Do fuel system cleaners actually work? Testing Gumout "All-in-One"
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Do fuel system cleaners actually work? Testing Gumout "All-in-One"
Hey guys,
We always hear about how people use fuel system cleaners to clean the engine but unless you have a dirty injector with a misfire, who knows if the fuel cleaners actually do anything?!?!
In this video I show before and after using Gumout "All in one" fuel system cleaner which claims after one use, you will see results.
Let me know what you think!
We always hear about how people use fuel system cleaners to clean the engine but unless you have a dirty injector with a misfire, who knows if the fuel cleaners actually do anything?!?!
In this video I show before and after using Gumout "All in one" fuel system cleaner which claims after one use, you will see results.
Let me know what you think!
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Re: Do fuel system cleaners actually work? Testing Gumout "All-in-One"
If the fuel system cleaner has PEA (Polyetheramine) it works well to break down carbon through your intake side of the engine (injectors and intake valves).
Techron is touted as one of the best as it is one of the highest concentrations.
Gumout TuneUp can be seen to have PEA so should work well:
Techron is touted as one of the best as it is one of the highest concentrations.
Gumout TuneUp can be seen to have PEA so should work well:
Gumout Multi-System Tune-Up: What's in the can
Cleaning Ingredients
Polyether Amine (PEA) – Nitrogen-based detergent
How it works: PEA is a cleaning agent. It is strong enough to cut through thick carbon deposits caked onto metal parts. It can stand up to intense heat. So it is able to clean inside the combustion chamber where many other cleaners burn up. When mixed with a tank of gas on a regular basis, it will clean the entire fuel system, removing carbon deposits from direct and indirect fuel injectors, intake valves and ports, piston tops, cylinder heads and the combustion chamber.
Benefits: A fuel additive that contains PEA can start restoring fuel economy and improve engine performance in a single fill up. Continued use can yield even better results. PEA also leaves lasting protection from carbon deposits in addition to cleaning up existing deposits. Many fuel additives do not contain PEA and will not clean the entire fuel system, especially the combustion chamber, piston tops, cylinder heads and direct injectors.
Cleaning Ingredients
Polyether Amine (PEA) – Nitrogen-based detergent
How it works: PEA is a cleaning agent. It is strong enough to cut through thick carbon deposits caked onto metal parts. It can stand up to intense heat. So it is able to clean inside the combustion chamber where many other cleaners burn up. When mixed with a tank of gas on a regular basis, it will clean the entire fuel system, removing carbon deposits from direct and indirect fuel injectors, intake valves and ports, piston tops, cylinder heads and the combustion chamber.
Benefits: A fuel additive that contains PEA can start restoring fuel economy and improve engine performance in a single fill up. Continued use can yield even better results. PEA also leaves lasting protection from carbon deposits in addition to cleaning up existing deposits. Many fuel additives do not contain PEA and will not clean the entire fuel system, especially the combustion chamber, piston tops, cylinder heads and direct injectors.
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Re: Do fuel system cleaners actually work? Testing Gumout "All-in-One"
I use techron every oil change, Never had a clogged injector. I haven't pulled any of my heads off of previous owned Hondas/Acuras but they drove fine.
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Re: Do fuel system cleaners actually work? Testing Gumout "All-in-One"
Can't say I've ever used a fuel system cleaner in my old civic, never had a problem over 350k miles. I'm not sure if I should use it on my "new" civic as I think some of the rings are starting to go bad, perhaps blowing out all that carbon won't be such a good thing
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Re: Do fuel system cleaners actually work? Testing Gumout "All-in-One"
Then again, they all say o2 sensor safe, but usually shortly afterwards, the o2 sensor takes a ****.
I usually clean my TB and intake when the sensor needs to be repaced
I usually clean my TB and intake when the sensor needs to be repaced
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I use seafoam on my cars and truck. Never had an issue with sensors going bad after. Got a deal on Techron and have been using it during the winter. Not sure of any results from its use.
My 99 Ford V10 had a misfire and serious shake, put a can of seafoam in the tank. Thing cleared something out within a couple minutes and was noticably smoother.
My 99 Ford V10 had a misfire and serious shake, put a can of seafoam in the tank. Thing cleared something out within a couple minutes and was noticably smoother.
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Re: Do fuel system cleaners actually work? Testing Gumout "All-in-One"
This is a good read with solid references concerning seafoam.
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/se...facts-1779218/
It's up to you, but I tend to think of seafoam as a well marketed snake oil thus all the hype with no solid evidence such as scope before and afters etc.
At least I've never found the smoking gun supporting it but I have found some solid data leaning against it.
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/se...facts-1779218/
It's up to you, but I tend to think of seafoam as a well marketed snake oil thus all the hype with no solid evidence such as scope before and afters etc.
At least I've never found the smoking gun supporting it but I have found some solid data leaning against it.
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Re: Do fuel system cleaners actually work? Testing Gumout "All-in-One"
Called MSDS sheet and researching what all the ingredients do. Guess what, the ingredients are basically oil. Oil burns making smoke, does nothing for carbon except maybe create more carbon.
I had already found another source that provided some good information about the uselessness of seafoam and shared it months ago.
I have still yet to find any scientific evidence that seafoam does what it claims to do. All I ever find is people and their butt dyno's.
PEA on the other hand actually does something.
I had already found another source that provided some good information about the uselessness of seafoam and shared it months ago.
I have still yet to find any scientific evidence that seafoam does what it claims to do. All I ever find is people and their butt dyno's.
PEA on the other hand actually does something.
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