Do any of you use fuel additives with your TL? Someone is trying to sell me EnviroMax and I'm a little hesitant to put anything in my tank. I've tried to research it and have not found anything negative about the product yet. Just wanted to know if any of you use additives and whether or not they are beneficial or possibly harmful.

 

I had a similar thread that might help you some. https://acurazine.com/forums/car-talk-5/fuel-additive-cleaner-all-stuff-310297/
Another thing I have heard highly of for cleaning out carbon specifically is Seafoam, but I really don't think I would trust myself doing that to my TL. I did it to my Jeep but haven't really drivin it to see if it worked at all

 

Thanks Tennisjon. You mentioned you would use it on your 87 Wrangler. How did that go?

 

Try the Journals:

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-talk-5/tl-cl-video-105573/

Also, add Lube Control to the list of good products I mentioned. You get what you pay for with these products.

 

i don't really drive it much, it is my beater car, so I can't really tell you if it has helped. I ahvea also used a lot of other stuff on it recently to try to get it running better so I can't tell what really helps or not I think EnviroMax would probably be ok for ur TL not really sure how much of an improvement you would see on such a new car but good luck with what ever you decide

 

Every 3000-5000 miles I use a bottle Techron cleaner...

 

i've been using Redline SI-1 since reading that road rage thread on s2k forum. i don't know if there is a huge benefit as it's more of a maintenance thing to me than a performance enhancer.

 

I usually add a 20 oz container of Techron every 8000 to 10000 miles purely for maintenance purposes. I have been doing this in all my cars for many years.

 

THe only additives I would add would be those for maintainance every Xk miles. I would never add anything that is supposed to make it better for the environment for many reasons:
1. I don't buy global warming(although C02 is bad for the atmosphere)
2.I don't want to risk any damage to my engine
3. It is already a ULEV 2 vehicle
4. The money could be better spent

 

RR,
Lube Control is for the ENGINE NOT the Fuel System.

Fuel Power is for the fuel system, and works quite well.

Amsoil PI is cheaper, but may not work as well in improving combustion efficiency. The Redline product seems to be quite similar to the Amsoil product, I'd use the Amsoil since it is less expensive if you're deciding between the two.

Michael

 

TECHRON, made by Chevron, should work for you. Never heard anything negative about this fuel cleaner. It safely removes moisture from the fuel system and cleans deposits from from valves etc. Have been using it for a long time at 5K mile intervals. Its good preventive maintenance.