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  inherentchoice on 09/04/2019 - 11:15

  +1

  They've also got $5 injector cleaner which seems decent.

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    MasterScythe on 09/04/2019 - 13:22

    Genuinely better off simply running 5L of of E10 fuel (make sure it's the 94RON, not the 91RON stuff).
    MUCH better value.

    The vast majority of injector cleaners are '990ml/L Hydrocarbons'.
    Say you put in a 500ml bottle?
    5L of E10 (10% of 5000ml = 500ml).

    So you get 5L of fuel instead of 500ml; and you still get the 500ml of Hydrocarbon you're wanting to clean the injectors.

    E10 is not to be feared, just avoid the '91 RON' E10.
    Freedom, Shell, and Mobil (7/11) have the 94Ron.

    Most horror stories come from USA when they first\only introduced E20.

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      inherentchoice on 09/04/2019 - 13:36

      +1

      Fifth Gear did some science and found injector cleaner had the single biggest impact in restoring lost power to an old car…

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efIJHf7h5kI

      Also you can't put E10 in a diesel. Might be bad for some older vehicles too.

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      rooster7777 on 09/04/2019 - 14:34

      "Hydrocarbons" is a generic name covering a crapload of compounds - the definition of hydrocarbon being a compound composed only of hydrogen and carbon. This includes for example paraffin wax, petrol, diesel, and propane etc. So by the logic above, you could simply add petrol to your petrol to boost hydrocarbons…. doesn't make sense unless the hydrocarbon is one which specifically by nature cleans the injectors eh?
      And since the E in E10 fuel is ethanol (the alcohol most of us like to drink), which is C2H5OH, it fails the hydrocarbon defininition because along with hydrogen and carbon it contains Oxygen. Not saying ethanol won't clean injectors in this scenario… dunno
      E10 is to be feared if you operate equipment which is not designed for E10. It is corrosive to types of rubber traditionally used in fuel hoses, seals etc. In relatively recent times manufacturers have incorporated E10 resistant hoses and seals, but if your car isn't a recent model either research compatibility or avoid E fuels.
      As far as 91RON or 94RON fuel, whether an E version or not, there's no need to avoid 91 Ron fuels unless your car has relatively high compression, or has a smart engine control system which adjusts valve timing, ignition timing etc etc…. in which case you should get better fuel consumption with higher RON fuel - now whether the extra price of higher RON negates the benefit of higher fuel consumption is often a fail point for bargain hunters.
      What is RON? A measure of the flash (explosion) point of a fuel under a certain amount of compression. More compression, higher RON fuel required.
      PS You're wasting your money putting higher RON fuel in your old volkswagen beetle with a CR of something like 6.6 to 1. Kero anybody?

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  haydent on 09/04/2019 - 11:33

  Site slow though :(

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  Chazzozz on 09/04/2019 - 12:08

  +1

  Cool. I'm just about to change the oil in one of my cars and was waiting for Penrite to come on sale somewhere. Thanks OP.

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  Gusper on 10/04/2019 - 21:35

  The new shop on South Rd SA next to the new Bunnings had 20% of everything today. They even gave me 20% of items ordered in. I think it was one day only but Simone else might be able to confirm this tomorrow.