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Carb Cleaner - HarryHornby - 04-02-16
Hi All,
I remember a while back there was a discussion on here about carb/fuel cleaner. Someone mentioned about a really good one you can get from Halfords for about £15, there are several on their site for that, does anyone remember which one was recommended?
I'm looking at a one shot thing that gives the fuel system a good cleaning with the hope of increasing performance.
Re: Carb Cleaner - darrsi - 04-02-16
STP Complete Fuel System Cleaner.
Use half a bottle per full tank, over 2 tanks worth.
Re: Carb Cleaner - Frosties - 04-02-16
(04-02-16, 03:41 PM)darrsi link Wrote: STP Complete Fuel System Cleaner.
Use half a bottle per full tank, over 2 tanks worth.
+1...............except I chuck the whole bottle in for 1 tank :lol
Re: Carb Cleaner - darrsi - 04-02-16
(04-02-16, 04:23 PM)Frosties link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=19305.msg223389#msg223389 date=1454596894]
STP Complete Fuel System Cleaner.
Use half a bottle per full tank, over 2 tanks worth.
+1...............except I chuck the whole bottle in for 1 tank :lol
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I only do short runs on the way to and from work which is the main reason I use it once a year, and why I prefer it over the longer period, but if I was doing motorway runs or constant higher speed then yeah I guess it would work quite well being flushed through at speed. :thumbup
Re: Carb Cleaner - Mick-H - 04-02-16
Silkolene Pro FST, good stuff
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-New-Silkolene-Pro-FST-Advanced-Motorcycle-Motorbike-Fuel-System-Treatment-1L-/131434729244?hash=item1e9a1ecf1c:g:9p8AAOSw2XFUfvvX
Re: Carb Cleaner - darrsi - 04-02-16
(04-02-16, 08:23 PM)Mick-H link Wrote: Silkolene Pro FST, good stuff
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-New-Silkolene-Pro-FST-Advanced-Motorcycle-Motorbike-Fuel-System-Treatment-1L-/131434729244?hash=item1e9a1ecf1c:g:9p8AAOSw2XFUfvvX
Really?
You're the first person i've ever really heard compliment that stuff.
I tried it years ago for carb icing and it was no good at all for that, which is what made me do a bit of research and stumbled on the 99% Isopropyl Alcohol treatment instead, which worked very well and was way cheaper too.
Re: Carb Cleaner - fazersharp - 04-02-16
(04-02-16, 09:19 PM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=Mick-H link=topic=19305.msg223416#msg223416 date=1454613811]
Silkolene Pro FST, good stuff
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-New-Silkolene-Pro-FST-Advanced-Motorcycle-Motorbike-Fuel-System-Treatment-1L-/131434729244?hash=item1e9a1ecf1c:g:9p8AAOSw2XFUfvvX
Really?
You're the first person i've ever really heard compliment that stuff.
I tried it years ago for carb icing and it was no good at all for that, which is what made me do a bit of research and stumbled on the 99% Isopropyl Alcohol treatment instead, which worked very well and was way cheaper too.
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Is that the same stuff here http://cpc.farnell.com/isopropyl-alcohol-ipa/prl/results
And is it cheaper here
Re: Carb Cleaner - darrsi - 04-02-16
(04-02-16, 10:30 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=19305.msg223427#msg223427 date=1454617180]
[quote author=Mick-H link=topic=19305.msg223416#msg223416 date=1454613811]
Silkolene Pro FST, good stuff
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-New-Silkolene-Pro-FST-Advanced-Motorcycle-Motorbike-Fuel-System-Treatment-1L-/131434729244?hash=item1e9a1ecf1c:g:9p8AAOSw2XFUfvvX
Really?
You're the first person i've ever really heard compliment that stuff.
I tried it years ago for carb icing and it was no good at all for that, which is what made me do a bit of research and stumbled on the 99% Isopropyl Alcohol treatment instead, which worked very well and was way cheaper too.
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Is that the same stuff here http://cpc.farnell.com/isopropyl-alcohol-ipa/prl/results
And is it cheaper here
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IPA is only good for carb icing, not carb cleaning, as it binds with any water/moisture in the tank and burns it off as fuel, but also lowers the freezing point so will prevent icing from happening.
There's two types though, 99%+ alcohol, and the other is around 70% i think but the other 30% is water so defeats the object.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-LITRE-PURE-99-9-ISOPROPANOL-IPA-SOLVENT-5L-CLEANER-ISOPROPYL-ALCOHOL-/191716560154?hash=item2ca3328d1a:g:N14AAOSwPhdVR6F3
STP Complete Fuel System Cleaner is the only one of its type that i have ever had noticeable good results with before,and i've tried a few.
Re: Carb Cleaner - HarryHornby - 05-02-16
Cheers lads. My plan was to wait until it warms up and ridnig more, infact I will probably wait for a lofo run where we'll do a couple of hundred miles in a day and use the stuff then.