Best brand/type of fuel system cleaner?

[kenratboy]

I know this question was asked, but I cannot find the thread.

However, I want to run a bottle of fuel system (injector) cleaner through my car, what type? I was at Wal*Mart and they had some STP, one bottle was like $3, and there was also a $6 bottle, no idea what the differene was.

Thanks!

[mauibuilt59]

one of them was probably just the fuel injector cleaner and the other was an engine treatment

[kenratboy]

Hmmm, do I just want injector cleaner, or engine cleaner?

[powderblue91]

do you want your injectors cleaned or engine cleaned?

[kenratboy]

I don't know, you tell me!

Seriously, I was just thinking about injector cleaner, but is a engine cleaner needed?

I assume my car has never had a bottle of this stuff, and doing something like this probably wouldn't hurt anything. 80k miles is a long time for crap to build up.

[powderblue91]

eh, i don't think you really need either. If you have leaky/clogged injectors I believe you'd have to have them removed and cleaned and such so they would be back to specs. As for engine cleaner? My car is at 171k without a bottle of it. I don't know how much either of these products will really do for you.

[kenratboy]

If it isn't going to do anything, forget it.

[eecc]

u mite wana try a bottle of Redline fuel system cleaner instead.