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HI there,
Many owners of any car do not realize just how lousy todays fuels are.
Fact is, the formulations by most fuel manufacturers barely meet EPA guidelines for keeping injectors and intake valves and combustion chamers clean.

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By TorchRed04 on 11-28-2006, 09:08 pm
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The first thing that an owner can do is to use a high quality fuel, such as the name brands, Mobil, Exxon, Citgo, Valero, are all very good fuels.
Paul, I never hear (BP)/Amoco mentioned when it comes to top tier fuels...I thought it was supposed to be the best stuff on earth???I have used it for decades...There is a refinery here in Yorktown Virginia and it is plentiful in this area(duh )...so whats your take on Amoco premium?93 octane
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and also..what about BG 44K...why no mention of the best stuff on this planet???
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By c4c5specialist on 11-29-2006, 08:01 am
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HI there,
BG44K is a superior decarbonization chemical, but not so much of a fuel injector cleaner, that is why it was not mentioned here.
As for the other fuels, they may be good, but once again other than the top tier fuel standards, speculation is rampant on fuels and Im not a chemist so I cannot say what is better than the other.
A standard of Top tier has been set and only some put forth the effort to get their fuels to that standards, some do NOT.
Allthebest,
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By TorchRed04 on 11-29-2006, 10:21 am
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HI there,
BG44K is a superior decarbonization chemical, but not so much of a fuel injector cleaner, that is why it was not mentioned here.
As for the other fuels, they may be good, but once again other than the top tier fuel standards, speculation is rampant on fuels and Im not a chemist so I cannot say what is better than the other.
A standard of Top tier has been set and only some put forth the effort to get their fuels to that standards, some do NOT.
Allthebest,
Thank you for the reply. No direct answer mentioning Amoco? So can I assume from your answer that Amoco is NOT a top tier gas?
And about the Chevron being better as a fuel injector cleaner...I will try it...can you use both at the same time or is that a nono?
Thanks
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By TorchRed04 on 11-29-2006, 05:44 pm
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Thank you for the reply. No direct answer mentioning Amoco? So can I assume from your answer that Amoco is NOT a top tier gas?
And about the Chevron being better as a fuel injector cleaner...I will try it...can you use both at the same time or is that a nono?
Thanks
Hellooo...I know you are here...lol
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By TheRobSJ on 01-18-2007, 09:50 am
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By H2oMaker on 10-08-2008, 03:21 pm
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I have gone from Getty to Mobil and now to Hess... the first two have caused coating on the sending unit and failure of the fuel gauge... then a bottle of Techron brings the gauge back to life.... have had this happen 3 time this summer after filling up... Hess seems to be ok so far... works for me.... we pay a lot of $$$ for junk fuel !!! H2o Maker...
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By aquaholic on 10-08-2008, 04:39 pm
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i run shell which is a top teir fuel and amoco/bp which is not. i can without a doubt say i like amoco/bp better. no pinging at all compared to shell. i am referring to the use in my avalanche while trailering. when under heavy load is when i notice the pinging with shell.
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By zowie on 10-09-2008, 05:11 am
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How can you say that all fuel is crap? Here in Auburndale, Florida every pump has seals from the department of Agriculture(I believe it is them) vouching for the quality of the product. I have seen them stopping the sale of some product from some pumps occasionally for lack of quality standards too. So I like to believe that I am getting quality fuel.
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By Blueleader on 10-23-2008, 10:47 pm
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Hess runs my C5 just fine and my 6liter SSR I have been running Walmart. No difference but I also use the Techron regularly in both. Mobil 1 oil has a great 'slick' feature and I notice about .2 increase in mpg according to the DIC when I stay with mobil 1 and chevron or BP. I change around trying to get the numbers for a profile - still working on it.
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By c4c5specialist on 10-24-2008, 05:28 am
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HI there,
The fact is that the fuels formulated by the EPA are very poor.
They do not have as much detergency, nor do they provide as much power as the fuels of just even 5 years ago because of the addition of ethanol.
If you are using a Techron additive, you are compensating for the detergency that NEEDS to be in fuels.
Allthebest, c4c5
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