Anyone ever go to the gas station to fill 'er up and put in some STP/Gumout injector cleaner every once in awhile?

Does it help? Is this a no-no?

 

waste of money and time

 

+1 Dont think it will hurt anything but will not help anything

 

why it's a waste of time? I think that our gasoline is not the state of the art in fact of clean.. I think that every 10K miles it should help.

 

I put 2 ozs of Marvel Mystery Oil in the tank...done it for years in the bike and 4 wheels..it lubes and cleans..

 

Most injector cleaners are isopropyl alcohol with minute quantities of detergent. Your qulity gasoline from major manufacturers already have detergents and alcohol in them. If youare noticing a problem with your engine and think it is the injectors, it is probably time to take them out and inspect them, clean themor change them.

 

Agree with Tbone....easy enough and it will give you something to do.

 

Why, thank you Pappy.
Actually, if you are having a problem with water in the gas tank, the injector cleaner is not a bad idea as isopropyl alcohol is water soluble, will mix with the water and burn it in the combustion chamber.
That's usually for large gas tanks that people don't fill up very often and are prone to considerable condensation more than motorcycle gas tanks. Probably a good tip for those that have the big SUV's and PU's during this gas costs more than having a baby era that we're currently in and people running a lot of half-filled 37 gallon fuel tanks.

 

Let me give a slightly different approach to this.

I also have a 2001 Corvette. About 3 months ago the fuel gauge died, always read empty. I went to the vette forum and posted my problem. I figured $500 to drain the tank and install a new sender. I got several answers, all about the same product, Techron. It's made by Chevron Gas and is used in their gas. Too bad no Chevron stations anywhere near me, however it's available at several auto parts store as well as West Marine.

OK so I put a can in the tank and within 25 miles the gas gauge works fine. What I learned from the vette forum was that this new gas seems to have a slight sulpher residue which has 'clogged' electronic sensors in fuel tanks. I plan to use it every 6 months or so.

PS- while I don't have any issues with my 03 WG (carb engine) , I use Techron any way. It may be in my mind, but seems to run just a tad better.

My 2 cents worth.

 

I usually run a bit of sea foam though in the begining of the season... love that bottle!