"The Man Behind The Curtain (formerly The Lindbergh Baby)"
> wrote in message
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> My local oil changing shop is all in a dither. Why? Seems I'm overdue
> for "Pure Power Plus," a treatment where they fill my gas tank with some
> kind of Drano and clean the fuel injectors, blowing deposits, soot and
> resident squatters out my tailpipe. My car is running fine. Should I
> get this treatment or just ignores the pleas of the grease monkeys? I'm
> skeptical but also want to keep my car running well.
>

I wouldn't recommend it, especially not from a quick lube place.

Best case scenario, your (probably) already clean engine runs clean, but
that's still money wasted. Worst case scenario, fouled plugs, catalytic
converter failure, or other engine sensor or mechanical issues caused by the
cleaning.

This is the one treatment that, if actually needed, I would probably say to
go to the dealer to have done, even if it costs more. That way they at least
use the correct system cleaner and then there's also paperwork that the
dealership did the treatment should issues occur later on.

But if the car's running fine, then the treatment more than likely isn't
needed. Generally, I find that this fuel system cleaning treatment only
seems to be recommended for issues like excessive carbon build-up.