rob d Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Just opened a letter from my Nissan dealer. Apparently there is a super duper fuel treatment they do and mine is now due to be done again. For £20 its done and it can be turned around in 45 mins. They will even vac and wash the car. So 45 min..... vac and wash ??? That will be a bottle of red ex in the tank then. Unless YOU know different Quote
Chris`I Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Guessing it will be that redex stuff yup. Open - pour - shut - done Quote
ChrisS Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Guessing it will be that redex stuff yup. Open - pour - shut - done Do you then start belching black smoke. Used to a long long time ago..............when I was young. Quote
Chris`I Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Never had it done personally, but I have heard thats what can happen! Also can loosen deposits which then get stuck somewhere worse Quote
LRF4N Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Iv always wondered about the redex stuff- best to steer clear? Quote
Sam Mcgoo Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 The fuel additives are pretty safe, but most of them don't seem to do a great deal. The only one I've found that seem to do anything is the STP complete fuel system cleaner and I've used it on all my cars for the last 10 years or so at service time without any issues. It was the old REDEX type OIL treatments that used to loosen deposits around the piston seals on older cars causing oil to be burned. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 i've never had issues with fuel additives like STP or red ex; apart from one treatment i did with a mate that had to go in through the air intake. and my mate turned the engine over at the wrong point and it spat red crap everywhere. Quote
Ekona Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 10K Boost is amazing stuff, but it's not strictly an engine additive. I've used the Redex injector cleaner and the like, never had any issues. Quote
Dblock Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Ive thought about getting my injectors ultrasonically cleaned, anyone had it done? Quote
Ekona Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Not personally but I know people who have. Well worth doing if you're making a build for power as you want to make sure everything is spot-on before you put it all together. Quote
Dblock Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Not personally but I know people who have. Well worth doing if you're making a build for power as you want to make sure everything is spot-on before you put it all together. Any benifits for a daily driver? Quote
Ekona Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Not really. The cost of removing the injectors, then sending them off, then getting them cleaned, then putting them back... Not worth it IMHO, especially as you'll have to find another 6 injectors to use in the meantime. Definitely worth doing if you've got a set that have been sitting around for a while or have ordered from a company where that could be true, then at least you'll know they're immaculate before putting them in. On a daily driver I'd just chuck a bottle of injector cleaner in once a year for peace of mind, along with a can of 10K Boost. Quote
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