Do fuel system cleaners actually work? Testing Gumout "All-in-One"

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9 жыл бұрын

This is the first test in a series of fuel cleaner test I will be performing to see how fuel cleaners work and if they actually work. In this video I tested Gumout "All in one" fuel system cleaner. I use a mini borescope camera to look into the engine and see how dirty the engine is before the fuel treatment and then after the fuel treatment.
I followed the instructions on the container and Gumout fuel cleaner did a great job cleaning the shiny, sludge buildup, but did not work as well as I would have thought on the clumps of hard carbon buildup. It did not clean the cylinders as much as I thought it would since they do say one bottle will clean the engine.
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@BradSk88 8 жыл бұрын

What this video taught me is that a boroscope is a better investment than GumOut.

@juniorgarage8999 8 жыл бұрын

Yes

@InvalidMemberAccount 8 жыл бұрын

Yes! borescopes do an excellent job of cleaning fuel injectors.

@bobgreene2892 7 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your comment-- I also would prefer a good borescope to GumOut. To think these scopes have been out fewer than 10 years at an inexpensive, consumer level is truly amazing.

@arthursmith643 7 жыл бұрын

Bob Greene use BG 44K

@bobgreene2892 7 жыл бұрын

Tell me more...

@justinbond9987 9 жыл бұрын

Both Ericthecarguy and scotty kilmer promoted this product but did not do any testing or show any before and after pictures. I like how you are not even being payed and you are taking the initiative to do your own testing and sharing the results with your viewers. Kudos to you ChrisFix. Great video, thank you.

@chrisfix 9 жыл бұрын

Justin Bond Thanks a lot man! I try hard to always show results and provide content to my viewers that will teach them and/or build curiosity! I am glad you liked the video!

@TomO-if7nh 7 жыл бұрын

+JustinBond Scotty Kilmer has so many advertisement videos. I don't know which of his I should believe. +ChrisFix has great videos.

@jacobjordan4969 7 жыл бұрын

Justin Bond fgjchgufdtmgsh

@sambat2193 7 жыл бұрын

Paid^^

@braydenhenzell1304 6 жыл бұрын

Scotty is a joke, I'm sure he's a great guy and he put's a lot of effort into his videos but the content and information he produces is very narrow sighted

@stevejette2329 4 жыл бұрын

I have been working on my cars since I was 16, now 73 ! Have a post-grad degree in science. Chris Fix does the BEST videos of the best projects. Period. Thanks.

@ugxgaming6541 3 жыл бұрын

I watched pretty much every single kind of car fixing video/other dumb little projects to cars and I have learned how to rebuild engines as in removing pistons, putting new rings on, replacing head gaskets and much more on KZfaq and I feel you are the only one that puts your heart and soul into working on cars, your videos are amazing, keep up the passion for working on cars! I love your drift stang too 😆

@RichardTheGreat210 7 жыл бұрын

this was the first treatment. I'm quite sure after a couple more treatments will work a little better.keep in mind this was put in an engine for the first time in 120k+ miles on it.

@ll_sch1zophr3ni4_ii9 3 жыл бұрын

I put the additive every time I put gas in my car and now I am driving my bicycle to work :)

@shinjukucalling763 3 жыл бұрын

gumout ceo located

@khill4053 2 жыл бұрын

@@shinjukucalling763 _gumout ceo located_ Lucas Oil/Berryman's/STP's/Royal Blue, one of those or any other competitor, fuel treatment ceo located.

@julianchevez9448 2 жыл бұрын

LOooL it said every oil change not every gas fill 😂

@LoneWarrior4 2 жыл бұрын

@@julianchevez9448 I use Lucas High Mileage cleaner after every gas refill in my car

@wtjax 5 жыл бұрын

2014: Hey guys, chris fix here 2019: HAY GUISEEE CHRIS FIX HERE

@sumnerslandscaping5565 4 жыл бұрын

Dont hate on him for promoting his catchphrase. His videos only have like a billion views.

