# Injector cleaners **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** corolla, toyota\ **Created:** [July 24, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363 "2010-07-24T01:33:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ronny\_Speir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@Ronny\_Speir](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ronny_Speir)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/1 "2010-07-24T01:33:51Z")
I have a 1996 toy in very good shape and want to know if adding fuel injector cleaner about evrey 5 or 6 tank fill helps if so any particular brand is reccomended car has 14400mi on it and is maintained according to manual thanks ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/2 "2010-07-24T01:39:23Z")
Can’t hurt, any problem you’re trying to solve? I’ve used Techron. ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/3 "2010-07-24T02:04:17Z")
Every 5 or 6 tanks is overkill. I add a bottle of Chevron Techron or Seafoam to my vehicles about once or twice a year as preventive maintenance. Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![Ronny\_Speir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@Ronny\_Speir](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ronny_Speir)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/4 "2010-07-24T02:05:34Z")
no problems just tryiny to maintain car for as lomg as possible thanks ---
**Author:** ![twotone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@twotone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/twotone)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/5 "2010-07-24T05:10:14Z")
My independent BMW mechanic recommends BG 44K twice a year. Twotone ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/6 "2010-07-24T15:50:22Z")
Techron once a year works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/7 "2010-07-24T19:32:55Z")
Sounds to me you are trying to fix a problem that you don’t have. Modern fuels come with all the cleaner injectors normally need. Now if you are buying sub par fuel … ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/8 "2010-07-25T01:14:44Z")
I think what you are doing is overkill. I use fuel system cleaner or fuel injector cleaner with each oil change. I try to alternate between the two. Of course this is no substitute for regularly changing your fuel filter. ---
**Author:** ![Ronny\_Speir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@Ronny\_Speir](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ronny_Speir)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/9 "2010-07-25T03:22:33Z")
not trying to fix a problem just doing maintenace Dont know what sub par fuel is,I use fuel from just a few stations but make sure they are busy there for fuel should be good am I wrong or right thanks to every one ---
**Author:** ![Al\_in\_MD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/al_in_md/32/1658_2.png) [@Al\_in\_MD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Al_in_MD)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/10 "2010-07-26T00:20:06Z")
You are wasting your money. If you are using a top tier gasoline with high detergent levels, you need not use fuel additives. ---
**Author:** ![dtownsend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@dtownsend](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dtownsend)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/11 "2010-07-29T01:02:50Z")
i have a 94 Corolla with almost 200,000 miles on it. I have never used any type of injector cleaners and have never had any related problems. I don’t think that they are necessary. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/injector-cleaners/52363/12 "2010-07-29T21:20:06Z")
It doesn’t help. The gas you buy already has sufficient cleaners in it. But if it helps you sleep better, know that it doesn’t hurt either.