madmandegge
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| posted on 8/4/08 at 12:11 PM |
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Petrol additives (e.g. Redex, STP etc)
Hi all,
posted earlier this week with a 2.0 DOHC Sierra engine that wouldn't start, have now got it started, thanks to some Easy Start.
Hasn't been run very much in the past 6 or so months, and from what I've seen could do with a bit of a blasting.
So my question is really, do you guys rate any of the Redex products?
edit - May post this in the Fuel injection subforum if people think it'd get more responses there?
Thanks again
[Edited on 8/4/08 by madmandegge]
[Edited on 8/4/08 by madmandegge]
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blakep82
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| posted on 8/4/08 at 12:13 PM |
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well..... i know a lot of people use redex to clean out the engine
when i used redex though, i went through 3 fuel pipes. my car kept blowing them open at traffic lights. the problem stopped after a few new petrol
hoses and me stopping using redex.
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worX
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| posted on 8/4/08 at 12:15 PM |
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Why are you going to just "top up" with Optimax. Surely now you've done a bit of problem solving and it looks like it could be the
fuel, you should drain the tank fully, clean it and then start with fresh petrol.
Decent/clean/fresh petrol is all everone elses car is running on, so why not give it a chance in yours before throwing other quick-fixes at it?
Steve
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madmandegge
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| posted on 8/4/08 at 12:17 PM |
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True I suppose, is draining the tank relatively easy?
To be honest I wasn't entirely sure it was the fuel, but not being mechanically savvy, I'd suppose that would make sense as it runs
now!
edit - And blowing fuel pipes doesn't sound too fun either! 
[Edited on 8/4/08 by madmandegge]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 8/4/08 at 12:22 PM |
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I use to use redex till I switched to optimax stuff, don't see the point in using both.
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blakep82
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| posted on 8/4/08 at 12:39 PM |
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noooo, my fuel pipes get blowing right before the injector rail, so it was pissing fuel all over my starter motor it did it while i was away from
my house, so it was fingers crossed every time i had to start the engine, because electrics and petrol dont mix! ha ha
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DarrenW
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 08:22 AM |
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Im a little curious as to how redex would cause fuel pipes to blow off? If they were in good order and correctly secured then that shouldnt happen. If
it was a common occurence then id guess the product would have been pulled on safety grounds by now. Its been in use since before engines were
invented hasnt it???
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blakep82
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| posted on 11/4/08 at 12:26 AM |
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all i know is, as soon as i started using it, my car had its fuel hose replaced 3 times and was fine once i stopped using it. thats good enough for
me!
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