@freshlicks 3 жыл бұрын

Dat KZfaq money hittin’ different in 2019

@derricksgarage3149 3 жыл бұрын

2020: Hey guys, ChrisFish here!

@J.R.G.921 3 жыл бұрын

most every KZfaqr has a catch phrase

@SteveV74 3 жыл бұрын

Wubbalubba-Dub-Dub!

@builder68hotmail 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not a car guy but my takeaway from the fuel additive tests is that it's a slow process. You won't see huge immediate improvement. But if used at each fillup over the course of a vehicle's lifetime compared to one where it wasn't used, you'd see definitive results. You won't clear a mountain of carbon overnight. But you can over time. Or even prevent it from forming in the first place. I'm convinced enough from your videos to start using the stuff. Great videos all around. Thanks, I've learned a LOT.

@urkoolUncle 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this, Chris!!! I'm ignorant about many things car-engine; very low in trust with many service centers. Enjoyed watching the live, objective test.

@rightlanebandit9844 7 жыл бұрын

i think the point of the additive is to remove the soft carbon before it hardens so it needs to be used regurlarly from day 1 not after it accumulates and hardens over 120k miles

@robertmaybeth3434 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't try that because not only isn't it necessary, it's not practical. Drive the car normally, get the engine warmed up at least once a week, use this additive every month or two if you want to, and don't worry about the carbon. The reason you can really forget about it is, a healthy engine will burn away excess carbon with no attention from the owner needed. The amount of carbon buildup is self limiting, burns away as you drive, and if it increases it means you have a different problem (such as faulty injector, clogged air filter, fouled spark plugs, etc.) that needs attention. Fix the problem and the excess carbon will burn away on its own.

@Ghryst 4 жыл бұрын

@@robertmaybeth3434 "a healthy engine will burn away excess carbon" incorrect, a healthy driving style, with plenty of mid-range revs, will keep carbon from building up. ppl who drive around "chugging the engine", (doing 1000-2000 rpms under load) are ppl who get carbon buildup. cars are designed to run under load (accelerating/hill climbing/towing, etc) in the middle of the rpm gauge (2000-4000 rpms), not a the extreme low/high ends. SpecialBonusProTip: carbon does not "burn up", it is the end result of things "burning up"..

@robertmaybeth3434 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ghryst the point is, if you have so much carbon an additive will actually improve your engine, you're doing something wrong. I too use these additives, hoping fingers crossed they help long term. But if your engine is having performance problems and sluggish running from carbon, as in old timey engines? You might need something else in your engine.

@Ghryst 4 жыл бұрын

@@robertmaybeth3434 "if your engine is having performance problems and sluggish running from carbon" then you need to drive properly, and stop thinking a machine needs to be "babied"

@DougHinVA 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ghryst how about stop arguing and correcting....? You have your preferences, so do that and leave it alone for others...

@WPXTacoMan477 7 жыл бұрын

Much love Chris, thank you for the time and efforts put into your videos, always!

@chrisfix 7 жыл бұрын

+WPXTacoMan477 no problem! Thanks for the support!

@Braddjackson 4 жыл бұрын

This mazda must run like a dream because this guy does alot of videos on this car 😂

@alsomedog253 4 жыл бұрын

bradley david jackson it’s basically a ranger

@ryanjameson9940 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Jones this Mazda is legit a Ford Ranger rebadged.

@uzileopard6199 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Jameson kinda, different beds, different front ends, different size cabs and window shape. But pretty much same, Mazda deal with Ford

@THEcommandingANT 4 жыл бұрын

@Michael Jones I know this is old but a mazda b3000 uses Fords vulcan 3.0L v6 engine. It has the power of a 4cyl, mpg of a v8 and will probably last till the end of time if well maintained.

@EatCarbs 3 жыл бұрын

I have a Mazda B4000 4x4 but it's in rough shape.

@lahotboy 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris thanks for the video I'll look for your follow-up video but I know it will take more than one treatment to really see a difference in the deposits. But you did an awesome job show the details... you rock man!

