From another post I know you are looking to buy. Don't let this scare you. You will read a lot of posts about an issue with a car. You will read very few posts that say "I didn't have a problem with this...".
In over 40,000 miles I have never used an additive; top tier gas only. And I have never had a problem.
Just sayin...

 

What does "just sayin" mean?

 

Just my way of saying I'm not trying to push my opinion, just putting it out there for what it's worth...

 

After using my trip odometer on my 08 as a fuel gauge for many months, I had the dealer drop the tank and replace the left sending unit. No amount of Techron, Seafoam or any of the other stuff did the trick. The bill was about $1,725. My 99 had the same problem. The dealer replaced one sending unit and later, when it was out of warranty, it was fixed with Techron. My 63 split window had the same problem. Can't Chevy make a fuel sending unit that is any good?

 

Hmm let me think about this you ask for a simple code reading takes at max 5 mins out of there day.. You find out its a bad sensor and then you have them do the repair probably a 1000 dollars when all said and done..

Instead the dealer charges you 99 bucks and you go somewhere else and have it done. Guess they want to make there living 99 bucks at a time..

Autozone, Advance Auto, NAPA,and others read the same code for FREE. They get your business because, they have the right idea that customers will buy parts from them when they provide a service at no charge.. Makes good business sense to me! But hey what do I know I only drive a newer corvette so I must not be acting like it..

 

But the dealer was probably use to people coming in to check codes, diagnose it then the customer leaves anyway or does the job himself. It is amazing what people expect a dealer to do. Just sit by the service adviser for a day. A good dealer will credit the repair though for the cost of reading the code.

 

Its great to see all themembers here that happily work for free at least one hour a day, your bosses must be happy with you and appreciates the free labor.

As for these parts stores.... the employee is either hourly or salary, they aren't losing anything, and the store, what if the part doesn't fix the problem, are they going to reimburse you for the labor....... no, so what are they losing ?????

I used to give away code reading, but its not diagnostics its a code. I used to give away cheap oil changes and other services, but I don't anymore, and guess what, revenue and car count went up. I quit wasting my time with people that only wanted cheap or free services.

I thought I needed it to compete, but I didn't, quality service and good customer relations is what keeps them coming back.

 

The keys to a successful biz are in those last words of the post above. There is a way of blending both: giveaway services and charging---but it's difficult because there ARE people (lots of them, depending on where you live) who will take advantage of you every time. all the time. jmo

 

Drivers side is the side you fill. When it gets almost all the way full, there is a transfer tube on the top of the tanks that flows fuel to the passenger side tank. The pump in the passenger tank drives fuel to the drivers tank pump to use the passenger tank first, then once it goes dry (ish), the fuel is used out of the drivers side tank last.

If fuel sloshes over to the passenger tank, the passenger tank will push it back over to the drivers tank (sensor sees fuel, and turn the transfer pump back on).



Number 3 is the line out to the injectors from the fuel pump in the drivers tank, 5 is the transfer line, 8 the transfer pump, 9 the sensor to shut the pump off when the tank goes dry, and note the fuel levels in the tanks showing the fuel being used in the passenger tank first.




As for the use of techron, if the sensor prongs on the arms get so badly worn out from rubbing against corrosion on the contact pad before you start using techron, it may be too late for Techron to work (pad gets clean, but the wear to the swipe arm legs already done).

Don't know for sure in the below video if such as the case (appears to be), since it looks like the use of Techron before he pulled the tank cleaned the contact pads on the sensor, but the problem at hand at this point was the the wiper arm prongs worn out from rubbing up against the corrode pad before the techron was used to clean the pad after the wipers where already worn out.

So the point, use techron to keep the pad clean, which will give the longest life out of the arm swiper's as well.

1:26 on the video shows the arm swiper ends worn out from rubbing up against a corrode pad.

 

Or better yet stop reading threads like this,

 

I THINK Techron is BOGO at Advance Auto Parts this week. Might want to check them out.

 

Even Costco has top tier gas, so you don't even have to pay more for it.

 

Glen b, First off, Are you Kidding me, I bring the car to them for all of my service needs, I explain the fact that I wanted to try the Techron addative before I gave them the car to replace the FSU and there reply is give me 99.00 and I will tell you the code. That is Cra&, It is a slap to me for all the money I have given them in the past to try to get a hundred dollars to tell me a code. Go ahead and try to defend SH@TTY customer service, thats what it is plain and simple

 

 

Thanks Dano for the clarification. I only had partial information; U da man. Looking at that video, if the black c6, tinted windows, comp grey rims is yours then you and I have the EXACT same car.

 

Ah.......somebody that gets it.

Did I read it is a 9 year old car? If you want warranty try buying a new car. Problem solved. Whine ended.

 

Not defending sh!tty service, just the belief that the tech should work for free ..... even you should appreciate that. Do you ever go into work and have the boss say 'oh, by the way, this hour is on you'?

 

I never have said it, but sure have worked plenty of hours for free. But I was paid well for the others so no complaints.

Reading a code isn't worth $100.

 

I'm guessing you work or worked for free everyday as well .... look at it from the techs side... I'm not defending poor CS, just the idea that you should get things for free 'just because' and that the tech should give away his time.

Who do you thinks pays for the techs tools, the shop?

Does the doctor provide free services because you come in there all the time.... I've never seen it.

 

Then you go buy your own code reader, that just reads and clears codes but provides not real time data, logs or 4 channel wave form capability or step up and buy the latest starting at $4000 because every year the manufactures change things that requires updates etc. to what you already have.

Because you feel you deserve stuff for free because you frequent someplace is just stinki' thinkin' in my book.