Originally Posted by ARCOgraphite
Originally Posted by Jackson_Slugger
Originally Posted by ARCOgraphite
Anyone use this junk on a modern car?
Sometimes, it's a mild but effective fuel injector cleaner/detergent. Why is it "junk"? Unneeded in most applications? Perhaps. but at the very worst it's a detergent additive to gas. Never used it in motor oil...
Chlorinated additives that are bearing eaters...
Cant put it in oil.
Well, not using it in oil so it doesn't matter to me. I think the only time I would ever use it is if I had a lot sludge in an engine of something I bought. But there are better alternatives that don't thin..
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Gas has proper detergents, so no need there.
Top Tier, agreed. Some off brands, not so much...
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But It used to have a Cool retro grandfathers garage look and feel.
plus it;s a Mystery. If you believe it works then it works.
Then Mantra of Snake oil.
Disclaimer: I had never compared it to the shops kerosene rinse tank for a piston soak.
So I cant speak to it for cleaning. ability in a mild rebuild scenario That's all I would consider it for.
soaking/ cleaning disassembled parts.
Except tribologists here have stated that it is possible it can service as a weak fuel detergent. Worth the cost? IDK, but it's $3.88 a 32oz bottle that lasts months. I agree there are much better choices with PEA, but I mainly have used it after using a dedicated FI cleaner to possibly aid in cleaning. I think the Farm guy, whom I don't put a lot stock in, did show that it dissolved carbon in lawnmower carburetors. Not exactly NASA testing, but I've had some success with using it in yard equipment...
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Some goes for seafoam junk. That I would use for nothing!
What? Doesn't it have PEA? I used it way back when to clean Honda carburetors and it worked well...