@CyanSkies 9 жыл бұрын

Chris, this has got to be one of THE most thorough videos I've seen on this topic. Your use of the camera with pictures before and after were priceless. I'm not a mechanic but have basic working knowledge and this video cleared things up for me. Despite the results, I'll still use Gumout for my '99 Jeep and see how it goes. I can only assume that repeated use of Gumout might get the heavier stuff out over time. Thanks for the video and consider me a subscriber!

@bglavin3614 2 жыл бұрын

I have a quick response, this was 1 bottle on this, but I think you need to run this more then one time since you had a lot of carbon buildup. It's like cleaning a very bad lime scale off a shower door you have to clean it more then 1 time to get rid of the buildup

@chrisfix 9 жыл бұрын

***** It gets more like 17mpg during the winter but good estimate! I am going to test the techron so stay tuned! And, I am not running paint thinner though my engine lol

@hauntedhose 9 жыл бұрын

Okay my main criticism was the video was way too verbose. for example, Reading the instructions all the little detailed information about which cylinder you were going into when you could've just cut it short and said here's the before and after this is what I did I don't like The juice. I do however appreciate the fact that the sentences are fluid and punctuated properly. I would add a little bit more inflection so it doesn't sound like you were reading from a script. Your videos are definitely better than most but you have to figure anyone watching a video on fuel system cleaners is going to know all of those little facts and details already. I also appreciate the fact that you drive a Mazda like myself! I have a question for you the last time I got my oil changed they said I need to get my transmission fluid flushed and it would cost $99. My car is a 2006 Mazda six with the 3 L V6. It has an automatic transmission and approximately 65,000 miles on it. Now I've always heard that you don't change the transmission fluid, is that correct? Any info is greatly appreciated thanks Jonathan

@hauntedhose 9 жыл бұрын

@CrazieFrogz 9 жыл бұрын

now i have got bad gas before and right away my windstar shows signs, we grabbed this a few times and gave the van a good shake to help mix it and it really did help... so i am not going to down it...

@billman6364 8 жыл бұрын

+ChrisFix ignore this goober haunted jonny, udid a great job , i never really thougt these cleaners did much and you just proved it, keep up the good work.

@hauntedhose 8 жыл бұрын

+GTgameTime thank u

@klaytonpavlik 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very informative but I do honestly think your expectations were too high. Those thick carbon deposits are a pain to get off if you’re not scrubbing/thoroughly washing them. For a fluid running through the engine I think it did well

@Don-jh4fp 4 жыл бұрын

I think at 80 m/h with additives really work back to back and then the recommend stages. City driving it'll probably work with super test ⛽. I can't wait to watch the next video. Awesome job Chris.

@OnlyBlix 7 жыл бұрын

Based on the product description and the results shown here by Chris, it definitely seems to be a worthwhile investment to make this part of your oil change routine. It seems like it will prevent carbon build-up in the long run.

@rafaelramos2731 8 жыл бұрын

Damn GOOD video! Love your step by steps check for the best products. Keep up the good work.

@Lucas-tr9hh 5 жыл бұрын

ChrisFix should do a video where he takes the head off and uses a plastic scraper to get rid of the carbon

@donniehopkins8439 2 жыл бұрын

I’m wondering if anyone has ever tracked the affects of a cleaner on a clean engine over time, to see if it prevented any build up?

@Dmdragonslayersquad 2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking too. It seems to me that it only took off the newer still gummy carbon but not the older dried carbon.

@robertmaybeth3434 2 жыл бұрын

All car engines make carbon, you will not tear apart a used engine and find none. A slight amount is not really harmful and is always getting created from engine operation no matter what you do to and for it.

@PremiumFuelOnly 2 жыл бұрын

If you dont want carbon build up, burn propane or natural gas.

@music9170 2 жыл бұрын

and also if you used it a bunch of times in a row if it would get rid of those big build ups, also interesting to see what it does for dirty injectors

@strouty 11 ай бұрын

@@music9170yes, very curious what it does with clogged injectors.

