CarrieC

Costco on Maui. Why is that so bringing me down.............?

Sportstick

Time for happy hour at the gas pump! Thanks for the advice, Glyn!

Simon_E

Hi Glyn,

Based on your expertise, would you say that using only Chevron gas would obviate the need to add Techron-in-a-bottle?

In other words, can one assume that the dose of Techron that Chevron gas contains (and in particular the higher octane, premium version one would use for the newer MB engines) would not allow the build-up of deposits that would require the application of an extra-dose of Techron?

Uncle

If you use Chevron fuel with Techron, you should not have to add the bottled product. If you have been using fuel with no additive pack, you may want to add a bottle. The cheapest and least expensive way to use this stuff is from the pump.
The Chevron plant that makes Techron, makes similar products for other majors.
It is the gold standard.

Upstate88NY

Would you folks recommend Techron over SeaFoam or are both used for different purposes? Thank you

greasykid

Costco carries Thechron 6 pack@ $19.99. Goes on sale often for $7 less. $12.99 for 6 pack. Use it every 3-5,000 mi. Has worked great.

Sportstick

Something sounds too far off to be the same product......

thenew3

Items on costco's website include shipping in the price listed. Thus often prices on costco's site is higher than in the actual store.

Sportstick

I think I found the issue and it's not related to shipping pricing. Chevron makes different products. Costco carries Techron ProGuard in their stores which is not the same as the fuel system concentrate. I don't see any source for Techron concentrate online at the pricing suggested above, but Pro Guard gets close. Here's a quote from another forum having the same discussion.

Quote:
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.

74Etoile

What's the difference between techron d and techron concentrate plus ? Major help advance thanks