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COSTCO B&M - 6 Pack of 16oz Chevron Techron Fuel Injector Cleaner $6.97

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My local Costco has a 6 Pack of Chevron Techron Fuel Injector Cleaner for $14.97 (down from it's usual price of $21.97 or so) with an $8.00 instant rebate for an out the door price of $6.97 plus tax.

I generally use Top Tier fuels, so I don't use this in my car, van or truck.

I do use a little of this in my motorcycle and small engines, such as my generator, snow blower, lawn mower, etc. to assist the fuel stabilizer with keeping varnish buildup out of the system. Since I started doing that about five years ago, I haven't had to clean out or rebuild a carb, but I'm not giving full credit to this stuff.

Even if it isn't really needed, Techron is not snake oil, and at least it's really cheap right now.

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adidamac
02-28-2019 at 01:34 PM.
02-28-2019 at 01:34 PM.
So is this stuff actually helpful on modern cars?
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02-28-2019 at 01:37 PM.
02-28-2019 at 01:37 PM.
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Don't think I've seen this for about a year by me, but it definitely cut my mph down by 2-3 mpg using Shell/Chevron/Costco gas. Used a bottle of it, that a family member had, and my MPG went down a lot that tank and every tank since by 2-5mpg.
For those not familiar, note this is not the Complete Fuel System Cleaner, this is the Fuel Injector Cleaner...
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02-28-2019 at 01:40 PM.
02-28-2019 at 01:40 PM.
Quote from Soopersoak :
For those not familiar, note this is not the Complete Fuel System Cleaner, this is the Fuel Injector Cleaner...
Just coming here to say this as well!

This is the DILUTED version of standard Techron Fuel System Cleaner.
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jordanz12
02-28-2019 at 01:41 PM.
02-28-2019 at 01:41 PM.
Shouldn't it increase mpg if anything? I've never used stuff like this. Always pay the extra for ethanol free fuel for mower, snow blower, weed whacker, and generator. I doubt newer vehicles will benefit anything from this.
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02-28-2019 at 01:45 PM.
02-28-2019 at 01:45 PM.
Quote from adidamac :
So is this stuff actually helpful on modern cars?
Nahhh... snake oil. Ethanol is a fantastic solvent and the 10% ethanol that you run through your car every signle day does a good job at keeping your injectors clean. If your car sat for years and has clogged injectors techron or any other additive isn't going to fix that. To fix that the injectors come out and get cleaned in what is called an ASNU machine
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02-28-2019 at 01:46 PM.
02-28-2019 at 01:46 PM.
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Shouldn't it increase mpg if anything? I've never used stuff like this. Always pay the extra for ethanol free fuel for mower, snow blower, weed whacker, and generator. I doubt newer vehicles will benefit anything from this.
you are way better off using ethanol fuel stabilizer. lots of different brands out there. it will do the same as ethanol free fuel, but also stabilize it for a while, like during the winter
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02-28-2019 at 02:29 PM.
02-28-2019 at 02:29 PM.
Quote from beervomit :
Nahhh... snake oil. Ethanol is a fantastic solvent and the 10% ethanol that you run through your car every signle day does a good job at keeping your injectors clean. If your car sat for years and has clogged injectors techron or any other additive isn't going to fix that. To fix that the injectors come out and get cleaned in what is called an ASNU machine
Ethanol is not nearly as effective as PEA, Poly Ether Amine, which has been confirmed by Chevron to be the primary active ingredient marketed as "Techron".

My small engine observations are that I had carburetor and intake varnish problems prior to using this stuff while using Sta-bil and 10% ethanol gas, and I no longer have those issues. Again, I'm not giving full credit to this stuff, but enough that I'll spend the seven bucks on this deal. I use a quarter to a third of a bottle in a five gallon gas can.

As mentioned in other posts, this formula is very likely to be a more dilute Techron blend than their Fuel System Cleaner, but both use Techron as the detergent agent. Chevron recommends the FSC version up to once every 3,000 miles, and this one up to once every 1,000 miles.

An educated guess would be that the other has up to three times more cleaning agents. Why "up to three times" and not just say "three times"? Because if you put too many cleaning agents into the fuel, it causes more trouble than it solves. I don't know what the tested maximum desirable concentration of detergent agents is, so "up to" three times is a fair guess where I'm sitting.

Given that this is less than a third of the cost of the other, I still say this is a hot deal for those who use these products.
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02-28-2019 at 05:24 PM.
02-28-2019 at 05:24 PM.
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Just coming here to say this as well!

This is the DILUTED version of standard Techron Fuel System Cleaner.
LOL.
Scotty Kilmer and many other auto YTer are all agree these stuff are only gimmick and totally useless, now you are saying this one is even diluted solution of something that doesn't work in first place!!!
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03-01-2019 at 09:47 AM.
03-01-2019 at 09:47 AM.
Quote from samsen :
LOL.
Scotty Kilmer and many other auto YTer are all agree these stuff are only gimmick and totally useless, now you are saying this one is even diluted solution of something that doesn't work in first place!!!
So YouTube is now the standard of truth? laugh out loud

Alas, nobody sells non-detergent gasoline anymore so you can't make the best possible comparison in the US.

Oh, wait. If nobody sells non-detergent gasoline anymore, then the detergents must be doing something...

