Best engine flush / injectors cleaner for a 6-cylinder?
Discussion
I did quite a bit of research looking into these fuel system/ injector cleaners and the active ingerients all seemed to be combinations of naptha, benzine, methanol, acetone, toluene, Xylene and a few others I forget, dissolved in a kerosene/parafin base with maybe a dye added for effect.
Where could I buy such chemicals I thought ? A bit more research shows that standard paint thinners or cheap gunwash available from automotive paint suppliers contained similar mixtures of solvents and active ingredients etc that are in the fuel line/ injector cleaners. But without being diluted into kerosene or with a dye. Its basically neat injector cleaner.
Thus for the last 6 or 7 years I have tended to dose a full fuel tank of my and various friends' petrol cars with 500 ml of thinners with no ill effects whatsoever. Given that such an additive would actually increase the octane rating of the fuel slightly we could have been getting more power in addition to a good cleaning as a result.
Before I tried this however, aware of the effects of methanol on rubber fuel components, I did submerge some fuel hose in 100% thinners for over a month and although the fuel hose did swell up when suspemded in the thinners, once removed it resumed its original form and performed just as expected holding pressure etc.
Given that I am diluting just 500ml of thinners into 50 litres of petrol and then using it in as normal/ or italian tune up prior to MOT, the danger of fuel system component damage is, I feel, minimal.
Sub £10 per gallon injector cleaner and more potent. Whats not to like?
Cheers,
Tony
Usual caveats apply..... dont try this at home, results may vary, keep away from children, investments may go up as well as down, ask your doctor, past results do not promise future performance, my advice is worth exactly what you paid for it etc etc
Where could I buy such chemicals I thought ? A bit more research shows that standard paint thinners or cheap gunwash available from automotive paint suppliers contained similar mixtures of solvents and active ingredients etc that are in the fuel line/ injector cleaners. But without being diluted into kerosene or with a dye. Its basically neat injector cleaner.
Thus for the last 6 or 7 years I have tended to dose a full fuel tank of my and various friends' petrol cars with 500 ml of thinners with no ill effects whatsoever. Given that such an additive would actually increase the octane rating of the fuel slightly we could have been getting more power in addition to a good cleaning as a result.
Before I tried this however, aware of the effects of methanol on rubber fuel components, I did submerge some fuel hose in 100% thinners for over a month and although the fuel hose did swell up when suspemded in the thinners, once removed it resumed its original form and performed just as expected holding pressure etc.
Given that I am diluting just 500ml of thinners into 50 litres of petrol and then using it in as normal/ or italian tune up prior to MOT, the danger of fuel system component damage is, I feel, minimal.
Sub £10 per gallon injector cleaner and more potent. Whats not to like?
Cheers,
Tony
Usual caveats apply..... dont try this at home, results may vary, keep away from children, investments may go up as well as down, ask your doctor, past results do not promise future performance, my advice is worth exactly what you paid for it etc etc
I invested 100 quid on a Terraclean service on my 110k e90, I recon it made all the difference so in theory my engine should be like new now, if it does what it says on the tin all carbon deposits should be cleaned off and injectors clean etc, I'm sure there are some oin here which will say its rubbish, but I recon it made all the difference
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