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Fuel additives and Saab fun
Posted by FauxRealism [Email] (more from FauxRealism) on Sat, 7 Aug 2010 07:49:35
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Like a lot of people on the board, I use a bottle of Chevron Techron Fuel Injector Cleaner every 5,000 miles (at every oil change).
To my surprise, I discovered that my 1999 'Vert is much zoomier while the Techron is in the tank!
I had been using mostly discount gas from Costco, but now with that knowledge I've switched mostly to name brand hi-test so that I get the better fuel detergents. I'm mostly using Shell SunPower 93 octane - again it's the additives I'm after, not necessarily the higher octane. (I would use Chevron or Texaco stations to get the Techron at the pump, but Chevron is not on the East Coast and I can't find a Texaco near me.) Again, using the better fuel, the car is definitely noticeably peppier.
I presume others here have similar experience (If you are using cheap gas, I recommend trying the switch).
Anyway, on to my question: other than sticking with the better gas, is there something that I should do to do the car? Some fancy fuel injection cleaning procedure? Clean the throttle body? MAP? Anything?
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Posts in this Thread:
- Fuel additives and Saab fun, FauxRealism, Sat, 7 Aug 2010 07:49:35 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Fuel additives and Saab fun, Saabnutt, Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:35:39
- Lucas "upper cylinder treatment", ryan , Sat, 7 Aug 2010 19:35:31
- Re: Fuel additives and Saab fun, John Myers, Sat, 7 Aug 2010 15:26:59
- All gasoline is not equal...., REM in Seattle , Sat, 7 Aug 2010 08:34:08
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