Best Injector Cleaner????

Turbo Tim · **Posted:** Sat May 31, 2008 10:44 am

Ok so what is the consensus on the best diesel injector cleaner?
Biodiesel is good, but not available around Phoenix.
What about a product called “Seafoam”?

kccrd · **Joined:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:35 pm **Posts:** 267

I ran a can through a couple of months ago it made a noticable difference. now I run B-99 and it runs smooth and quiet all the time.

DarbyWalters · **Posted:** Sat May 31, 2008 11:47 am

PowerService Silver Bottle...Diesel Kleen + Cetane Booster

It cleans injectors and the "SLICKDIESEL" is basically biodiesel.

PhoenixCRD · **Posted:** Sat May 31, 2008 12:20 pm

Turbo Tim wrote:

Ok so what is the consensus on the best diesel injector cleaner?
Biodiesel is good, but not available around Phoenix.
What about a product called “Seafoam”?

Western States Petroleum sells B99
450 South 15th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 252-4011
1-800-280-1353
Fax: (602) 340-9621

Larry R. · **Joined:** Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:35 am **Posts:** 92

Lucas fuel treatment.

barnez224 · **Joined:** Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:28 am **Posts:** 130

Turbo Tim wrote:

Ok so what is the consensus on the best diesel injector cleaner?
Biodiesel is good, but not available around Phoenix.
What about a product called “Seafoam”?

I have a relative who swears by this stuff. I have personally never tried it, but I know it's all he uses. I just use the powerservice dieselkleen from wal mart since i'm there on a regular basis anyway.

barnez224 · **Joined:** Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:28 am **Posts:** 130

Turbo Tim wrote:

Ok so what is the consensus on the best diesel injector cleaner?
Biodiesel is good, but not available around Phoenix.
What about a product called “Seafoam”?

I have a relative who swears by this stuff. I have personally never tried it, but I know it's all he uses. I just use the powerservice dieselkleen from wal mart since i'm there on a regular basis anyway.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sat May 31, 2008 9:14 pm

My father swears by Seafoam,has been using it for years and adds a bottle to every tank in his Ford SD,it just past the 580,000 mile mark(all original running gear,engine,tranny,t-case,and axles).Uses it in all the farm equipment also,oil and hydrualics to.I use it on my KJ also evry 10,000 miles or so,half the bottle through a vacuum line and the other half in the gas tank.

warp2diesel · **Posted:** Sat May 31, 2008 10:42 pm

... one of its generic knock offs. Autozone sells TL3 for less that contains "techroline".
There are many great knockoffs, house brands, OEM packaged, and custom blends that contain "techroline" the main active ingredient.
Buy your own barrel of Techroline, add it to biodesel give it a catchy name and sell it.

Just remember the Proper Alcohol (ethanol) is for Adult Beverages not injector cleaner.

Methanol used with Sodium Hydroxide is used to make biodiesel out of vegetable oil, not for injector cleaner.

Avoid any injector cleaner containing Ethanol or Methanol. Isopronol may be OK, but my CRD will not be the test mule.

History: Techroline dissolves carbon deposits that clog injectors.
Gassers would grow carbon deposits on the intake valves and choke off the engine, BMW would blast with walnut shells before Techron was developed, then the walnut shell blaster were sent to the museums. They tested Techron in diesels and it worked.
Older injectors had a small chamber between where the needle ended and the injector holes were drilled called a sack. The next generation had a low sack configuration and the ones we have now are sack less and do not hold any fuel in the sack to smolder and turn into carbon deposits. But the holes still get coated with carbon and need to get cleaned out. Injector cleaner is cheaper than poking the carbon out with a pin vise and small wire, been there done that on the oldies.

Steve

honey_don't · **Posted:** Sat May 31, 2008 10:44 pm

recommended just prior to an oil change

http://www.tdiparts.com/catalog/product ... cts_id=448

nursecosmo · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:50 am

I used to stand by Lucas (which is a good product) until I tried seafoam. Now That is all I use. I dump a can into the fuel tank and use up the whole tank before each oil change. I once had an old volvo diesel which would smoke and nail something terrible. I ran the pickup and return line into a can of Seafoam and ran the whole bottle. It sure stank and made a lot of smoke but when I hooked the fuel lines back up, you would have sworn that it was a brand new engine. After that it would fire on the the first touch of the key even in winter.

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