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Red Line SI-1 Fuel System Cleaner - 15 Ounce, Pack of 12
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Customers Reviews
2010-07-10
redline injector detergent
Excellent product at excellent price! With continual usage of this product, my fuel injectors in my 1996 Q45 are still operating like new at 255,000 miles.
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2010-06-20
Strongest fuel system cleaner
While this fuel system cleaner is pricey compared with many others, it has the highest amount of poly-ethyl-amine (PEA) and as a result it has a very bad smell. However, it is the best fuel cleaner on the market, and I use it every oil change. This is cheaper and is at least equivalent to the other popular fuel system cleaner by Amsoil. It is also about 3x stronger than regular Techron, and it's about the same price when on sale. Excellent product, 5 stars.
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2010-06-01
Your milage may vary.
I ran a number of tests before writing this review, because my results are very different from the reviews typical for this product and I wanted to be sure of what I was seeing.
I have a '99 Nissan Altima with the 2.4L gas engine; The car is in good repair and performs within specifications. I buy gas at the same place all the time (Costco Canada) and the fuel quality is consistent. Based on the reviews written here, I purchased a case of this product to see if I could get better fuel economy, following the logic (again from the reviews here) that Costco likely doesn't put any additives/detergents in their gas, to keep costs down. Cases were on sale at the time, and I paid much less (68$) than the current price (107$).
If I put anything near a half bottle in a full tank of regular gas, my car idles rough and runs on (sometimes called "dieseling"). The label suggests using a full bottle at a time. I have used fuel injector cleaners before, and never seen anything even remotely like this. It was so unbelievable I ran the tank out completely and repeated the experiment just to be sure. The problem disappears on "straight" gas, or if there's a trivial amount of the additive left (a 3/4 tank fill up is enough to dilute a tank with a half bottle in it). Either way, adding more than 2-3oz per fill up (I have a 60L tank) has a very detrimental effect. An alternate "continuous use" method suggests using 1 bottle/100 gallons gas, which seems consistent with my findings.
Unless the gas in your area is very bad, I'm not sure this product is worthwhile. Considering what it costs now, if the gas in your area is bad enough, it would probably be cheaper and more effective (in my opinion) to change your fuel filter every couple of months.
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2010-01-02
Great additive
I started using fuel injector cleaners back in the early 80's. A new Volvo 242 I had purchased new was starting to perform sluggishly. Another owner recommended a f..i cleaner which I tried and it worked pretty well. Over the past 28 years I've tried just about every fuel injection/system cleaner on the market. Some worked well, others didn't. The Red Line SI-1 works better than the others I've tried. My vehicle ran smoother, acceleration improved and I saw about a 2 mpg improvement. I have to add that the BG44K cleaner works very well too, but at three times the cost.
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2009-05-27
Great product
This is one of the best fuel system cleaner on the market. It was first introduced to me by my machanic. I have been using it for over 3 years and still using it. vehicle runs much smoother after apply one bottle of 15 ounce SI-1. I apply one bottle every month. It sure makes difference. I have been telling my friends about this product and they all agreed that this product is currently the best.
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15-, 16- ,17-inch Tires Compared: Who's the Winer?The usage of the tires of different diameter
 Almost all the modern automobiles allow to install the tires of different diameter. At the same time huge low-profile tires are often the privilege of more expensive cars. But is it better to install wide low-profile tires? Or give the preference to narrow high-profile tires?
To get the answers to the questions a tire test has been conducted. The tire model was the same - Bridgestone Turanza ER300, but the size was different - 185/65 R15, 205/55 R16 and 215/45 R17.
Bridgestone Turanza ER300
185/65 R15
Overall mark 8.3 out of 10
Narrow tires cope with aquagliding quite well – at a straight line or in turns they seem to cut through the water. While braking the difference with the wider tires is minimal. In turns narrow tires work worse and on uneven surface you have to brake more frequently. At the same time the manner of driving on narrow tires is more easy-tempered than that on wide’s.
In general the narrow tires got the first place in the test, first of all owing to the resistance to aquaglining.
Bridgestone Turanza ER300
205/55R16V
Overall mark 8.2 out of 10
16-inch tires were the best in respect of noise and softness of movement. The size is optimal as concerns the control over the vehicle. If equipped with 16-inch tires, the car rarely reacts to gauges, moreover it shows the best results in braking on a wet surface. At the same time in maneuverability the gap is not that huge: the adhesion is better, but the car is more difficult to control. On a dry surface the tire win owing to more precise reactions to the control.
205/55R16 tires is a great compromise between comfort and adhesion.
Bridgestone Turanza ER300
215/45R17Z
Overall mark 7.4 out of 10
Wide low-profile tires have advantage on a dry road. The reactions of the car get more precise which stimulates more active driving. On a wet surface the adhesion is obviously better. But while braking 17-inch tires lose to 16-onch. As for the comfort, it could have been worse: wide tires lose to the narrow ones, but the gap is not that huge.
The major drawback of the wide tires is low resistance to aquagliding – that’s why the mark is the lowest.
Of course, on other cars the results of the test could have been different. But the general pattern is likely to remain the same. If you want sport maneuverability – chose wide low-profile tires; adrenalin in turns – narrow ones. The middle size is a compromise for the fans of comfort.
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