Gas additives
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depends on what you mean by additives, are you talking about what major companies put into their gasoline or what you buy over the counter to help clean your system out.
Assuming that your speaking of over the counter additives, techron, imo is among the best. Every mechanic I ever talked to reccomends that stuff.
That being said, thats why I run chevron gas, the amount of techron in the gas is not meant to clean your engine but keep gunk from building up to begin with.
Alot of other gas companies, particurlary the "quiky mart" places typically use ethanol, which Im not a fan of running through my car even if only 10%.
Assuming that your speaking of over the counter additives, techron, imo is among the best. Every mechanic I ever talked to reccomends that stuff.
That being said, thats why I run chevron gas, the amount of techron in the gas is not meant to clean your engine but keep gunk from building up to begin with.
Alot of other gas companies, particurlary the "quiky mart" places typically use ethanol, which Im not a fan of running through my car even if only 10%.
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Techron is good stuff, I would stay away from the STP and Slick 50 type stuff. Those have caused issues with previous cars of mine in the past, notably eating up my spark plugs. A good dose of Techron treatment every 15,000 miles should keep everything nice and clean.
A detergent additive "may" keep things cleaner (well, at least that's what their commercials say, anyway), but I can't see how having a detergent in the fuel will help performance, except maybe on a stock or near stock car. Personally, I try to avoid gas that has additives in it. But, you never really know what's out there.
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A detergent additive "may" keep things cleaner (well, at least that's what their commercials say, anyway), but I can't see how having a detergent in the fuel will help performance, except maybe on a stock or near stock car. Personally, I try to avoid gas that has additives in it. But, you never really know what's out there.
ALL commercial gasoline companies put additives in there gasoline in some way shape or form.
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Can I just add the techron to my gas tank (I'm not smart enough to mess with my engine)
What's the opinion on Sunoco gas?
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No messing with engines required, you just buy a bottle of the stuff dump it in with a full tank of gas
I dont know about sunoco, never seen a station here in cali
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#2-There are better ones.
Read throught this web site:
http://www.toptiergas.com/retailers.html
Check out the list and the explanations on the other pages.
They included Sonoco of Canada, but not USA yet.
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I was thinking about this warning in the Operator's Manual:
Use SAE 5W-20 engine oil.
Only use oils “Certified For Gasoline Engines†by the American
Petroleum Institute (API). An oil with this trademark symbol conforms
to the current engine and emission system protection standards and fuel
economy requirements of the International Lubricant Standardization and
Approval Committee (ILSAC), comprised of U.S. and Japanese
automobile manufacturers.
To protect your engine’s warranty use Motorcraft SAE 5W-20 or an
equivalent 5W-20 oil meeting Ford specification WSS-M2C930-A. SAE
5W-20 oil provides optimum fuel economy and durability
performance meeting all requirements for your vehicle’s engine.
Do not use supplemental engine oil additives, cleaners or other engine
treatments. They are unnecessary and could lead to engine damage that
is not covered by Ford warranty.
Change your engine oil according to the appropriate schedule listed in
the scheduled maintenance information.
Maintenance and Specifications
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Only use oils “Certified For Gasoline Engines†by the American
Petroleum Institute (API). An oil with this trademark symbol conforms
to the current engine and emission system protection standards and fuel
economy requirements of the International Lubricant Standardization and
Approval Committee (ILSAC), comprised of U.S. and Japanese
automobile manufacturers.
To protect your engine’s warranty use Motorcraft SAE 5W-20 or an
equivalent 5W-20 oil meeting Ford specification WSS-M2C930-A. SAE
5W-20 oil provides optimum fuel economy and durability
performance meeting all requirements for your vehicle’s engine.
Do not use supplemental engine oil additives, cleaners or other engine
treatments. They are unnecessary and could lead to engine damage that
is not covered by Ford warranty.
Change your engine oil according to the appropriate schedule listed in
the scheduled maintenance information.
Maintenance and Specifications
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From: West Kelowna, British Columbia
Hmmmm ...well Chevron Techron was recommended by the Flat Rock Plant Technicans after my gas tank had been dropped twice to fix the "DTI" data fuel error message. The dealer phoned Flat Rock directly for advice on the matter. The additional info was to use national brands only except Shell.
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I was thinking about this warning in the Operator's Manual:
Use SAE 5W-20 engine oil.
Only use oils “Certified For Gasoline Engines†by the American
Petroleum Institute (API). An oil with this trademark symbol conforms
to the current engine and emission system protection standards and fuel
economy requirements of the International Lubricant Standardization and
Approval Committee (ILSAC), comprised of U.S. and Japanese
automobile manufacturers.
To protect your engine’s warranty use Motorcraft SAE 5W-20 or an
equivalent 5W-20 oil meeting Ford specification WSS-M2C930-A. SAE
5W-20 oil provides optimum fuel economy and durability
performance meeting all requirements for your vehicle’s engine.
Do not use supplemental engine oil additives, cleaners or other engine
treatments. They are unnecessary and could lead to engine damage that
is not covered by Ford warranty.
Change your engine oil according to the appropriate schedule listed in
the scheduled maintenance information.
Maintenance and Specifications
202Only use oils “Certified For Gasoline Engines†by the American
Petroleum Institute (API). An oil with this trademark symbol conforms
to the current engine and emission system protection standards and fuel
economy requirements of the International Lubricant Standardization and
Approval Committee (ILSAC), comprised of U.S. and Japanese
automobile manufacturers.
To protect your engine’s warranty use Motorcraft SAE 5W-20 or an
equivalent 5W-20 oil meeting Ford specification WSS-M2C930-A. SAE
5W-20 oil provides optimum fuel economy and durability
performance meeting all requirements for your vehicle’s engine.
Do not use supplemental engine oil additives, cleaners or other engine
treatments. They are unnecessary and could lead to engine damage that
is not covered by Ford warranty.
Change your engine oil according to the appropriate schedule listed in
the scheduled maintenance information.
Maintenance and Specifications
Do not put additives in the oil.
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Lucas UCL contains other additives besides an upper cylinder lube. So far, I haven't experienced anything negative from using UCL. It's not a solvent nor does it contain 75% kerosene like many of the other typical fuel additives.