Spark plug deposits

Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll work that direction too.

 

Thanks!

 

I’ll do it!

 

I should have mentioned one does not pour the whole bottle in, far, far less which makes it far cheaper than any other product out there.

Here is the 'cost effective' math.

So there is a diesel version (basically more concentrated than the gas version) that treats 1024 gallons of fuel. Its costs $33.02 on Amazon, with my taxes $35.74. The container has 946ml. When I fill up my 26 gal tank, just after the yellow light, it takes about 20 gals (Once the first tankful is treated with say a Whole ounce we only want to treat what we're adding in, right?). Per the instructions the amount needed to treat 20 gals is 18.5ml. Dividing that into 946 gets us 51+ tanks of treatment. So $35.74 divided by 51 is $0.70 per fill up!! (and the stuff works as advertized!). Beats the heck out of any other product out there!

$40 STAR BRITE Star Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment - Super Concentrated Diesel Formula - 1 oz. Treats 32 Gallons - 32 OZ (093132SS)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EZNZDT...olid=2WR55S5VACN7G&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Company website: http://www.starbrite.com/startron (has a lot of cool nerd info on decarbonizing, ect.)

In case some are worried about adding a 'diesel' fuel treatment to a gasoline engine (i've been doing this for years on mowers, trimmers, atvs, bmw, 5 toyotas and a kia) from the back of the bottle:

• Super Concentrated Diesel Formula 931XX is economical to use in large applications; safe for use in all engines and fuels, including heating oil.

 

Ok good that eliminates that problem!

 

Johnsonman may have the answer. Carbon buildup will have hot spots and cause detonation and or missing, along with dirty injectors and fuel system.

When my wifes rig develops a miss I use BG 44K fuel system cleaner and it always seems to clear it up after one treatment with a full tank top off, but it is not cheap stuff about $30 a bottle at Napa for one tank full treatment. Johnsonmans stuff he uses sounds more economical.

Not to highjack the thread,
Johnsonman how many tank fills is needed to do the job? Or is this a per tank fill up every time you fill for maintaining a good running engine?

But........ missing on one bank does sound like a fuel trim imbalance caused by a possible vacuum leak and or other possibilities. May be good to look at fuel trim numbers to verify that fuel is involved with the problem


If it is as simple as running different brands of gas that can cause problems, then a maintenance fuel additive may be the answer to keep your rig running good. I run chevron gas as much as possible and don't seem to have any trouble with clogged and or sticky injectors and or missing. The techron additive in the fuel is good stuff. Not as impressed with the Techron additive you can buy at the store, I don't think it is as good as what is added to the fuel by the manufacture. But...... anything good is better than doing nothing.

 

Good questions. It is meant to be used continuously, at every fill. Doesn't have to be and doesn't hurt if you stop, sometimes I'm in a hurry and skip a tankful. But I aim to include it everytime.

It will make a noticeable difference in the sparkplugs after a few tankfuls, pull one before and after to check them out. It is an enzyme based alcohol fuel treatment that manages to allow gasoline to burn just a bit hotter causing the decarbonization. My quads start up on cold days without even using the choke! Mowers and trimmers start in one pull too.

This one is just too cost effective and product effective to pass up. Luck all.

 

A chemical engineer on this site who is involved with the formulation of gas with additives recommended BG 44K to me.

 

It is good stuff.