& the Techron wars continue! It might only be the placebo effect, but I swear whenever I treated any of my buses to Chevron, mainly on road trips, they seemed to run "mo betta". No technical backup, except what Mark says! Just Sayin! YMMV, Mr. BZ- Techron-smeckron On Feb 6, 2012, at 9:48 AM, mark drillock wrote: > I have been using Techron for decades as part of every 2 year smog test > preparation. I use 1/2 bottle to 1/4 tank gas. Drive hard for 60 miles, > change oil, ready for smog test. > > Of course I also change the plugs, cap, rotor and make sure the O2 > sensor voltage is cycling properly. No chance of passing Cali tests > without a working O2. > > For many years when my wife and I both drove BMW cars the BMW dealers > sold Techron from stacks right at the parts and service counters. For > certain BMW models it was touted as essential for reducing deposits on > the valves of the engine unless you always ran Chevron Premium fuel. > > Mark > > > Richard A Jones wrote: >> >> I think Techron additive is the flip of Slick 50. Instead of a bad >> product that doesn't work, it is a good product that isn't needed. >> >> When I bought my '76 T2 (in '76) there were not all the detergent >> additives in gas. After a while it started to run rough. The official >> VW dealer recommendation was BG gas additive to clean the injectors. >> It worked. A can every couple of tankfuls. >> >> Then Techron came out and folks got religion. Maybe because Techron was >> California and also in a brand-name gas and BG was a little outfit in >> Wichita.... >> >> Later all major gas retailers started adding good additives to their >> gas. I have 160,000 miles on my '81 T3 with never a need for Techron >> (or BG). Ditto my other three cars, including the Syncro. >> >> But hang in there, Techron lovers, it helps make Chevron a great stock >> to own. And unlike Slick 50, it doesn't hurt! >> >> Richard >> |
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