Techron at Walmart
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What I did was first use a 20 oz, then I always fill up at quarter tank adding a 10 oz bottle. I did that for a couple months to clean fuel level sensor keeping correct techron ratio.
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You'd be shortchanging your tank by just 3.5 gall. Not a big deal if you use Chevron or Texaco frequently, but not all the time. If you buy the 12 oz the concentration is 1 for 1. Same for 20oz.
So either buy the 20oz to overkill the tank by 1.5 gall or buy more of the "New Look" 10oz which goes further with even higher concentration (15 gall).
If the goal is to fix a fuel gauge issue then you want to gang up on the tank's fuel sensor assbly/fuel pump. This is one case where less (10oz) goes further except you need to buy more of the less. If one uses Chevron or Texaco fuel all the time there should be no issue with the fuel pump/fuel sensor to start with, and no need for Techron Conc+ in bottles for preventive maintenance.
So it depends.
Last edited by cor28vettes; Sep 22, 2015 at 12:12 PM.
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Here is an answer from Chevron:
"Thank you for your inquiry. It has been forwarded to us here at Chevron
Fuels Technical Service.
The ProGard and Techron products contain the same chemical additive.
There is but one grade of the Techron product, while there are four
grades of Pro-Gard. The Pro-Gard products are "Clean-up", "Fuel Injector
Cleaner", "Fuel Injector Plus Intake Valve Cleaner", and "Gas
Treatment".
The ProGard products give lower, less effective concentrations. These
lower-concentration packages often sell for less. They have less "keep
clean" and "cleanup" properties. They are also not concentrated enough
to clean combustion chamber deposits. There are only subtle differences
amongst the Pro-Gard products, mostly having to do with concentration.
Techron Concentrate Fuel System Cleaner is the most concentrated and
will clean combustion chamber deposits. There is approximately 100% more
active ingredient in the Techron Concentrate than the Pro-Gard Fuel
Injector Cleaner. The active ingredient is Poly Ether Amine with a
solvent carrier.
A bottle of Techron Concentrate Fuel System Cleaner, when added to
gasoline according to the label instructions, results in an additive
concentration roughly 10 times stronger than the dose in Chevron
gasolines.
If you always used Chevron gasolines, you should be getting enough of a
dose of Techron such that you should not have to purchase the
Concentrate. "
Note; Shell and all other Top Tier gasolines contain Techron's active ingredient, PEA
"Thank you for your inquiry. It has been forwarded to us here at Chevron
Fuels Technical Service.
The ProGard and Techron products contain the same chemical additive.
There is but one grade of the Techron product, while there are four
grades of Pro-Gard. The Pro-Gard products are "Clean-up", "Fuel Injector
Cleaner", "Fuel Injector Plus Intake Valve Cleaner", and "Gas
Treatment".
The ProGard products give lower, less effective concentrations. These
lower-concentration packages often sell for less. They have less "keep
clean" and "cleanup" properties. They are also not concentrated enough
to clean combustion chamber deposits. There are only subtle differences
amongst the Pro-Gard products, mostly having to do with concentration.
Techron Concentrate Fuel System Cleaner is the most concentrated and
will clean combustion chamber deposits. There is approximately 100% more
active ingredient in the Techron Concentrate than the Pro-Gard Fuel
Injector Cleaner. The active ingredient is Poly Ether Amine with a
solvent carrier.
A bottle of Techron Concentrate Fuel System Cleaner, when added to
gasoline according to the label instructions, results in an additive
concentration roughly 10 times stronger than the dose in Chevron
gasolines.
If you always used Chevron gasolines, you should be getting enough of a
dose of Techron such that you should not have to purchase the
Concentrate. "
Note; Shell and all other Top Tier gasolines contain Techron's active ingredient, PEA
Melting Slicks
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From: East Windsor NJ
I was on the road and nearing empty in the vette - found an Adv Auto that had a sale on the 'Techron in the black bottle' (I believe 20oz) - buy one get the 2nd at 50% off - I think the 2 ran me $22.
Thanks for the tech posts!
Thanks for the tech posts!
