Super Tech Fuel Injector Cleaner

[K511Wilson]

I have been using Super Tech Fuel Injector & Carburetor Cleaner and Super Tech Fuel Treatment in my 2006 Chevy HHR for ~ 6 months now. I use the injector cleaner one month and the gas treatment the next. I don't have any problems with my car, I'm just using it as a preventative measure. I was wondering if the Super Tech brand does what it should, or if I should use a name brand like STP of Gumout. Is the Super Tech the same stuff or is it just a waist of money?

[K511Wilson]

Another thing I was looking at the MSDS sheets for the Super Tech Gas Treatment and the Super Tech Injector Cleaner online, they look like they are the same thing. Are they the same thing?

[alfonso2501]

I use Chevron Techron Concentrate about 3-4 times a year for about 10 years now in 2 different cars. I think it's the best out there. However, I’ve been hearing lots of good things about Seafoam, & might try that some time.

[J-Ri]

A lot of Wal Mart products are lower quality than other products, that's not to say all are. Brand name products there are usually lower quality because Wal Mart tells companies how much they will pay for a particular item (with food for sure, heard from an executive at a local cereal factory). If they can cut corners and get the cost down to where they still profit (often cents each), they end up selling a crappy light bulb that burns out after 2 weeks, and another the next week compared to the same brand from an auto parts store that's lasted 1.5 years. (but that's another story)

['97ventureowner]

Originally Posted by J-Ri

A lot of Wal Mart products are lower quality than other products, that's not to say all are. Brand name products there are usually lower quality because Wal Mart tells companies how much they will pay for a particular item (with food for sure, heard from an executive at a local cereal factory).

While some of that may be true to a point, one must realize that even though some of the products may be "lower quality" than what you'd find in a higher end store, they still must meet federal government guidelines that are in place to ensure safety. A lot of the hype concerning Wal Mart and quality was started by the unions in an attempt to discredit Wal Mart and "bully" them . (Just look at most of the anti-Wal Mart sites out there and you'll discover they are started by the unions.) A good thing has come out of places like Wal Mart, Home Depot, Lowes,Target and other big box retailers telling manufacturers to cut prices and increase productivity. Many new ways of producing products , shipping them,and other way to market them have come about to revolutionize the industry and make it more productive and profitable. What one really needs to worry about today is the stuff you find in the dollar stores as they have a worse track record than what you find at Wal Mart. I make a majority of my purchases at Wal Mart and never have a problem or issue with anything I purchase. many of the same items are found at KMart and Target as well.

[J-Ri]

Originally Posted by '97ventureowner

What one really needs to worry about today is the stuff you find in the dollar stores as they have a worse track record than what you find at Wal Mart. I make a majority of my purchases at Wal Mart and never have a problem or issue with anything I purchase. many of the same items are found at KMart and Target as well.

I completely agree that dollar stores are much worse, I shopped at one once. Once. I know some people who have been happy with Wal Mart (or K Mart and Target as you pointed out) quality. I personally have purchased several products (most automotive) that were broken in the box, missing pieces, broke while using, or lasted only a fraction of the time they should have (two headlight bulbs). Now the only way I would shop there is if there was nothing else open and I absolutely needed the product now.

[ahoier]

I don't know if/how the injector cleaner(s) actually work, but I've been previously, I used STP. This past application, I dumped in the SuperTech, I'll check it out after 2500 miles and see how it works.


I'm mainly using it for "peace of mind" anyways....I keep my vehicle well tuned, etc....but I haven't noticed a difference in idle or anything since I put the SuperTech in.


SuperTech is just Wal-Mart's brand, it's likely packed by another "bigger" company, but they put wal-mart's brand label on it, and sell it in bulk, for cheaper.

Which is the reason for the cost difference (vs. STP, GumOut, Champion, etc) of products the same time.


Something I don't quite understand, some of those Injector/Carb cleaners say to put it in a nearly empty tank, some say to put it in a full tank...

I think it was the GumOut, that said to get the tank near empty as possible, then add the cleaner, then fill up.

The SuperTech Inj/Carb cleaner label says to add it to a full tank.

Why the difference in procedure....? If both products do basically the same thing?

['97ventureowner]

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