@chrisfix 9 жыл бұрын

MrTrustafox I agree and disagree. I did say at the end during my discussion of the results that this test was for carbon deposits because that is what I can physically test for and it is also an important part for cleaning engines. The gumout bottle showed before and after pictures of the valves and cylinder heads with carbon deposits before and none after so this test is valid for testing their claims. At the same time, this product might clean injectors and probably prevents corrosion but that wasnt what I was testing. I would not consider that this product "may be" a better product than I show because their claims on the bottle. If they claimed that this was just an injector cleaner, then sure, I would agree, but they say this is a carbon deposit cleaner too (for piston heads). See where I am coming from?

@patrickcordery1635 9 жыл бұрын

Hey what if you put brake clean in there whould that hurt???

@chrisfix 9 жыл бұрын

You definitely do not want to put brake cleaner in there. It will seep down into your oil and that would not be good!

@patrickcordery1635 9 жыл бұрын

Ok when do plane on trying c fome

@chrisfix 9 жыл бұрын

patrick cordery This month hopefully!

@louisphng1 9 жыл бұрын

ChrisFix Chris: I can`t wait to see the coming video about using seafoam.

@Colombo5218 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Beautifully done with wonderful clarity and superb logic!

@chrisfix 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Megasxlr77 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing Timelapse Chris . Prayers for you brother

@ronbutcher9412 5 жыл бұрын

You did a great job. I think it's unrealistic to expect ANY bottle of snake oil will clean your carbon deposits. I'm glad you did this test...again, the most informative, scientific test on youtube.

@miket385 9 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to see how Red Line Complete SI-1 Fuel System Cleaner and BG44K compares to the Gumout. I suspect they will be better.

@marcotello27 9 жыл бұрын

hey Chris , gracias por estos videos realmente nos ayudan bastante , son muy buenos , gracias.

@brunoneto3937 5 жыл бұрын

I love your channel Chris! Thanks for that sir

@davidturner2113 4 жыл бұрын

Wow really great video, learned a lot. Thanks for making it. It's a lot of work to pull out an engines spark plugs.

@thembones1895 Жыл бұрын

I believe the take away here is if you use the product earlier in the engine's life, and use it regularly, you can prevent buildup to some degree before it gets too thick. For your truck over 100k miles you probably need to manually clean the stuck on stuff. Then once cleaned, proceed to use the liquid product to keep the accumulation at bay.

@LightsaberGoBrrrrrr Жыл бұрын

Or use sea foam and floor it 😂

@Big1_ 9 жыл бұрын

7:16 omfg you have the Everest in that piston. Congratulations.

@edooutdoors316 4 жыл бұрын

I made a diy cleaner out of pvc that will clean the injectors while on the vehicle similar to the otc tool. Made a couple videos about it. Wished I had did a before and after boroscope to see what it looked like. It made it run like a new car after 83k miles. Good video.

@johnswitte 5 жыл бұрын

There are so many brands out there that clean the engine. Great to see one at the test.

@erics4035 9 жыл бұрын

My personal favorite is Berryman b12 chemtool. It's inexpensive and very strong. Be sure not to get it on paint, as it will take some paint off. I remember seeing a test online that it was one of the most effective fuel system solvents in an independent test that did not harm the nylon sock on the fuel pump. When I removed my intake manifold after running a tank with B12 the intake runners were spotless.

@chrisfix 9 жыл бұрын

Eric S Never heard of the stuff. I will have to check it out! Thanks!

@bobgreene2892 7 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video-- clear, well-scripted, and to the point. Even to the point of "bending over backwards" to be fair to the maker of GumOut by running the test again. Of course, now that I have seen another of your product reviews, I am really glad to have subscribed-- I plan to watch all of them, as soon as possible. Your video series is actually close in quality to a Consumer Reports article., and am reassured about the high-return on my investment of time. Once again, thank you for your own investment of time and energy in these videos. * Just curious-- what video editor do you prefer? What is your video camera?

