photo2001 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Wondering if there are any fuel injector cleaner additives recommended for Subies. Not noticing any performance issues at 36,000 mi. on my '00 Forester, but would like to avoid problems. I always thought additives can do more harm than good, but I often hear 'click & clack' on NPR recommending them. Opinions? Recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86subaru Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 seaform , subaru has some also but never used it , napa sells it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Not sure what, if anything Subaru recommends. I've had excellent results with RedLine SI-1. Good results with Fuel Power FP60. OK results with Lucas UCL. I hear a lot of people like Techron. I think GM did some study that showed not many gasolines have enough quality cleaners in them to prevent deposits from building up. I would generally avoid anything that has a lot of methanol in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon38iowa Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Not sure what, if anything Subaru recommends. I've had excellent results with RedLine SI-1. Good results with Fuel Power FP60. OK results with Lucas UCL. I hear a lot of people like Techron. I think GM did some study that showed not many gasolines have enough quality cleaners in them to prevent deposits from building up. I would generally avoid anything that has a lot of methanol in it. I run a fuel additive cleaner through my '99 Forester every four months, moreover, fuelwise it runs pretty smooth, and I don't think the additive ( high quality ) would do any harm. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 seaform , subaru has some also but never used it , napa sells it +1-seafoam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 seaform , subaru has some also but never used it , napa sells it Seafoam all the way, that stuff is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Seafoam all the way, that stuff is great! Seafoam is great stuff, but running a can of Techron every month or so does a lot to keep things flowing smoothly ... at your friendly Standard Oil station ... which we don't have in western Montana. I grab a couple cans whenever we go to WA. Which is this weekend, come to think of it, by way of three days in Vancouver, BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodybluesr Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Chevron Techron Fuel System Cleaner (not fuel injector cleaner) is about the best pour-it-in-the-tank cleaner in my experience. Of course, even that is nothing compared to running OTC cleaner directly through the fuel rail, but you have to have a shop do that for you and can be $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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