Originally Posted By: fdcg27
Well, no.
Anything containing PEA is an effective fuel system cleaner.
Red Line and 3M both offer fuel system cleaners more effective than Techron, and the better Gumout products are effective as well.
PEA content is key, not vehicle maker's approvals.
Need to know what you're posting about before posting.
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At the very least, by mixing these you minimize the potential gains from one or the other by keeping the additives in such small doses so as to dilute themselves with each other.
Detergent and solvent = no point in using together in your fuel system.
This is more what i was thinking, potentially counteracting uses.
Alright, well.. this is why I consulted with the board. The truck is feeling better. Its got a lot of oil in her now, and my added MMO is combating the added STP. I put ~5oz Seafoam in the tank on just over a half.. not like the first time a couple thousand miles ago when i put in two cans and thought it was why there was SES light (turns out that was overcooling byproduct it hasnt come back on.) Now that the engine is running efficiently, and since a stall was reported, i figure getting more agressive with cleaners will help that.
Getting burned off through the exhaust a la Seafoam makes sense, if it works that way. And im not talking about making a "smoke show" with her car. That would earn it a TOW to the mechanic.. leave it alone, please. Just stating that im not sucking Seafoam through her vacuum line. Cant even see where it is on this engine. They made this one different, the Vortec 4200. Good engine, just not familiar to me.
Therefore. I am not "looking for trouble".. Fuel will be replenished "Tuesday at the latest" as gas mileage has dropped. Perhaps I could:
1. Use up the remaining half-bottle Seafoam (approximately correct dose, a tad underdosing) and let that tank run through, which will be about a week, 3 days at worst case?
2. Then put in the Berryman B-12, can on full tank as it says.......
3. Then when it gets readded to the tank (or skip one, perhaps) I could start with the 4oz. MMO, thats 4 MMO applications over 4 tanks, then 4. finish it off with the Regane i bought, on the right, pictured, PEA?
Sure im additive-happy, but if i MUST put something in there to feel better (and i must,) how is this plan?
Also.. WE DO USE THE GAS THAT DOES NOT HAVE NAME TO IT. "Quick chek." Down the road is a HESS, same price. I always thought this made NO DIFFERENCE as per 1. Interbrand distribution making names irrelevant and 2. Minumun Federal detergency levels, even in "no name gas" see #1. "Gas is gas is gas?" Its between $3.51 a galon for the Quick Chek OR Hess we choose to $3.,89 a gallon for Shell, and what is the demonstrable difference..