Fuel Additives + Combustion Deposits

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So what's the deal with fuel system additives that also claim to remove carbon deposits? Myth or plausible?

If I were to look inside my engine after using a long-term product such as UCL or FP60, what should I expect to see as far as cleanliness?

Do fuel addtives ever leave deposits of their own behind?

 

[psudaytona]

Some do a very good job at that. Regane, redline, and Fuel power are some of the bestI have found. I have heard rumors of people saying that UCL almost made their piston tops bare(removed ALL carbon), don't know how true that is. But generally I believe those I mentioned work. Polyetheramine(PEA) is the chemical used in Redline and regane, as well as Techron. The highest amount is in Redline at 30-50%. Its one of the best cleaners you will find out there.

As for leaving their own deposits, its possible some could. The active ingredients in the cleaners make up a very small portion generally of the overall volume. Most of whats in that bottle is a carrier like kerosene or some other very light petroleum product. If the product doesnt fully combust then yeah you could see deposits. But if you use mainstream products at recommended dosages I don't expect it to ever be a problem for you.

 

[CharBaby]

According to Chevron,(the creator of PEA), Poly Ether Amine was created to compat the combustion chamber depostits that regular fuel injector cleaners did not touch. They said that most fuel injector cleaners containing PBA, Poly Butene Amine,(which Chevron also created), actually contributed to combustion chamber deposits. Although PBA cleaners were OK for intake valves and injectors, it's the PEA that combats the combustion chamber deposits as well as cleaning injectors and valves....Please excuse my spelling of the chemicals listed as I don't want to create any confusion between chemical names or their correct spelling.

 

[surfstar]

http://bobistheoilguy.com/videos.html

 

[Shelby]

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If I were to look inside my engine after using a long-term product such as UCL or FP60, what should I expect to see as far as cleanliness?

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FP is just oil and solvents, according to LCD website if I'm not mistaken. I use acetone, it's cheap and cleanes better than anything, and some say gives better gas milage, and best of all burns clean. I use MMO for my lubrication. Tru putting acetone on anything, even dried up truck bedliner, and you will see it's will clean it eventually. So yeah I don't think carbon stands a chance against acetone.

I think UCL is something in a totally different catagory than my regiment or Fuel Power. They claim it's not a solvent but yet it obviously cleans well and lubricates. I also use UCL and am satisfied with it. I would like some opinions on what would be the best treatment, either my current regiment or just stick with UCL?

 

[psudaytona]

I would love to know just what the heck lucas UCL is.

 

[Mr Nice]

Does Lucas UCL really clean the fuel system ??

Or is it just a light oil?

 

[V1]

Good pic. So how does FP60 square up?

 

[surfstar]

I'm under the impression that UCL and FP are best at maintaining a clean fuel system and/or slowly cleaning them over time. Not as fast acting as one tank cleaners.

If you just bought a used car or are having symptoms of dirty injectors, I'd do a tank or two of regane/techron/redline/etc, then follow up with UCL/FP to maintain the system.

my $.02

 

[Maximumcanon]

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If I were to look inside my engine after using a long-term product such as UCL or FP60, what should I expect to see as far as cleanliness?

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FP is just oil and solvents, according to LCD website if I'm not mistaken. I use acetone, it's cheap and cleanes better than anything, and some say gives better gas milage, and best of all burns clean. I use MMO for my lubrication. Tru putting acetone on anything, even dried up truck bedliner, and you will see it's will clean it eventually. So yeah I don't think carbon stands a chance against acetone.

I think UCL is something in a totally different catagory than my regiment or Fuel Power. They claim it's not a solvent but yet it obviously cleans well and lubricates. I also use UCL and am satisfied with it. I would like some opinions on what would be the best treatment, either my current regiment or just stick with UCL?

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you pour pure acetone into your gas tank? not worried about seal corrosion or hose corrosion?

 

[psudaytona]

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If I were to look inside my engine after using a long-term product such as UCL or FP60, what should I expect to see as far as cleanliness?

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FP is just oil and solvents, according to LCD website if I'm not mistaken. I use acetone, it's cheap and cleanes better than anything, and some say gives better gas milage, and best of all burns clean. I use MMO for my lubrication. Tru putting acetone on anything, even dried up truck bedliner, and you will see it's will clean it eventually. So yeah I don't think carbon stands a chance against acetone.

I think UCL is something in a totally different catagory than my regiment or Fuel Power. They claim it's not a solvent but yet it obviously cleans well and lubricates. I also use UCL and am satisfied with it. I would like some opinions on what would be the best treatment, either my current regiment or just stick with UCL?

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you pour pure acetone into your gas tank? not worried about seal corrosion or hose corrosion?

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I wouldnt be. Consider that gas is already 5-15% toluene. And we are talking maybe 3-5 ozs per tank. If you put it in, wash it down with gas, all should be fine. To me its a question of being effective. I think its perfectly safe.

Only thing I worried about is getting it on the paint while trying to add it. It IS used in paint removal afterall.