ATF is a great fuel injector cleaner, page 1


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reply posted on 14-10-2005 @ 09:09 PM by iluvhonda
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having seen the insides of engines before and after using the product i can say it works very well.

you add it to the brake booster so it geta direct shot into the intake manifold.


reply posted on 14-10-2005 @ 09:43 PM by ZPE StarPilot
There's a new fuel system cleaner from Chevron called Techron. It's supposed to be something entirely new (polyether amine (PEA)), for cleaning deposits out. Don't know yet, I haven't tried it. But I did buy some to try.
www.chevron.com...

I should point out that the better brands of gasoline do a good job of holding deposits down compared to cheap gasoline. Plus a few of the better brands are starting to use the PEA additives. Although I suspect the main reason why is that more PEA can be added than was practical with the old PBA additives. www.findarticles.com...

BTW, I wouldn't drive with ATF in the oil. Just let it idle in the driveway for a while, and drain it. Don't stress it out while it's removing goop from the inside of your engine. The old practice was to add a quart or two to your oil just before your oil change.

For your fuel system, both Ford and Chevy sell a "top end cleaner", that is just about the best thing around to use. It goes in the fuel line, in place of the fuel. People hang it up like an IV bag, and idle it till it's done. It wasn't created for fuel injection.

I have no idea what ATF does to a modern fuel injected engine. I actually like carburetors...

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reply posted on 26-2-2009 @ 08:18 AM by Anonymous ATS
how does atf efect new car warranty?



reply posted on 6-8-2010 @ 09:47 PM by Michael Foster
Yeah. Cleaning your fuel injector regularly will give smoother engine response and a quick throttle also. Gasoline can also be a good fuel injector cleaner.


reply posted on 6-8-2010 @ 11:09 PM by ziggy1706
I would not ad ATF to engine oil! remember, ATF is oil, but minus the cleaning agents, and not as much zddp. zddp, is zinc* Zinc, is what gives oil its extra sliding and lubrication. If you look at the grade of oil onback of the bottle, in the starsymbol, today its SM. 10 years ago, its SL..SL had extra zddp. Since about 2004, the oil companys substituted zinc with calcium, focusing more on sludge and engine cleaning, sacrificing some lubrication propertys* by comparison, the first grade of oil, was SA..and that was bascially just 'pennsylvania crude' with no additives or polymers...polymers ( a plastic) is what gives oil its 5w or 10W pour points. meaning, the lower the W grade, the slightly thinner it is. in the 40's n 50's, it was common for someone to run outside in winter, with some kerosine, to help thin the oil out and crank the engine over.
Today, theve replaced that with polymers. What i like to use, is MMO(marvel mystery oil) comes in a red container. You use about 4 ozs. per 10 gallons. Belive me! in 7 degree weather, engine cranks over like a hot knife through butter
Some like to run a quart inplace of engine oil..it can be dojne but for no more than 500-800 miles, then you drain n refill with fresh new oil. It is a mild cleaner, but has been known to clean out the crud in the pistons, piston rings ect. Its a super librication oil* and way safer than ATF. ATF does not have a smuch zddp at all, hence forth, less frcition modofiers, at least to use in engine oil. in the gas its ok..but rememeber, as long as well all a waiste spark interface engine aka sprak plugs n gasoline, if you do shrot stop driving that not good for oil or gas, your gas consumption goes way up quickly. PLus it takes engine oil about 8 full miles to fully warm up, whcih means doing alot of stop n go allows alot of carbopn to build up over time. Oil was desigend to be used n pushed, the highway* but most of us do not drive undeer those idealisitc conditions, which is why 3-4 month oil changes regardless of mileage, is recommeneded. not driving,, 3,000 miles in 3 or 4 months, nor allowing oil to reach full operating temperature, means all the unburnt fuel that found its way into the psitons, is not being bruned off and out the tailpipe*
i learned all this, from bobistheoilguy.com its free membership and anything yuo ever wanted to research, learn know, including the use of ATF is free for view


reply posted on 6-8-2010 @ 11:29 PM by abecedarian
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If you learned all that from bobistheoilguy.com, you weren't paying attention. He recommends not using any additives in engine oil. Visit link for photos. And, I know he's discussing Lucas but MMO is similar.
Now we add Lucas to the Delo 400.
WOW!, It even makes a good motor oil foam up! I know, there's no gears in a motor... Really? what about the oil pump? It's gear driven, also pumps with gears.


Anyhow, using ATF is not primarily about 'cleaning' but more about dispersing contaminants, keeping paraffins and other similar compounds in suspension instead of allowing it to congeal into sludge in the bottom of the engine. However, I will say that ATF does have detergents in it, just not like engine oil; ever been inside an automatic transmission? They stay pretty darned clean.
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