General Redex Petrol Treatment

[punto119]

I bought some Redex Petrol Treatment today, and when I got home I noticed that it says on the back that it cleans carburettors. Will it still be okay for use with my mk2b 1.2L 8v Punto, even though it is fuel injected? I wish I had read the label before I bought it and threw away the receipt! :bang: Thanks for your help.

 

[dave]

where you buy it from? some places take stuff back with out a receipt.

there are much better products about than redex these days

 

[SamuraiDragon]

there are much better products about than redex these days

so what are they? lol

i feel like a real novice asking this, but whats the purpose of this type of product and how will it benefit my 1.2 16v?

 

[dave]

vpower

forte

comma

cleans injectors mainley

 

[SamuraiDragon]

so do u just pour it into the fuel tank and leave it?

 

[Freebo]

Yea, you pour to the line for 1 tank. If you wanna feel extreme you can pour it directly into your engine through the throttle, it will clean the engine/create white smoke (I wouldn't recommend doing this but I have in the past)

 

[dave]

yes read instructions though some you use whole bottle some you dont.

if you use vpower you just use it like normal petrol

 

[SamuraiDragon]

so ud recommend vpower out of em all?

 

[Freebo]

is this vpower as in Shell V power?

 

[dave]

yeah its same as adding cleaners your self but they are already added

 

[DaveMcT]

Im pretty sure the BP stuff is 98 octane with all the usual cleaning additives. Cars with knock sensors will do more miles per £ than on plain unleaded.

 

[MadMan0]

so is the Bp stuff worth using in a 1997 mk1 punto 55 s 1.1L?
I put it in by mistake last year costing me alot more

I didnt notice any difference to the car or mpg

 

[bredsticz]

You have to use it regularly to notice any difference if you do even get any at all!

Redex is fine. I put it in my throttle body to clean it out and it's direct into the cylinders then. Clears any crap out

 

[Ziggy122]

I've used this stuff a couple of times

I've noticed my car becomes smoother when revving
I get alot less of Juddering/Jolt when i let off the throttle when i've hardly pressed it

I did at one point got a ""higher"" Mpg, but tbh it was negligible

But for 1.99 when on offer at tesco it aint that bad to put in once in its life

Ziggy

 

[punto119]

where you buy it from? some places take stuff back with out a receipt.

there are much better products about than redex these days

Thanks for all of your replies. I bought it from ASDA so I don't think I can return it now. Will it be safe to use? It might not be effective, but I just want to make sure it won't damage my car. Thank.

 

[dave]

ASDA will take it back, but may only refund you a voucher card without receipt.

 

[des0]

Yea, you pour to the line for 1 tank. If you wanna feel extreme you can pour it directly into your engine through the throttle, it will clean the engine/create white smoke (I wouldn't recommend doing this but I have in the past)

did this in an astra which was facing my house (poured it down the spark plug holes in the engine) turned over the engine and covered the front window, it was like watching a sam pekinpah film all this red stuff flying through the air

even took it for a spin and couldn't see anything out of the back window for smoke
if you are going to do it, do it at night when it not busy on the roads as you will make smoke for a while :devil:

 

[DaveMcT]

But who knows if its actually cleaning the engine or if the smoke is just Redex burning off.

 

[burtz]

This stuff made no improvement what so ever when i used it. Ive heard the forge stuff is very good.

 

[jimboy]

Its worth going online & doing some homework here. Snake oil is a term most serious petrol heads recognise Google is your friend, read what the experts say. At the end of the day its a multi billion pound/dollar industry.