Is it all in my head? Diesel Kleen injector Cleaner working?

It’s probably not snake oil. There are some YouTubers who have put various injector cleaners to the test, and they have gotten varying results. Apparently most of them work, but cannot fully clean the injectors. Some dirt still remains.

I use the Diesel Kleen injector cleaner every 10,000 miles. The bottle doesn’t specify how often to use it. I get them at Walmart. For reference I use the injector cleaner bottle for a car that says every 3,000 miles. I use my truck for long haul, so 10k is fine with me.

By the way, I don’t like mixing it with antigel. In the winter, I just wait until I am in an area where I won’t be using antigel.

 

We have a guy that swears by the stuff. But only adds a bottle at each service. He has a 2017 freightliner with zero emissions issues. Per him

 

New trucks (1-3 years) don’t really have emissions issues. I never had those issues when using big fleet trucks. They get rid of their trucks at 325k-425k miles in the big fleet I was leased to.

 

Sure it works. I don’t use it regularly but when I have usually see enough increase in mpg to cover the cost. I’ve never used Diesel Kleen, but will try it.Always Howe’s or Power Service if any in the past.Cleans and Lubricates injectors. Same with cars. Better to use high detergent gasoline such as BP or Shell instead of Speedway or Other Independants. Fuel is the same, additives are different. I recently replaced throttle body and most sensors on a 10 yr old Pontiac. Full of Black Carbon.Made Me a believer.

 

It is always good to clean the injectors. I am working on a downhome treating of my cylinders on my personal vehicle that sooted up to too much idling. A few runs on the interstate clears it out nicely with fuel treatment.

 

A little mineral spirits maybe, or white lightning? What’s your secret?

 

Nothing more than Techrons complete fuel system cleaner with a STP cleaner as a alternate should supply fail on the store.

It's a basic 350 chevy engine. Nothing fancy. Just replaced the two Oxygen sensors last year this time. That really cleared the computer up being able to properly lean out the mix as it ran better according to what is coming out the exhaust. I don't particularly like it, considering a basic Holley Carberator set up as a alternative to this fancy computer crap. In Arkansas it can be done by stripping out the computer and exhaust etc. We are not a emissions state.

 

Diesel Kleen is actually Power Service (gray bottle).