ratirati
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I thought I'd start a thread about which fuel injector cleaners and fuel stabilizers people are using. Curious to know what you all use in the U.K.
I have my own thoughts about the subject. I've tried many different products in my cars over the years and this is the best I've come up with...
For good performance year round, and also for winter storage, I use my own special blend of fuel additives: One part Star-Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment (the super concentrated) to Six parts Lucas Upper Cylinder Lubricant and Injector Cleaner. I put 5 ounces of that mix in every full tank of fresh 93 octane gas.
Since the gasoline where I live has 10% ethanol, it's better to fill a tank 100%, and put in fuel stabilizer, than it is to just put small amounts of gas or half a tank at a time if you don't drive that much. The reason being is that ethanol in the gas absorbs moisture from the air in the tank and the gas starts to separate and go stale, in as little as two months. Every time you open the gas cap, which has a tight seal for a reason, you are letting air into the tank. But, with fuel stabilizer the gas should be good up to a year, or more than a whole tank's worth of driving.
If I was going to store a vehicle longer than a year, I would use K100 fuel treatment in the gas. There is nothing better, but it's more expensive.
see: http://www.k100fueltreatment.com/k100-products.html
If you have a vehicle with poor performance from dirty injectors there's nothing better than Chevron Techron. My friend, who has an older BMW 7 series with that problem ran two bottles of the concentrated formula that treats 20 gallons. He used them, one fill up after another, and it totally fixed the problem.
And don't ever use Sta-bil. Sta-bil does not work, and even goes bad in the bottle once it's opened. Better to use nothing at all than Sta-bil.
The capacity of the Coupe gas tank is 22 gallons. And, I always run the tank to near empty, maybe a gallon or two left, before a fill up, so there is never any stale gas in the system. I use that mix in all my vehicles, cars and motorcycles and scooters. One ounce to every four gallons of gas. I believe it also improves fuel economy, and the Star-Tron stabilizes the gas we get around here which has ethanol. If you can find a station with gas that has no ethanol, you're ahead of the game.
You can save and buy the Lucas and Star-Tron in both 32 oz. and gallon sizes. Will last a very long time. The Lucas product, in addition to cleaning injectors, provides instant lubrication when you start a cold engine. And, I always let any cold engine warm up 30 seconds to a minute before pulling away, even in the summertime.
Jay Leno raves about Lucas products in his Jay Leno's Garage series on YouTube.com.
P.S.: If you decide to try the mix described above in your own cars, the measurements are based on the super concentrated Star Brite Star-Tron. They make two different concentrations, and the super concentrated formula is part #93032 for the 32 oz. bottle, which treats 512 gallons. I haven't bought the gallon size yet, but here's some links to some good deals on Amazon.com.
Star-Tron 1 Gal:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0068ENYTG/
Lucas 1 Gal:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FW7V50/
I have my own thoughts about the subject. I've tried many different products in my cars over the years and this is the best I've come up with...
For good performance year round, and also for winter storage, I use my own special blend of fuel additives: One part Star-Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment (the super concentrated) to Six parts Lucas Upper Cylinder Lubricant and Injector Cleaner. I put 5 ounces of that mix in every full tank of fresh 93 octane gas.
Since the gasoline where I live has 10% ethanol, it's better to fill a tank 100%, and put in fuel stabilizer, than it is to just put small amounts of gas or half a tank at a time if you don't drive that much. The reason being is that ethanol in the gas absorbs moisture from the air in the tank and the gas starts to separate and go stale, in as little as two months. Every time you open the gas cap, which has a tight seal for a reason, you are letting air into the tank. But, with fuel stabilizer the gas should be good up to a year, or more than a whole tank's worth of driving.
If I was going to store a vehicle longer than a year, I would use K100 fuel treatment in the gas. There is nothing better, but it's more expensive.
see: http://www.k100fueltreatment.com/k100-products.html
If you have a vehicle with poor performance from dirty injectors there's nothing better than Chevron Techron. My friend, who has an older BMW 7 series with that problem ran two bottles of the concentrated formula that treats 20 gallons. He used them, one fill up after another, and it totally fixed the problem.
And don't ever use Sta-bil. Sta-bil does not work, and even goes bad in the bottle once it's opened. Better to use nothing at all than Sta-bil.
The capacity of the Coupe gas tank is 22 gallons. And, I always run the tank to near empty, maybe a gallon or two left, before a fill up, so there is never any stale gas in the system. I use that mix in all my vehicles, cars and motorcycles and scooters. One ounce to every four gallons of gas. I believe it also improves fuel economy, and the Star-Tron stabilizes the gas we get around here which has ethanol. If you can find a station with gas that has no ethanol, you're ahead of the game.
You can save and buy the Lucas and Star-Tron in both 32 oz. and gallon sizes. Will last a very long time. The Lucas product, in addition to cleaning injectors, provides instant lubrication when you start a cold engine. And, I always let any cold engine warm up 30 seconds to a minute before pulling away, even in the summertime.
Jay Leno raves about Lucas products in his Jay Leno's Garage series on YouTube.com.
P.S.: If you decide to try the mix described above in your own cars, the measurements are based on the super concentrated Star Brite Star-Tron. They make two different concentrations, and the super concentrated formula is part #93032 for the 32 oz. bottle, which treats 512 gallons. I haven't bought the gallon size yet, but here's some links to some good deals on Amazon.com.
Star-Tron 1 Gal:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0068ENYTG/
Lucas 1 Gal:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FW7V50/
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