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Fuel injection cleaner

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#1 · (Edited)
Hi all,

any recommendations for a fuel injection cleaner? Wynns and STP are mainstream choices, and BG 44K receives excellent reviews (at triple the price!), Forte was mentioned somewhere and I read about more brands here and there

Any opinion to help me decide highly appreciated! :2thumbsup:
 
#3 ·
From my research after I posted the thread it seems you are right.. at first it seemed like a good idea to do some prevention but I guess there's something fishy about these cleaners to only be used in absolute need
 
#4 ·
IIRC, these are essentialy a waste of money due to (1) our cars are direct-injected so the impact on carbon build-up is negligible, if anything; and (2) gasoline today has a fair amount of detergents and other "stuff" which do a similar job.
 
#5 ·
I use a couple bottles of the Chevron Techron Fuel injection cleaner after every oil change for my Jeep, but I'm not sure if I would want to put that stuff in my Audi. I have no idea if it really makes a difference, but it makes me feel better, so I do it.
 
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