Techron Ifo
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Originally Posted by charlene
Can't understand something what kind of gauge problems are people having ?I have an 03 and i cannot figure out what you mean about using techron for the problem.I have heard of adding struff for the fuel injectors but that is it.Thank you charlene
What does a fuel cleaner have to do with fixing a guage?hmmm..I wonder if I put break cleaner on the disks, would my parking brake be properly adjusted? LMAO! 
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it seems as if certain refiners across the states add a sulphur to the gas and it affects corvettes, usually a gage falling to zero under 1/2 tank. always try to use the best gas available, and once in a while get a bottle of techron from walmart / pepboys and put it in the tank.
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Originally Posted by charlene
Can't understand something what kind of gauge problems are people having ?I have an 03 and i cannot figure out what you mean about using techron for the problem.I have heard of adding struff for the fuel injectors but that is it.Thank you charlene
Charlene: The fuel gauge sensors in the tanks themselves are affected by contaminates in gasoline. As the contaminates build up on the sensors they malfunction.
Techron is a detergent/cleanser that removes the contaminates and allows the sensors to work properly. Cheaper, off brand gasoline can have more contamination than name brands.
Corvettes and/or GM cars are not the only ones affected by this.
Hope this helps.
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If Amoco fuels have Techron added to it, does that mean the same for BP since Amoco/BP have merged. I usually use BP fuels but I have a bottle of fuel injector cleaner sitting at home ready to be run in my next tank.
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Originally Posted by MyOwn69
But the question wasn't really answered.
Yes, there are additives available that "include" the stuff, but there are also 2 different size bottles of the "real thing" available - a 12 oz. bottle and a 20 oz. bottle.
I've wondered the same thing - which "fix" is the one that people have used that works!
Thanks!
Yes, there are additives available that "include" the stuff, but there are also 2 different size bottles of the "real thing" available - a 12 oz. bottle and a 20 oz. bottle.
I've wondered the same thing - which "fix" is the one that people have used that works!
Thanks!
Fuel system cleaner with Techron Added, or Techron Concentrate,which may be all Techron?
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Originally Posted by Larrys60
Original question still not answered. What is the fix that works.
Fuel system cleaner with Techron Added, or Techron Concentrate,which may be all Techron?
Fuel system cleaner with Techron Added, or Techron Concentrate,which may be all Techron?
Did I mention Techron?
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i would change brands of gas, now.
dont bother adding any tecron till you get good gas, then use it. the items in question are so gunked-up by now that even adding cleaner to "bad" gas wont do much for you.
try it, but it will take a few tank fulls to clear up.
imho
don
dont bother adding any tecron till you get good gas, then use it. the items in question are so gunked-up by now that even adding cleaner to "bad" gas wont do much for you.
try it, but it will take a few tank fulls to clear up.
imho
don
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I have never used Chevron, or Techron additive, to my knowledge. Only Mobil, Arco, and once in a great while, Union 76. Never had a fuel guage problem. Maybe these non-Chevron/Techron fuels don't have any, or a very minut amount of sulfur in them. If sulfur is the problem. 
Last edited by 2KFRC5; Aug 21, 2004 at 10:42 AM.
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I've had 4 C5s and always use the cheapest gas (93 octane) that I can find, usually 7-Eleven (Citgo) and have never had a gauge problem. What is the difference here? My Vettes are daily drivers at least 20 miles a day, are all the problem cars garage queens? Is the gas in TX better than other places in the US? Is it a seasonal issue, worse with summer blend than winter, say? Trying to find a common tread here...
My Vettes are daily drivers at least 20 miles a day, are all the problem cars garage queens? Is the gas in TX better than other places in the US? Is it a seasonal issue, worse with summer blend than winter, say? Trying to find a common tread here...
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From: the GOCC are everywhere, even back from "band camp"
Chevron gas and a bottle of "Techron" with every oil change here. Don't get the Fuel Injection Cleaner or similar, you want the bottle labeled "Techron". In the Corvettes, use the bigger bottle. Buy it at Walmart, K-mart etc, much cheaper than the gas station. My wifes Yukon takes two bottles, but it is worth it. Can't swear it will fix the fuel gage issue, but works damn good on the rest of the system.
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From: saginaw michigan
Originally Posted by charlene
Can't understand something what kind of gauge problems are people having ?I have an 03 and i cannot figure out what you mean about using techron for the problem.I have heard of adding struff for the fuel injectors but that is it.Thank you charlene
