Fuel System Cleaner Y or N
 

Dealer recommended fuel system cleaner at last maintenance. What does everyone say, yay or nay?

Why? You get 10% alcohol or more from the pump!

Yes, Techron Complete Fuel System Cleaner is my choice, every oil change.

Never. Just use Premium Grade Major Brand Gas at every fill up. All Major Brand Gas have enough additive Cleaners in their Premiums that you do not need to use an off the shelf cleaner. I use the same Name Brand Premium in all of my vehicles ever since I can remember, and I have never suffered a fuel system problem.

This.

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Personally, I wouldn't trust a dealership to choose a good product or to use it properly. YMMV

If you know you are getting good gas, a cleaner isn't necessary. Unless you are buying really crappy gas, once every year or two should be enough.

BG 44k is the only thing I will use. Chevron Techron stuff is a joke and does nothing. 44k is the only thing I have found that works.

you can't really tell if it worked or not unless you have dirty injectors. As other stated, the premium brandsgasoline will keep the injectors clean for many miles.

I have tried several brands of additives, but couldn't really tell the difference.

Depends on where you live, if your in an area with decent gas then no you'll never need too. Does the cars owner manual say anything about fuel cleaners? Dealers maintenance is almost always excessive and unnecessary to make the uninformed spend more money on things like blinker fluid.

The local Hyundai Dealer wanted to do the following at 15k miles on my Tiburon ,manual, for $600; I didn't even argue and walked out silently.
· Change engine oil & Filter
· Install JB Maintenance Kit
· Includes: Fuel Save, Friction Modifier & Deposit Control
· Check & Fill all Fluids
· Inspect and Adjust Tire Pressures as needed
· Lubricate door hinges and hood latch
· Rotate Tires
· Multi Point Inspection
· Replace Air Filter
· Clean and Adjust Rear Brakes
· Transmission Service (Drain and Fill)
· Perform Coolant Service (Drain and Fill)
· Perform Battery Service
· Replace Cabin Air Filter

The battery "service" + lubing the hinges and latch + checking all fluid levels is worth 600$ alone. Can't believe you man!!! :shakes head:

Although... if you've been running shitty gas up to this point, maybe? If you've run quality gas from the beginning, just ignore this.

It's like vitamins for your car. It's not really needed with modern gasoline and regular oil changes, but you do it anyway because it makes you feel good.

I like Chevron's Techron. I buy a case at Costco and stick a quart in every 6 months to a year.

I just run a half tank of 100 octane every six months to a year. If you are running 93 you should be good too go. Shell fuel is the best as it has the best additives and that is why they charge more. I have not use Chevron gas after Sebastian at Specialtyz told me how bad it was after he did a tune for me. He said it was so bad he drained it and added Shell fuel to complete the tune.

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my dealer includes regeasing the muffler bearings for free:bowrofl:

https://www.hudsonhyundai.com/service/service-menu.htm

Enjoy

Hmmmm, but they don't recalibrate the tail lights also? Man, I'd look elsewhere for sure!

lol... they left out the 40,000 mile service: Buy new car

Seafoam - not so much for the cleaners but for the fuel stabilizer. I live and work overseas and only get to drive my vehicles every 90 days.

Brought my 14 Ram 1500 to the Nissan dealership for an oil change - I provide the oil and filter and they charge me $15. While checking in with the service rep, it was recommended that I get the 40K service at a cost of $1100. I informed them that my dodge doesn’t have a scheduled service until 100,000. The rep couldn’t come up with an intelligent reply.

Expensive European Crap...? NOT :inoutroflpuke:

The only fuel injector cleaner and fuel system cleaner I have used on previous vehicles that has actually worked is the Chevron fuel injector cleaner,Chevron fuel system cleaner,and Redline fuel system cleaner. Using fuel system cleaner will make your engine have less carbon build up deposits and will benefit your Z. Also Nissan/Infiniti highly recommends only using 91+ octane “top tier” brand gasoline’s like Chevron or Texaco with Techron which is a premium additive in all there vehicles. Instead of going to the Nissan dealership I recommend going to your local auto parts store and purchasing your fuel system cleaner their and put it in your Z yourself. Every oil change I use Chevron fuel injector cleaner in my Z and I never had a fuel related issue with my Z. Whatever you do don’t ever use cheaper generic additive non top tier gasoline’s in your Z.

Consider adding catch cans to the pvc system; this will keep the oil from getting into the combustion chambers (via upper plenum) :ugh2:

Don’t laugh; we have Freightliner Trucks with muffler bearings :eek: they attach to a bracket on side of the cab/ where stack goes up....they’re there because of air ride cab & the stack has to pivot :ugh2:

Totally Agree. Shell 93 or BP(Amoco) 93 is the only thing I will run.