How good is using a fuel system cleaner?

[pavanbabut]

Hi guys,

Did anyone of you ever use a fuel system cleaner that are in market?

If so, how good are they in cleaning the system?

Any side effects of using it?

If everything is good, which brand is good?

I always use Valvoline for all kinds of fluids in my car.

Here is the complete list of products for fuel system

Valvoline Fuel System Additives

Lemme know which are good and better to use.

-Pavan.

[svxsubaru1]

The strongest and best bang for the buck that you can buy to clean a fuel system would be xyloeine( spelling?) You can find it at a any paint store or a home depot like store. It comes in 1 gallon containes for around $10. Its also a great octane booster, but you have to remember to add a couple of onces of ATF fluid when you use it so it won't dry out your seals. I For got the best ratio for xyolene to gas iam sure some one on here will know.

[SilverSpear]

Originally Posted by svxsubaru1

The strongest and best bang for the buck that you can buy to clean a fuel system would be xyloeine( spelling?) You can find it at a any paint store or a home depot like store. It comes in 1 gallon containes for around $10. Its also a great octane booster, but you have to remember to add a couple of onces of ATF fluid when you use it so it won't dry out your seals. I For got the best ratio for xyolene to gas iam sure some one on here will know.

You put two drops of ATF in your gas tank???? what about destroying your injectors???

[dcarrb]

There are "fuel system cleaners" in whatever brand of gasoline you buy. Anything else you dump into your fuel tank is a waste of money.

dcb

[n00b on demand]

When your tank is almost empty dump some toulene or xylene into the tank and then fill it up with gas. Very good for cleaning the fuel system. Like it was said before....pick it up at home depot or a store like that.

[pavanbabut]

Thanks for ur replies.

So wht all u guys mean is, stay away from those products and it is always better to use toulene or xylene to clean the system effectively. Right?

If So can someone gimme the ratio of addition?

-Pavan.