Is it worth to buy the fuel cleaner system they sell at the chevy dealer, because the service advisor says that i need it and i only have 12000 miles. so do yall guys think its worth it.

 

I would personally tell them no. I run a can of seafoam in the tank once a year to clean the lines and injectors. Never had an issue.

 

http://www.epa.gov/oms/fuels.htm part of it says:
Beginning in 1989, EPA required gasoline to meet volatility standards (in two phases) to decrease evaporative emissions of gasoline in the summer months. Upon passage of the 1990 CAA amendments, EPA began monitoring the winter oxygenated fuels program implemented by the states to help control emissions of carbon monoxide. EPA also set requirements for gasoline to be treated with detergents and deposit control additives.

 

The best pour-in-the-tank fuel injector cleaner is BG44K.

 

And which major brand of gas do you think dosn't have cleaners it it already?

 

The tanks (unless a new station) still have old tanks and they get sediment in there and that occasionally can still get in you tank. The sock will block most of it, but some could still get through. But what the dealership charges for their cleaing service is overly expensive for what they do.

 

Most gas stations either replaced their tanks ten years ago or closed shop when the EPA mandated double-wall, galvanized USTs. The tanks themselves actually stay fairly clean now because the new electronic pumps are sensitive to "sediment" and have pretty good filtering systems.

You don't need injector cleaner at 12,000 miles, and Seafoam and the like are gimmicks that are good at keeping your wallet clean. If you get around 100,000 miles and the power and gas mileage start dropping, then you should seek out a full injector clean.

 

You keep believing that.

This is a photo I took of one of our step trucks in 2006. And this truck usually only used one station, and it was even a so called "top tier" fuel.


IN almost 30 years of driving, I have never had a fuel pump or any related fuel system problem. All fuel tanks have sediment. It comes in from the fuel trucks also, not just the breakdown of the tanks.

I'll stick with my annual preventative maintenance.