Sea Foam or STP Fuel Cleaner?

Question

I have a 96' Ford Explorer 141,000 miles and it has never been cleaned before which do you guys recommend...I dont think my engine can rev if it will it may be its last. and also I heard if there alot of build up and you use the fuel additives it will block up is tha true?

Answer 1

Sea Foam without question. This is a great product.

Answer 2

You really want to Tune that sucker up get some Gum Out Intake Manifold EFI Spray and clean the gum out of the throttle body , Change the Plugs and Wire, and Use Lucas Fuel Injector Cleaner! Trust me Had a 1998 Ford F-250 with a 5.7 Liter with Flowmaster getting 15 Miles to the Gallon after i did that Sucker Gets 20 - 25 and that's a big V8 My S-10 i have after doing that gets about 30 - 35 mpg Highway and that's a 6 cylinder.

Answer 3

from the web page ...

This is a demonstration to show how different fuel treatments react with water in your fuel and also how well they burn in your vehicle.

First, we have added equal parts of gasoline and fuel treatment into the beaker at the left. Then we have taken water, colored with green food coloring and added it to this mixture. After mixing the beaker, you can see how well each fuel additive mixes with the fuel and water to eliminate it from your system.

Second, we have taken a small amount of each fuel additive and put it into a metal spoon. We then have used a small torch to ignite the fuel treatment. In each case we speak of the flash point, which tells you how readily it ignites, indicating the good or bad primary cleaning agents. Low flash point is desired. You can also see how well the fuel treatment burns and more importantly, what is left in your combustion chamber when the burn is complete.

Web page has pictures and more information!

Answer 4

You need to be careful here, many fuel additive will damage the catlytic converter. I use redline S1 or S2 cleaner. I tested many different cleaners, and found it to be safe and cleans well. You can also take out the injectors and get it cleaned.

I would not use any type of engine sledge removal. You would do more harm than good if not used properly.

Answer 5

Joie,
I strongly recommend two other brands that actually do a better job. You can get then ant any NAPA store. 3M Complete Fuel System Cleaner and Chevron fuel injector cleaner. They also have Sea-Foam.

Answer 6

Either sea foam or gum out