Redex Petrol Cleaner

[stevens1]

Hi i got my first car 3 weeks ago and i saw redex petrol cleaner in halfords. Does this actually work and is it any good? These are the things it aparently does.

• Helps increase fuel economy
• Cleans injectors
• Helps restore performance
• Reduces emissions

Do you recomended in buying this stuff or not?

Its only £4 so i think why not but i dont really know.

I have a 2002 1.1 petrol clio.

 

[jack_kemp]

No, it's crap. Will make no noticeable difference at all.
You might see a tiny increase in fuel economy, but not nearly enough to see your £4 back.

 

[Addz]

I've always chucked it in my cars every now and again, might do f**k all but i get it from work dirt cheap anyway

 

[SimonR.]

I doubt it but why not just give it a go for the sake of four quid.

 

[Dave.]

makes bugger all difference mate, if you want clean injectors etc get them ultrasonically cleaned. the only way

 

[jack_kemp]

I doubt it but why not just give it a go for the sake of four quid.

Because he'd be better off throwing his £4 at a pigeon.
Although, if you pay with 4 £1 coins, the weight saved will double the performance increase.

 

[Dave.]

lol Jack!

 

[EllD90]

He could throw 4x £1 coins at 4 pigeons

 

[Nick172Cup]

Just does the same thing as running Shell V-power for a tank, and no doubt the Shell does a better job/better for the engine. Either way it probably wont make a difference with the car/engine you have.

 

[stevens1]

My uncle looked at my car and said that the injectors were very very dirty and needed cleaning. What is the best thing to do/use to clean the injectors?

 

[Dave.]

i f**king hate pidgeon's, wheres my wallet....

 

[Dave.]

makes bugger all difference mate, if you want clean injectors etc get them ultrasonically cleaned. the only way

eeh hmm

 

[Addz]

My uncle looked at my car and said that the injectors were very very dirty and needed cleaning. What is the best thing to do/use to clean the injectors?

Can you tell how mucked up injectors are by just looking at them? :S

 

[Soot1e]

My uncle looked at my car and said that the injectors were very very dirty and needed cleaning. What is the best thing to do/use to clean the injectors?

You can't clean them yourself, if you rub the injector ends with any type of material it won't do much good. You need to take them a a fuel injection specialist and have them ultasonically cleaned, they can also tell you if the fuel spray pattern is correct or blocked.

 

[GiT]

Redex........ think about this...

...what liquid is used to clean components and metal items in some old-school engineering places? Petrol.

Petrol itself is a great cleaner... so if an injector is messing about - as stated, ultrasonic cleaning is the only way.