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BS or not BS?
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. Thanks, John -- Von Herzen, moge es wieder zu Herzen gehen. --Beethoven |
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On Fri, 17 Jun 2005, The Man Behind The Curtain (formerly The Lindbergh Baby) wrote:
> 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. No, it's a treatment where they fill your gas tank with a dollar's worth of solvent and extract money from your wallet. You're not "overdue" for their magic monkey ****, because you were never due for it. |
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"The Man Behind The Curtain (formerly The Lindbergh Baby)"
> wrote in message ... > 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. |
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On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 03:56:30 GMT, The Man Behind The Curtain (formerly
The Lindbergh Baby) , said the following in rec.autos.driving... > 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. IMO, its BS. They are just trying to sell you something. |
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"Daniel W. Rouse Jr." wrote:
> 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. Old mechanics used to swear by pouring a little water into the carb while the engine is running in order to blow out carbon deposits. Outmoded or frugal secret in need of revival? -- Cheers, Bev ================================================== ================== "My parents just came back from a planet where the dominant lifeform had no bilateral symmetry, and all I got was this stupid F-Shirt." |
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On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 03:56:30 GMT, "The Man Behind The Curtain
(formerly The Lindbergh Baby)" > wrote: >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. > >Thanks, > > > >John If your car is running well it's BS. If you are willing to spend $5 twice a year buy a pint of Chevron Techroline Fuel Injector Cleaner at the auto parts store or KMart and put that in a couple weeks before an oil change. Most name brand gas will be adequate but the Techroline will make sure. I've seen it help many cars with slightly dirty injectors run much smoother. Since your's is running OK it would just be preventive maintenance so you never need the $100 "fuel system cleaning" they are trying to sell you and that you don't currently need. |
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The Real Bev wrote: > "Daniel W. Rouse Jr." wrote: > > > 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. > > Old mechanics used to swear by pouring a little water into the carb while the > engine is running in order to blow out carbon deposits. Outmoded or frugal > secret in need of revival? Water?? I never heard of that. Gumout down the carb throat with engine running would clean out the cylinders - though it was hell on exhaust systems. I've never done it to an FI car. |
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The Man Behind The Curtain (formerly The Lindbergh Baby) wrote:
> 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. > > Thanks, > > > > John > Unless you've got a lot of miles or your engine has a known problem with either fuel injectors clogging or valves/chambers carboning up, I'd skip it. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote:
> > The Real Bev wrote: > >>"Daniel W. Rouse Jr." wrote: >> >> >>>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. >> >>Old mechanics used to swear by pouring a little water into the carb while the >>engine is running in order to blow out carbon deposits. Outmoded or frugal >>secret in need of revival? > > > Water?? I never heard of that. Gumout down the carb throat with > engine running would clean out the cylinders - though it was hell on > exhaust systems. I've never done it to an FI car. > No, Gumout just cleans the carb and intake tract; the water actually breaks up carbon deposits inside the cylinders. It really works; an old timer showed it to me on my dad's '73 Chevy pickup after years of occasional mild use - in among the huge clouds of steam that came out the tailpipe you wouldn't believe the (sometimes glowing) chunks of black crap that came out. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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"The Man Behind The Curtain (formerly The Lindbergh Baby)" wrote: > > 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. > > Thanks, > > John Ignore them. Ed |
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