Date:         Fri, 13 Sep 2002 12:27:01 +1000
Reply-To:     Steve Overmyer <s.overmyer@UWS.EDU.AU>
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From:         Steve Overmyer <s.overmyer@UWS.EDU.AU>
Subject:      Diesel as carb/injector cleaner?
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Hi Volks,

I was recently buying fuel and a bottle of injector cleaner from a service
station
owner I know when (regarding the injector cleaner) he said:

"I really shouldn't be telling you this 'cos I want to sell injector
cleaner but putting
a litre or two of diesel in with the unleaded fuel when you fill up will
work just as
well but at a fraction of the cost"

Well I can't argue about the cost differential....Diesel in Oz is around
the 90c/litre
whereas a 500ml bottle of injector cleaner is usually about $10.50.
He claims injector cleaner is predominately diesel anyway with a few aromatics
thrown in....

I can see why this would work and I have no reason to doubt this
fellow,I've known
him for years, but I'm interested in opinions from the list before I
(maybe) ever
consider it.

Good idea?/ Bad idea?/ Ever done it?/ This guy's fulla sh*t! /Don't be so
#$&*ing
stupid! ...or any others you can think of...;)

Thanks,
Steve O
Blue Mountains NSW Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'76 Transporter Double Cab
'68 Beetle
'00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (work truck)

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desireability"