Redex dosage

[rippedoffagain]

Hi

I chucked a full bottle of Redex in my tank last time I filled up. I've since read somewhere that the correct dosage is one capful per gallon. If that's the case then my motor has OD'ed on the stuff.

Will it do any harm?

[surrey_man]

ive od on the stuff many times never seems to have hurt it only when i used to shuff it down the carb on old cars smoked like a gooden

[ian2000t]

What does the redex do? Does it clean the injectors, or de-coke the engine then?

I always thought it was just an octane booster, but i'm guessing not because all 740s/940s are ok on regular unleaded aren't they?

[surrey_man]

it cleans the injectors (or carb back in the good old days)

u can use it the tank or down the plug holes (or at lest u used to be able to use it down the plug holes)

[rippedoffagain]

Originally Posted by ian2000t

What does the redex do? Does it clean the injectors, or de-coke the engine then?

It is supposed to clean all sorts, injectors, valves, coke deposits on the inside of the cyclinder head and in the grooves that the piston rings sit in etc.

I have two concerns about using too much though. Firstly my O2 sensor played up since I did it (a reset cleared the fault without having to do anything else, lets hope it stays that way). Secondly the afforesaid carbon deposits might be the only think holding the engine together after 166k+ miles.

A situation from our local pub springs to mind, not about Redex but of filth holding stuff together. In several years of one landlord running the pub the beer lines were never cleaned. They gave the place up and their bar manager took over as tennant/landlord. The first thing he did once it was 'his ship' was clean the lines. On doing so several of the pipes sprung leaks at several points along them. Years of beer gunk were all that was holding the pipes together. In much the same way I'm worried that years of carbon deposits might be all that holds my engine together.

[surrey_man]

If it was a rad or oil flush then yes i would say no as it will spring leaks but never had a redex prob evey time i get a new car i use the little white bottle and fill tank right up always seesm to make em move faster

[rippedoffagain]

Originally Posted by surrey_man

If it was a rad or oil flush then yes i would say no as it will spring leaks but never had a redex prob evey time i get a new car i use the little white bottle and fill tank right up always seesm to make em move faster

Thanks, thats reassuring. Its done a few miles since I put the Redex in and other than the possibly unrelated O2 sensor problem it seems fine so far. No noticeable improvement in engine performance or smooth running though, but then it wasn't bad to start with.

[surrey_man]

only other thing that came to mind is put more fuel in it

my volvo tock a while to clean its self place i got it from had it for a few months bloke before the garge seemed to have done nothing with it for a few years i redexed it run it like norm for a few days then tock it on the motorway floored it (sorry cant say speed but fast)

then i heard a pop and wow she moved even quicker

but u wont realy see any diffince if the car was runnning ok inn first place mine was not cover in oil and dirty all over the place

[rippedoffagain]

Originally Posted by surrey_man

but u wont realy see any diffince if the car was runnning ok inn first place mine was not cover in oil and dirty all over the place

I bought the Redex because I'd miscalculated my miles per gallon. I thought I was only getting 20mpg. I didn't Redex it straight away (forgot I had it), then I recalculated my mpg and found I was really getting 30, which I'm told is about right for my car. Then while cleaning the interior again I found my Redex and decided seeing as I'd bought it I might as well chuck it in, which I did the next time I filled up.

[surrey_man]

25-30 sounds about right

I think am on 20-25 thou but then again am turbo and can be heavyly footed