We can argue all day about what detergents are useful and in what concentrations, but I'm not taking any YouTuber's opinion on this seriously unless they're doing scientifically valid double blind testing. After all, there are still a lot of YouTubers who insist that Seafoam is the best thing ever no matter where you pour it in.
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03-02-2019 at 04:48 AM.
03-02-2019 at 04:48 AM.
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So YouTube is now the standard of truth? laugh out loud
If you question the rule of YouTube in bringing out an idea (Right or wrong), you ought to be a fool or a biased person, base on his personal gain.
As long as any viewer has slightest analytic power, YouTube is an excellent if not very unique site, in today's life, to find what exactly truth is. And that doesn't end with what it said on the clip, but what comes next in form of Comment, form numerous (Mostly independent people or mostly clearly fake ones) If you watch one clip and drive all your conclusion, based on that ONLY ONE story, the only true conclusion is identification of who the fool is.
However if what your above statement is your definite inference of Youtube base on you experience, still the conclusion is the same and the fool is clearly identified. Unless you are having a financial or otherwise gain, in this game that must bring in such controversial view.

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Alas, nobody sells non-detergent gasoline anymore so you can't make the best possible comparison in the US.
You could have a point here but first understand, when anyone says: "Nobody" or "Everybody", he is wrong right there, no matter what to follows next. You put in your thought in form of conclusion. I call one such a person a Con-man.

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Oh, wait. If nobody sells non-detergent gasoline anymore, then the detergents must be doing something...
YES, BUT... Do you know anything about physics? If so go figure out what is a Cheap (Hopefully inert) substance, so called: Additive, that is legal and by adding volume to an otherwise precious material, can bring in plenty of profit (Where otherwise without this rationalization the seller could be convicted of a crime), in large volume and we have not even touched the psychological aspect of it and its great advertisement and thus end sale and preferential select purchase role!!!
A win win situation for the greedy oil companies.

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We can argue all day about what detergents are useful and in what concentrations, but I'm not taking any YouTuber's opinion on this seriously unless they're doing scientifically valid double blind testing. After all, there are still a lot of YouTubers who insist that Seafoam is the best thing ever no matter where you pour it in.
You don't want to apply your personal logic to free opinion available at best, over Youtube and can't differentiate between fake and legitimate to an acceptable level, then sir, you are a fool. But then we solved that and nothing new to talk about. Again unless you are paid by oil companies...
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03-03-2019 at 01:01 AM.
03-03-2019 at 01:01 AM.
Quote from samsen :
If you question the rule of YouTube in bringing out an idea (Right or wrong), you ought to be a fool or a biased person, base on his personal gain.
As long as any viewer has slightest analytic power, YouTube is an excellent if not very unique site, in today's life, to find what exactly truth is. And that doesn't end with what it said on the clip, but what comes next in form of Comment, form numerous (Mostly independent people or mostly clearly fake ones) If you watch one clip and drive all your conclusion, based on that ONLY ONE story, the only true conclusion is identification of who the fool is.
However if what your above statement is your definite inference of Youtube base on you experience, still the conclusion is the same and the fool is clearly identified. Unless you are having a financial or otherwise gain, in this game that must bring in such controversial view.



You could have a point here but first understand, when anyone says: "Nobody" or "Everybody", he is wrong right there, no matter what to follows next. You put in your thought in form of conclusion. I call one such a person a Con-man.



YES, BUT... Do you know anything about physics? If so go figure out what is a Cheap (Hopefully inert) substance, so called: Additive, that is legal and by adding volume to an otherwise precious material, can bring in plenty of profit (Where otherwise without this rationalization the seller could be convicted of a crime), in large volume and we have not even touched the psychological aspect of it and its great advertisement and thus end sale and preferential select purchase role!!!
A win win situation for the greedy oil companies.



You don't want to apply your personal logic to free opinion available at best, over Youtube and can't differentiate between fake and legitimate to an acceptable level, then sir, you are a fool. But then we solved that and nothing new to talk about. Again unless you are paid by oil companies...
You sure got worked up about other people buying a $7 product at more than half off, didn't you?

I get it, you don't like fuel additives.
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03-04-2019 at 10:30 AM.
03-04-2019 at 10:30 AM.
Quote from samsen :
If you question the rule of YouTube in bringing out an idea (Right or wrong), you ought to be a fool or a biased person, base on his personal gain.
As long as any viewer has slightest analytic power, YouTube is an excellent if not very unique site, in today's life, to find what exactly truth is. And that doesn't end with what it said on the clip, but what comes next in form of Comment, form numerous (Mostly independent people or mostly clearly fake ones) If you watch one clip and drive all your conclusion, based on that ONLY ONE story, the only true conclusion is identification of who the fool is.
However if what your above statement is your definite inference of Youtube base on you experience, still the conclusion is the same and the fool is clearly identified. Unless you are having a financial or otherwise gain, in this game that must bring in such controversial view.



You could have a point here but first understand, when anyone says: "Nobody" or "Everybody", he is wrong right there, no matter what to follows next. You put in your thought in form of conclusion. I call one such a person a Con-man.



YES, BUT... Do you know anything about physics? If so go figure out what is a Cheap (Hopefully inert) substance, so called: Additive, that is legal and by adding volume to an otherwise precious material, can bring in plenty of profit (Where otherwise without this rationalization the seller could be convicted of a crime), in large volume and we have not even touched the psychological aspect of it and its great advertisement and thus end sale and preferential select purchase role!!!
A win win situation for the greedy oil companies.



You don't want to apply your personal logic to free opinion available at best, over Youtube and can't differentiate between fake and legitimate to an acceptable level, then sir, you are a fool. But then we solved that and nothing new to talk about. Again unless you are paid by oil companies...

Honestly if anything you are making a case for why one shouldn't believe what a random posts on the internet. It's $7. Try it and come back with anecdotal statements over internet ridicule. Thanks op for the deal. Scooped up some. What's the worse that can happen?
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brihvac
03-04-2019 at 03:38 PM.
03-04-2019 at 03:38 PM.
This is not the good Techron. The good Techron is the concentrate
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