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Fuel Injector Cleaner
Has any one used fuel injector cleaner? If you do, what do you use and how often?
I have used "GUMOUT" gas additive three times in the past year. Each time I notice that the power improves. Does any one know how this stuff works? |
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Fuel injector cleaner
I've been using the Redline fuel injector cleaner since for over 10 years on a variety of cars. I put it in the SVX about every 10th tank. I have never had a fuel delivery related problem on any car I've owned (many well over 125K miles), and it has taken care of some loping idle issues on some cars I have owned in the past (Mustang SVO and Merkur XR4Ti). I can't say I've ever seen a power or performance change from the car. Good product, though sometimes difficult to find.
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Loping idle
On the two Ford products I mentioned, the cars would start and the idle would climb to about 1500 rpm and drop to 600 rpm and cycle like this constantly. I remember the problem being worse when the cars were cold but its been about 7 years since I had this problem. Another car I owned that had this problem was caused by an idle motor or idle air control valve. This was a cheap part on that car though probably not on the SVX.
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Well that does seem simil,ar to my SVX although not as bad.
Does any one provide a service for cleaning fuel injectors? I think I may have a dirty one that effects the higher rev's more. My car also has a problem in that the engine does not run smooth at higher rpm. It all most sounds like a miss but not quit. It sort of makes a whoop noise. Not at idle just at higher rpm or at full throttle. It causes a vibration. |
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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techron
i've always wondered aobut the techron fuel injector cleaner....
isnt it the same stuff thats in the gas when you fill at chevron? Is it just a lot more ocncentrated? Or is it altogether a different beast? (i try to fill up at chevron only)
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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I have always had great luck with Berrymans B12 in the tank... I have used this on all my cars for 20 years and I have never had any fuel delivery problems... Carbs or injection. I usually do it (one can in the gas) when I change the oil, or when I know Im goin on a long trip. As a rule... I found that anything that says Berrymans, DELIVERS. Sonny
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