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Originally posted by Bearracing:
The key to good fuel economy and a smooth running engine is finding a good fuel system cleaner combined with the best gasoline you can find.
To start, you need to add a known good fuel system cleaner and the best on the market is BG 44K™ and if you can't find that product, then Chevron Techron™ would be your next best choice (with Chevron Techron™, multiple applications would need to be applied to achieve the same results as a single 11oz application of BG 44K™).
I should state I don't work for BG Products and I don't deal with opinions either, I can't afford it. To save time, my statement about BG 44K™ is based on the results of lab & field testing by General Motors engineering, Chevron Oronite, and Ford engineering and I've had the engineers at Chevron Oronite tell me, face to face, that BG 44K™ is simply the best product of its type period, even better than their own Techron™! I am a consultant for the service departments of new car dealerships, independent repair facilities, and fleet operations and when I give them advice, I have to know that what I say is absolutely fact based.
Once you've applied an application of BG 44K™, then you will want to stay with a low ethanol content fuel (Top Tier rated fuels are going to be the lowest in ethanol). If you operate with a Top Tier rated fuel, then applying BG 44K™ every 7,500 to 10,000 mile intervals will be more than sufficient at keeping your entire fuel system and combustion chamber clear of all fuel related deposits.
Ethanol has a 40% lower BTU rating than gasoline, by themselves, so the higher the ethanol content, the less efficient the fuel is. You may think you're saving money by buying fuel that's cheaper at the pump, but in the end you may be increasing your fuel cost without realizing it. I've seen the test results (real world) where a vehicle was driven 635 miles on Chevron 87 and then the same vehicle was driven an additional 635 miles on ARCO 87 and even though the ARCO fuel was 17 cents per gallon cheaper at the pump, the fuel cost to run those 635 miles was $14 dollars lower with Chevron. (the ethanol content of the Chevron was 9% whereas the ARCO fuel was 12%)
