Techron - How much and How often?
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2009 C2S 120K miles
I just ordered a 6 pack of 20 oz Techron (comes in 12 or 20 oz).
How much, how often, before a long trip or before a few weeks of short grocery-getting trips?
Full disclosure: I occasionally use Technron in both my C2S and my Wife's IS250....... I could never tell a difference... but I do it anyway to stop one of the buggy voices in my head. But I just did my plugs and one was black with carbon so..... more paranoia.
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I just ordered a 6 pack of 20 oz Techron (comes in 12 or 20 oz).
How much, how often, before a long trip or before a few weeks of short grocery-getting trips?
Full disclosure: I occasionally use Technron in both my C2S and my Wife's IS250....... I could never tell a difference... but I do it anyway to stop one of the buggy voices in my head. But I just did my plugs and one was black with carbon so..... more paranoia.
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Recommended in the tank just before any oil change. Or simply buy Chevron gas.
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http://www.toptiergas.com/
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I'll just leave this here for anybody who might live in an area without Chevron stations.
http://www.toptiergas.com/
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I suspect these are no-additive brands. Gas is governed by regs...... gas is not bad for you... additives are better for you... that is about it for me.
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What I read on the BMW email list years ago was to use a bottle of techron with 1/4 of a tank left and change the oil immediately afterwards. This gives you a high concentration of techron for cleaning, but techron thins the oil so you don't want to be driving after running a high concentration of techron. So run for 1/4 tank, and then oil change immediately.
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Before every oil change.
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I've been using 0% ethanol, Chevron 94 Octane fuel (not available in US) almost exclusively, I'd then add Lubro Moly fuel injector cleaner and Valve cleaner every oil change. I think that's a good combo.
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The Shell V-Power Nitro + is also a very good gas I use if I can't find a Chevron.
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Looks like some cars already come with this dual port and direct injection... sounds like the best of both worlds!
https://blog.caranddriver.com/explai...ect-injection/
New Toyota solution for carbon deposits
http://wardsauto.com/technology/toyo...feature-tacoma
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Won't clean your valves, if that's what you're after. Only a solution applied at intake would do anything and I am not sure a reputable solution has been found yet. I am quite disappointed no one has come with a direct injection cleaner system, VW came up with a new mode of injection that in some loads is direct injected and some modes not (cold startup I think), but I am not sure if anything with such tech has come to market. [Correction: there are some Audi engines with this tech now]
Looks like some cars already come with this dual port and direct injection... sounds like the best of both worlds!
https://blog.caranddriver.com/explai...ect-injection/
New Toyota solution for carbon deposits
http://wardsauto.com/technology/toyo...feature-tacoma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KMyfpop9Fs
Looks like some cars already come with this dual port and direct injection... sounds like the best of both worlds!
https://blog.caranddriver.com/explai...ect-injection/
New Toyota solution for carbon deposits
http://wardsauto.com/technology/toyo...feature-tacoma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KMyfpop9Fs