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Old Jul 30, 2019 | 12:05 AM
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Can anyone recommend an additive to the fuel which will clean the plugs on a C7 Z06?
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Old Jul 30, 2019 | 06:54 AM
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Can anyone recommend an additive to the fuel which will clean the plugs on a C7 Z06?
I'd try seafoam. Used it many times. The only thing with our cars is they're direct injection. So if you want to clean the valves you'll need to get the spray can and "hot soak" the intake and valves through the throttle body. But you can get tge regularly liquid and pour it in the fuel tank. I've had very good results with it.
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Old Aug 7, 2019 | 11:57 AM
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I ended up using STP Octane Booster which seems to have helped clean things up as it's performing a lot better. I'll try seafoam next.
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Snake oil. If the plugs are old replace them. If they are "dirty" figure out what is causing that as they shouldn't be with low miles.

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There are 2 fuel brands available where I live....one is great and the other fowls the plugs, so I'll stay away from the other. I normally view most additives as snake oil also but it really is surprising the difference I can feel after using it in one tank. While the additive was part of my fuel it didn't improve performance, but after refilling the tank it feels much better.
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