# Top tier gas **URL:** \ **Category:** Power/Fuel\ **Tags:** gasoline\ **Created:** [September 11, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461 "2007-09-11T18:25:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yumpin\_Yimminie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9f8e36/32.png) [@Yumpin\_Yimminie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yumpin_Yimminie)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/1 "2007-09-11T18:25:58Z")
I’m unable to find a ‘Top Tier Gas’ retailer in the city where I live. Which additives can I add to the fuel tank that will do the job the ‘Top Tier Gas’ is supposed to? ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/2 "2007-09-11T18:27:53Z")
You want to explain what you think a Top Tier Gas is?? ---
**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:** [September 11, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/3 "2007-09-11T18:39:43Z")
[http://www.toptiergas.com/](http://www.toptiergas.com/) So far I am not convinced it is anything more than a marketing ploy. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/4 "2007-09-12T00:24:04Z")
[b]This gas is spec’d by many automobile manufacturers because they believe that what is considered as normal detergents in gasoline doesn’t go far enough in keeping engines clean. And I believe them! If you ever took an engine apart that used the regular detergents, you’d find the backside of the intake valves covered in carbon. [http://www.chevron.com/products/prodserv/fuels/techrongas/](http://www.chevron.com/products/prodserv/fuels/techrongas/) Here’s a website that explains what top tier gasoline is, and where it’s sold. Tester[/b] ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/5 "2007-09-12T00:29:50Z")
Most, if not all, major oil company gasoline is “Top Tier”. Chevron Techron injector cleaner is a good substitute… ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 9:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/6 "2007-09-12T09:17:28Z")
Actually, that is not true. If you look at the list of Top Tier brands listed on their website, you will see the absence of names such as Exxon, BP, Gulf, Citgo, and most other “major” brands. For instance, in the North East, Shell is the only Top Tier brand that is widely available. I can tell you from personal experience that changing over to regular use of Shell eliminated a serious hesitation problem that a friend of mine was experiencing with his Accord. The dealership had ruled out everything else as a cause of the hesitation, and they wanted to sell him on their very expensive fuel system cleaning. I suggested using Shell gas instead of that cleaning. Several tankfuls later, the hesitation that had existed for a few months went away. Now, a year or so later, with consistent use of Shell gas, the hesitation has not returned. And, since the Shell station near me is also the cheapest gas station in the county, using their gas is truly a “no-brainer”. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 11:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/7 "2007-09-12T11:29:59Z")
I, too, live in an area where there are very few stations selling a Top Tier brand. When I can, I fill up at a Top Tier station (Shell, in this case). I believe it’s worth it, even if the gas costs a few cents more, and I may start using Techron more often to compensate for the lack of detergents in other brands. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/8 "2007-09-12T13:01:18Z")
I agree. And, since my Shell station actually charges less than the competition ($2.47 per gallon of regular at last notice), I am fortunate to live near this station. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/9 "2007-09-12T15:31:36Z")
I only know of ONE shell gas that’s anywhere near me…but it’s so far out of the way it’s NOT worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/10 "2007-09-12T17:06:07Z")
96% use brand X and their cars run just fine…“Top Tier” has that marketing ploy feel to it…ALL retail gasoline has additives to keep injectors clean. EPA rules, not an oil company option. The major, integrated, oil companies trade gasoline among themselves depending on refinery and pipeline locations. Gasoline is gasoline, a consumer commodity… ---
**Author:** ![genex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@genex](https://community.cartalk.com/u/genex)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/11 "2007-09-12T17:58:27Z")
'The major, integrated, oil companies trade gasoline among themselves depending on refinery and pipeline locations. ’ True but the additive package is added by the company selling the gasoline not by the refiner . ---
**Author:** ![sparlingphoto\_153006](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sparlingphoto_153006/32/302_2.png) [@sparlingphoto\_153006](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sparlingphoto_153006)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/12 "2007-09-17T03:34:36Z")
You probably think that 9/11 was an inside job and that profits are evil! Use top tiers and your car’s intake valves, injectors and catalytic converter will love you…that is all. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 4:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/top-tier-gas/4461/13 "2007-09-17T04:50:41Z")
Chevron is another one.