Re: Re: Cleaning of fuel injectors?????

From: andy levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Dec 30 2002 - 17:48:38 EST


KenCo wrote:
> "Jon N. Benignus" wrote:
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>>>That's why you change the oil after runing the Techron through - to get
>>>those deposits out of the engine quick. No one *ever* claimed that
>>>Techron cleans the O2 sensors, only that the product itself won't harm
>>>them.
>>
>>Didn't I agree with that?
>>My point was, if the oil gets nasty from it, the O2 sensor probably does
>>too, and over use of Techron or any other fuel system cleaner may result in
>>a deposit fouled sensor. That's all.
>>
>>Jon
>>STL MO
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> a cleaner burning engine will self clean the O2/Cat with
> heat at highway speeds. carbon burns off at 900/950 F

You have to be real careful with carb/tb cleaners (the spray-into-the-TB
variety). Many will cause exhaust gasses to get much hotter and if you
use too much at once you can cause damage.

-- 
-andy

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