Warning On Fuel Additive

[GXE10]

hi guys......... i drive an auto is200..... done around 60k KM in it.....

i just like to warn everybody DO NOT USE fuel additive you buy in the local auto parts shop.........

i used to buy a bottle of "injectors cleaner or fuel system cleaner" once every 2 or 3months.

yesterday, i went to my exhuast shop to check on my exhaust..... they found that the high flow cat i have been using is overheating, and i have replaced a new one. so they recommanded me to this injectors workshop......... they found that 4/6 injectors were leaking fuel into the engine after the engine have stop and the car was running very rich because of the fail injectors

the guy told me never use those cheap injectors cleaners or fuel systems cleaners that you can buy in the auto parts shop.

my car feel much more smoother now, and at idel the car is very quite

[Dr Evil]

Was there any particular one you used? or was it just whatever was in stock at the time?

[LennyLexus]

and they arent auctally cheap

Use optimax that keeps your system clean B)

[ColinBarber]

Quote from Redline:

"Many other fuel additives try to achieve cleanup using solvents which can clean in a very concentrated form, but provide very little effectiveness when diluted in a fuel tank. Solvents have the potential drawback of causing swelling and degradation of seals and hoses in the fuel system"

http://www.redlineoil.com/redlineoil/si1ti.htm