What Fuel System cleaner do Y'all use?

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JEFFSSSEI
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What Fuel System cleaner do Y'all use?

Post by JEFFSSSEI »

Lately I have been using this:
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But wondering if anyone had any other suggestions...as practice I tend to trust Lucas products, and when I first bought this car, I used this and got a couple mpg increase on the second tank vs the first without it (nothing else changed). That said, curious if anyone else has better/other suggestions.
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Re: What Fuel System cleaner do Y'all use?

Post by RJolly87 »

Seafoam for heavy duty, techron for light duty. As I understand though, ethanol does a fairly decent job of preventing buildup if you can keep the water out of it.
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Techron here. Once every 10k miles or so.
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Re: What Fuel System cleaner do Y'all use?

Post by 96 SSEi »

yes, if your fuel is 10% or more ethanol - you dont really need it -
poverty forces one to do unorthodox things

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Post by JEFFSSSEI »

well I haven't sea foamed this motor yet, and it is coming due for an oil change soon soo, maybe I will...I've used Techron and I would put it on par I guess with the regular Lucas fuel treatment at the least and maybe this stuff. I should also add I can get the above lucas cleaner for $6.50 locally, Techron was more last I checked, but I like both.
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3.8L V6 SC, 180*T (Drilled),
Custom PCM w/Perf Shift,
SLP Ceramic Coated Headers,
Thrasher Cold Air Intake,
GXP Tails, Interior Door handles, Trim pieces etc.
40th Aniv Grand Prix GTP Wheels (Very Shiny & Very Annoying :pukeleft: )
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