Thanks all for the feedback. Apologize for starting another "oil thread"...seen a lot of them on the forums for all of the various MC's I ride.
A white paper would have been nice, but it seems that the FI cleaner biz is wide open for snake oil.
Truth be told, I got gallons of Lucas for free so I'm using it up. Lucas is probably the least informative of all the brands. Mostly it is petroleum distillate and the cleaner portion is not openly disclosed. Probably a benign or just average cleaner so now that I have a diesel...I can use it up
My simple searching shows Techron is informative and has the highest cleaning trade secret contents carried in distillate. Seafoam has a polyolefin amine (cleaner) but lower content. Berryman B-12 has an exotic blend of aromatics, alcohols, and a small portion of trade secret cleaner. I bet it cleans but the toluene and ketones could eat up most elastomer o-rings/seals with prolonged exposure.
All said, I'll join the group thinking for Techron in the new RT's tank. Thanks again.
Yes and one needs to remember Techron is a cleaner only. One needs to also treat for corn gas also.
As I said I use Yamalub Ring Freehttps://www.westmarine.com/yamaha-ring-free-fuel-additive-2280683.html and have for many years. It does everything it says it does.
I use Star Tron to treat the corn fuel http://www.starbrite.com/item/star-tron-gasoline-additive again it does what it says.
I mix into various sized squeeze STA-BIL bottles I had saved before I found Star Tron. It is mixed so 1 ounce treats five gallons for both corn and Techron. I don't use it every fill especially when running slab to get somewhere.
I have to say if you have never used Sea Foam and fogged a Harley Davidson you have no clue how well and effective carbon removers are. You ran it hot, pulled the plugs sprayed it liberally on top of the pistons, put the plugs in, let sit 5 mins, pull your air filter off, start the bike and spray it into the intake, and just make your whole neighborhood into a cloud of smoke, then change your oil. And it works, no snake oil, nothing but better living through chemicals.
It is your bike do what you want, but I would not trust ANY load of gas to any station 100% in this day and age. I mean it is mixed into the truck at the terminal so anything can happen. I try to use a top name brand and on the road I burn Sheetz, and Turkey Hill or whatever is the franchise Stations are in the area I am in.
In the 70's I worked in a gas station. We had to stick the tanks to change shifts to make sure all gallons matched off all the pumps to the tanks. We also checked for water. We used a paste on the end of this 15 foot wooden pole about 3-4 inches from the end. If there was water in the tank it would turn pink. It always had a bit in it but I think if we got to 3"(cant remember the exact amount) they would have to pump the tank, and add fresh fuel to that grade of gas. I am wondering if the do that with technology now on new installs, but how do Mom and Pop's take care of it? And I still adhere to never buying gas when it has just been dumped.
But hey I am old so habits and opinions die hard.
