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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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How often do you guys use fuel injector cleaner? Also, any particular brand?
Old Jun 8, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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I add FI cleaner everytime I change my oil. I never stick to the same brand though.
Old Jun 8, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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44K makes a great cleaner.
Old Jun 8, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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I do it every 10K using RedLines'
Old Jun 8, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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Read your car owner's manual before doing so, this may cause your car too faulter in the long-run.
Old Jun 8, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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I add FI cleaner everytime I change my oil. I never stick to the same brand though.
yea i do da same gotta see what brand works better i guess
Old Jun 8, 2006 | 07:42 PM
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Thanks for the responses guys. I appreciate it.
Old Jun 8, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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i like seafoam. you can put it through the intake and let it sit for 10 mins, then start the car and it will smoke out the backend, it's an awesome throttle body and manifold cleaner
or you can add it to the oil, drive about 5 miles, then change the oil, it scrubs the inside pretty good
i'll probably add some seafoam to the gas when i change mt oil . seafoam is my favorite because you can add it to the gas for a fuel injector cleaner. i figure my engine isn't dirty enough yet to do the other ones (i have 14K)
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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I 2nd that for 44K.. you can find it here

www.bgprod.com on that website, you can find a place that has it.. dump it into a nearly empty gas tank and then fill up (more mixing that way)..

I've tried everything else.. 44K is the one that does work..
Old Jun 13, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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i heard this stuff can shorten the life of your o2 sensors...personally i never use the stuff in any form
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well each to their own..

but i've been using 44K for about 8 years when i had my civic and no, nothing went bad with my O2 (oxygen) sensors.. some of the cheap stuff can hurt things.. but 44K works fine, no problems..
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