Nope no Texaco.
We have Conoco,Shell,Kum & Go,Costco,King Soopers,Circle K, Valero,Citgo,Mobil.
Today reaffirmed my trust in Techron.
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We have Conoco,Shell,Kum & Go,Costco,King Soopers,Circle K, Valero,Citgo,Mobil.
Yep I change the oil every 3750 and dump a 4 dollar bottle of techron in my wife's Tuscon.
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Nope not a joke, it is good to have alot of pea in gas tank but not at the same time. Cleans good.
I'm not getting out my manual. I believe it might say Hyundai Fuel cleaner-which is Techron. But it is in there. Maybe someone else with nothing to do can look it up.
I read (here perhaps) that the PEA in Techron works upon shutdown to cleanse injector nozzles. Ergo, the product is best used before a stint of local driving
Also, I read a post here which claimed Techron cleaned up in-tank fuel gauge hardware; restoring a member's gauge.
Also, I read a post here which claimed Techron cleaned up in-tank fuel gauge hardware; restoring a member's gauge.
Wow…
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This is from an online Kia Soul owners manual (GDI). It says to use an additive if you’re not using Top Tier gas. My Souls owners manual says pretty much the same thing. The additive Kia and Hyundai sells is Techron.
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FYI We have 2 Hyundai
2005 Tuscon 2.7L V6 MPFI purchased new and the engine idles and runs very smooth after 220K+ miles.
2014 Tuscon 2.4L GDI purchased new. My wife liked the 2005 reliability and wanted another Tuscon ... and now 115K+ miles and idles and runs great.
I don't recall either car idling rough or running bad ever! Winter or summer.
Not sure about "Hyundai engines idling rough". Maybe we've been lucky!
also not sure if this has anything to do with it or not but we gas at Chevron or Shell and avoid 7-11 type gas stations.
Ch
I had the same problem with my daughter 2017 Elantra no engine codes just a rough idle even when warmed up but no power loss. Find out it was the OE coils not good at 32k
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This is a 20 ounce bottle provided by Chevron Techron . So , two 10 ounce bottles of CHEVRON Techron Complete Fuel System Cleaner at Walmart should be fine .
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I just use one of the 12 oz bottles I got at auto zone when they had a buy one get one sale. It says one bottle is good for up to 12 gallons of gas and that’s about the size of my tank in the Kia Soul.
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Pretty easy to find Top Tier fuel ...
www.toptiergas.com
You can filter the results for country locations.
In the US, it's hard to swing a stick and not find a Top Tier fuel retailer somewhere near you.
Fuel Stations - TOP TIER™
TOP TIER™ Licensed Brands prominently display the TOP TIER™ logo on the pump, pump handle, canopy or in a station window.
www.toptiergas.com
You can filter the results for country locations.
In the US, it's hard to swing a stick and not find a Top Tier fuel retailer somewhere near you.
From AAA:
“Fortunately, consumers can reverse some engine deposits simply by switching gasoline brands,” said Greg Brannon, AAA’s director of Automotive Engineering. “After a few thousand miles with TOP TIER gasoline, performance issues like rough idling or hesitation during acceleration can often be resolved.”
“Fortunately, consumers can reverse some engine deposits simply by switching gasoline brands,” said Greg Brannon, AAA’s director of Automotive Engineering. “After a few thousand miles with TOP TIER gasoline, performance issues like rough idling or hesitation during acceleration can often be resolved.”
If it's a GDI engine, gasoline brand won't make any difference.
I read somewhere a while ago that BMW and Chevy use it (as per their official manuals), to use Techron for specific purposes.
The PEA won't clean the intake valves in a GDI engine, but if the injectors are dirty in a GDI engine causing a rough idle or miss the PEA will most certainly make a difference.
right and there is more that can be cleaned with PEA than just the intake valves...
Bill
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There's some cleaning that is done both directly and indirectly. Of course on GDI engines it might miss some parts, but if it gets sprayed and runs down the cylinder walls into the oil then there is a point where eventually it will clean the pcv valve, intake valves,etc. If it's done in conjunction with the proper services like CRC IVD it should be able to maintain or keep in check. The lack of driving and get vehicles up to temperature will cause just about as much problem as anything.
You know what, I’m glad you said this because you do have a very good point. I noticed this many years ago when cleaning throttle bodies. I noticed that predominantly using Chevron gasoline resulted in less carbon in the throttle body, intake manifold and associated PCV hoses were much cleaner (dare I say completely clean) when using mostly Chevron gas.
