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awn + rem
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11/15/2009
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You DO all know that all the gas companies fill their tanker trucks from the same refineries, and that the only difference between one brand and another is the additive package... Right? Ok. With that out of the way...
Chevron's "Techron" additive and Texaco's "System 3" additive are basically the same thing: They're detergent packages that help to keep deposits from forming on the backs of your intake valves and in your fuel-injectors, etc.
However... There's not enough detergent in EITHER brand (or any of the others) to keep your valves PERFECTLY clean, so if you care about that sort of thing, you should periodically run a bottle of valve/injector cleaner through your fuel system.
Any Chevron station will sell you a bottle of Techron; it's pretty cheap and is recommended (by name) by Porsche, BMW, and maybe a couple other manufacturers.
Personally, I prefer Redline SI-1 or SI-2 (same stuff, different bottle sizes). It costs just about the same, but may be harder to find.
The recommended dosage for prophylactic purposes is one bottle every few thousand miles. For curative purposes -- like if your car's running poorly and you suspect clogged injectors -- the dosage is two bottles in a tankful of gas followed by one bottle in each of the next two tankfuls.
Be aware, if you've never poured a bottle of Techron or SI-1 into your tank before, that it may loosen deposits that have formed in the system ahead of the fuel filter. Those deposits will break free and be captured by the filter, potentially clogging it and necessitating its replacement.
I use only Unocal gasoline in my cars, mostly because my local Unocal station has newer underground tanks than all the other stations in my area AND I know when they fill the tanks.
My cousin drives gasoline tanker trucks for a living. All brands of gasoline get their gas from the same refineries.
The only difference in an 8000 gallon load is the 1 QUART can of additives they dump in separately!
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Bob Lincoln
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11/16/2009
08:09:30
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Thanks for the spam. There is enough detergent in all major brands. I've driven vehicles over 300K miles with no cleaning necessary, and they ran like new, same gas mileage and performance. But good luck with that.
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Hey comrade
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11/16/2009
11:17:25
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Bob! you old piece of dogmeat! Been quiet for a while. I know that like obama, its against the rules to say anything after you make your proclamition on a subject-but! Run a borescope down you 300,000 mile wonder and see just how clean your valves are not....I know you won,t believe unless you see. So, look first, then bark.
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Bro
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11/16/2009
12:11:44
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hey kowalski, quit spreading your spam bs.
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Joe.C
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11/16/2009
14:08:46
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So what ever happen the other guy that talked about that stuff all day guy?
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