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Look for "Chevron Techron Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner - 12 oz" on Amazon. End of story. |
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03-16-2021, 08:24 AM | #3 |
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That would do nothing to clean the valves if there isn't a supplemental port. It is also not needed if you already are using a Top Tier fuel as recommended.
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03-16-2021, 09:25 AM | #5 |
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I actually know someone who does this for a living!! Here is the answer, they all get the fuel from the same source per region. After that is delivered each parent brand puts the additives based on volume, then sends for distribution. The other version of this procedure is the additives are added directly to the distribution tanker before delivery that day. During delivery the driver will check water content on top of the fuel storage (at station) and will remove anything more than 16" of standing water. It's quite interesting, there is room for mistakes during that process and some smaller chains won't always pay for the additives each fill up but they are there. Fuel inspections also happen daily at different location not always the same one so to insure the mixtures are accurate for the customer (if advertised) and the correct amount was billed to the station. I'm positive around the nation there are different methods but hope this gives a bit of light on the topic.
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So basically in some cases it may be up to the driver. Personally i used to fill up my F16 with Shell premium for the first couple of years. Then one day i decided to pour regular...and did not notice any difference. So now i just buy use those "bottles" to clear up the fuel system once in a while and stick with regular for both BMW and Raptor. Both X6 and the truck run great and i save a ton of money. But if course this is a sensitive topic and there will never be a consensus. I get that. So this is just me recommending regular gas from a respective brand and a new gas station (so no foreign crap gets through from rusty tanks/pumps) plus this thing. I got a corp Shell card...so it's not that bad! |
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I buy almost all of my fuel from Sam's Club mainly because of their price and the 5% back I get by using my Sam's credit card. They also sell LOTS of fuel so it's always fresh. I have asked several of the attendants what brand of fuel they buy. He said it's whoever gives them the best price. He has seen trucks from Shell, Exxon and several other haulers that deliver fuel to BP and Sunoco. I know Sam's is not listed on Top Tier so I asked the store manager. He said that Walmart is not willing to pay to be branded as Top Tier but their fuel is top quality. I have used it for over 15 years in Corvettes, BMWs, Audis and Mercedes and have never had an issue. When traveling I also try to buy fuel from a station that sells lots of fuel and is a modern station with tanks that hopefully don't contain a lot of water and crud. Also, I try to never fill up when a truck is filling the tanks. Seems that would stir up a bunch of crud lying on the bottom of tank. YMMV.
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Well, we were leading off subject a bit… but I dug more and found this site that was recently published by a BMW Tuners. They actually have new article about how much HP the B58 can deliver for March 9, 2021. But in looking through the B58 maintenance pages, they do list a service of about 100K mile before having to walnut shell clean valves. they say the N54 and N55 were worse, BUT there is a problem of buildup. Go check it out. I will be installing a oil catch can I suppose.
BTW I do agree all fuels are blended local to areas no mater what name it has. Just the additives are brand specific. And I already use Techron in my other vehicles. But it will do anything but clean up injectors in a DGI environment. https://bmwtuning.co/bmw-b58-faq/#:~...bon%20deposits. |
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