This might be a stupid question, but are we allowed to use the STP Gas Treatment on our cars (06 MT coupe)?? Are there other products out there that work like the STP Gas Treatment?? I would like to do something to my car to clean out any unwanted corrosion, making the car more efficient and longer lasting. Any recommendations?? I have an 06 coupe with about 36K miles... dont ask... and all Ive been doing as far as maintenance are frequent oil/filter changes and the 30000 mile service... Any recommendations for better maintenence or what I should be doing in addition?? Thanks all...

 

damn you drive a lot..ive used techron before and it didnt seem to do anything for me

 

just do scheduled maintenance. Those gas treatments dont do ****. If they did, it would be recommended by Infinity in which this case they dont.

 

hey, i used Lucas fuel injecter.
Seem like the car accelerate a bit better after that
but that is my opinion

 

and where did you come up with this idea because i have seen products like bg work...you can also put in 3 bottles of techron to a full tank of gas

 

A honest mechanic has told me they are a waste in newer vehicles, meaning the ones produced in the late 90's onwards.

He says for cars that require 87 octane, just run a batch of 93 through it every once in a long while. And he also says he wdnt fill that up with anything less than 89.

He says u get a better effect, as too much BG44k / Techron, etc has been known to eat away metal.

idk, thas wut he told me. There is a member here, Q45tech or something that could offer good advice.

 

your mechanic is retarded. 93 doesn't have any more detergents than 87. You shouldn't be filling up with 87 anyways, you drive a g35, it takes premium. BG44k/techron don't eat away at metal, if anything there is discussion about them being hard on the rubber seals, but the metal? I'll put money on it that if you set a piece of metal in a bottle of BG44k for a year, it will still be solid when you remove it. "Honest"

 

Try BG 44K. Great stuff!

 

1. Just stating what HondaMan told me in regards to a 2002 Accord which takes 87.
2. I dont drive a G35. If i did, i'd use no less than 93.
3. I know Shell states that their 93 octance has a certian % more detergent than 87 and 89. If this is true, i dont know. Im sure it's negligble

I use BG44k and Techron myself. Starting to think though, (as a few diff "honest" mechanics have told me to stay away from the additives), just fill your G's with 93 everytime and you should be ok.
If you feel the need, get a fuel induction service performed on your car?

I even think someone has posted in the past, that the owners manual says not use them either.

 

He's probably not retarded actually, but you're right about the detergents being the same. I was attacked on this site for saying these products are a waste, but I still think they are. I've heard from many people on the forums that they harm your fuel system with regular use. It eats away at rubber/plastic seals, especially when left in there for a long time, some people have had fuel leaks spring up after using them. Cadillac owners all stay away from them- there was a recall on the fuel rails because they were being dissolved and causing fires when they started leaking- they had to be replaced with steel. As you said, modern gas has detergents and solvents designed to clean your fuel system constantly without causing it any harm. If these products were necessary they would be mentioned in the service manual.

 

yes, but the mechanic said it was eating away at the metal, I'd like to see that

 

BG 44K works very well +1

 

IMHO, any store bought advertised cleaners propbably aren't strong enough to do much. Especially in a one application situation.

Anything strong enough, probably has to be done by a shop that runs straight cleaner though the rails. Which isn't the discussion here.

Also I bet that if anything is being "eaten", it's the injector O-Rings that seal the injector into the rail to prevent leaks. Not the rail or injector itself.

 

agree

 

Agreed, that's BS