Chevron Techron buy one get one free.

[Karbon]

Advanced Auto Parts has chevron techron two for one sale as of today.

Just saw it but I thought id mention it if anyone needs some.

I know this stuff is rated as pretty good but is it recommended for our e39s or can it cause any issues it throw any codes?

[cnn]

My local Costco sells a 6-pack of Techron (6 x 16oz bottles) for $14.
So less than $3 for each 16-oz bottle.

[Karbon]

Hah go figure.
Well I don't have a Costco membership since I don;t buy anything in bulk almost ever. It would kind of be a waste for me to get one :\

So how good is this stuff anyway? Never used any fuel cleaner on my old car. Maybe I should have :P

[chiefwej]

I don't believe Costco stocks Chevron Techron. They only sell the Chevron ProGard injector cleaner. It is NOT the same product and does not work the same.

If I really could get Techron for $3 a bottle, I would buy all they have! A six pack of Techron runs about $30+.

[DHoang]

Good point, Chiefwej...proguard not = techron.
From bobistheoilguy:


Thank you for your inquiry. It has been forwarded to us here at Chevron
Fuels Technical Service.

The ProGard and Techron products contain the same chemical additive.
There is but one grade of the Techron product, while there are four
grades of Pro-Gard. The Pro-Gard products are "Clean-up", "Fuel Injector
Cleaner", "Fuel Injector Plus Intake Valve Cleaner", and "Gas
Treatment".

The ProGard products give lower, less effective concentrations. These
lower-concentration packages often sell for less. They have less "keep
clean" and "cleanup" properties. They are also not concentrated enough
to clean combustion chamber deposits. There are only subtle differences
amongst the Pro-Gard products, mostly having to do with concentration.

Techron Concentrate Fuel System Cleaner is the most concentrated and
will clean combustion chamber deposits. There is approximately 100% more
active ingredient in the Techron Concentrate than the Pro-Gard Fuel
Injector Cleaner. The active ingredient is Poly Ether Amine with a
solvent carrier.

A bottle of Techron Concentrate Fuel System Cleaner, when added to
gasoline according to the label instructions, results in an additive
concentration roughly 10 times stronger than the dose in Chevron
gasolines.

If you always used Chevron gasolines, you should be getting enough of a
dose of Techron such that you should not have to purchase the
Concentrate.

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