motors. But my vr4 gets some and so does the avalanche.
Coop
Re: Fuel system cleaner - worth it or snake oil?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:22 pm
by Chris GTO TT
From the stuff I have read some are supposedly better than others. Redline is supposed to be good as is the super concentrated Berryman and the high concentration techron in a bottle. I'm like Coop I still like seafoam.