The Techron bottle says right on it that it's safe for O2 sensors and to
use every 3000 miles. 90% of us are burning at least 10 tanks per 3000
miles, right? That's 300 miles per tank - I've acheived that only a
handful of times, normally I'm filling up before 250 miles.
Jim Miller WB5OXQ wrote:
> Techron is possably the best cleaner but don't use it more than every 10
> tank fulls or less. Excessive use of cleaners can damage the O2 sensors.
> The "kit" that connects th the fuel rail is probably somewhat better but if
> you buy it yourself the kit can cost as much as 300.00. Not worth it in my
> opinion.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andy levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com>
> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 8:05 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: Cleaning of fuel injectors?????
>
>
>
>>Donald Mallett wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have used Chevron Techron about 20k miles ago. I guess it helped? I
>
> was
>
>>>think more along the lines of somthing more forcefull. Dealer tryed so
>
> sell
>
>>>me a high pressure cleaning of some type. Would really clean them any
>>>better? And can you buy a kit like that at AZ or Pep-Boys?
>>
>>Better than "having it cleaned", keep it clean. See my previous reply
>>to you re: running a bottle of Techron before every oil change. The
>>dealer's going to severely overcharge you for something really small &
>>simple that they do.
>>
>>
>>--
>>-andy
>>
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