@kilkim2149 4 жыл бұрын

You gotta test every single one of those “mechanic in a bottle” and see if any of those does what it says.... We’ve seen misrepresentation on labeling in our packaged food industries, but never have I seen one done on the automotive industry. A lot of those claims on their bottles seem almost too good to be true.... but I don’t have the time or $$ to try it myself. And plus, I am not half as knowledgeable as you are with this kind of stuff. You’d be doing us, consumers, a huge favor taking out the guesswork and headache in deciding if the labeling on these bottles hold true to their claims....thanks! And keep up the awesome work with these informative videos...

@qrsimon 5 жыл бұрын

o my gosh, I tought I have seen every video of you but here you are! What a supprise. I have only seen 2 seconds of this video but this will be a complete video, I am sure.

@chrisfix 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@ULTIMATEGAMINGrs 5 жыл бұрын

we live close maybe you can be my mechanic now lol love your stuff man! ive learned alot from your vids still nervous to do stuff but eventually i will

@glendagriffin9015 5 жыл бұрын

I'mp pop up on

@Manny10EDLS 5 жыл бұрын

i recently started using Lucas, great timing for this!

@reck0n3r 3 жыл бұрын

How'd the Lucas end up working for you?

@Manny10EDLS 3 жыл бұрын

@@reck0n3r not bad but I’ve recently started using BG 44k, definitely a lot better but pricier

@buddywalstad7658 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, love your videos man!

@johnraz9523 6 жыл бұрын

You are very good at testing a product. As good as I,ve seen on KZfaq

@albertovicinanza 6 жыл бұрын

I'd be interested in seeing wether premium fuels that claim to have cleaning properties actually work, could you test that someday?

@swheeler6848 Жыл бұрын

Top tier gas did keep my fuel plenum throttle body clean compared to cheap gas after 100k miles

@2004082 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a link to the follow up video anywhere please as I would love to see the results from using this product consecutively? Great stuff as always Chris! Love your work!

@dickylee12 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah nice job on the video looking forward to seeing the next one.

@davidbantly5078 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris. I'd love to see what Seafoam does under a similar test.

@ExodineMusic 5 жыл бұрын

I guess it's fair to say that this cleaner works the best when used often, to remove the sludge-type carbon build-up in order for it to not harden. Those hard patches of carbon do the most 'damage' and this cleaner didn't seem to remove any of it. What's the best way to remove that carbon build-up? would a repair shop be able to do that?

@aldobiglari4575 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris would you kindly test the STP Pro- SERIES for the Carbon cleaning? Thank you for all your help and efforts.

@lohithrao1 6 жыл бұрын

Good review! eager to see the results after the second bottle....

@makita2412 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Chris for this video and for your honesty, you did a good job. 👍

@chrisfix Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@calebbozarth9315 7 жыл бұрын

Chrisfix, you need to do one of these fuel cleaner videos using BG 44K

@joeyofblades 9 жыл бұрын

Do a video like this on seafoam... I'm very interested in these engine tune up videos because my 4.6L 2v has 115k miles and I want to learn the best tune up practices for it. Great video and I will definitely share.

@chrisfix 9 жыл бұрын

***** I will be testing seafoam, techron, water, and lucas fuel treatment.

@valhalla8227 9 жыл бұрын

ChrisFix i use sea foam.. please keep me updated with the sea foam testing... thank you..

@DENicholsAutoBravado 9 жыл бұрын

ChrisFix I look forward to the Lucas fuel treatment as well. It has less PEA than the Gumout tested here and if memory servies the Lucas treatemtent only has 2 ingredients. What MSDS calls a medium grade solvent and PEA. So other than the solvents being different Gumout regane and Lucas fuel treatment are sorta the same. Now you got fancy Chris and lost a little solvent to additional treatments to also treat for rust and corrosion which Lucas and Gumout Regane don't have.

@joeyofblades 9 жыл бұрын

ChrisFix interesting difference about seafoam is you can put it into a vacuum line instead of the gas tank. That's what I've done. Don't know if that makes it any more effective.

@adamdport 6 жыл бұрын

ProjectFarm has a ton of videos on seafoam tests!

@LaVerite124 6 жыл бұрын

Of course I use some recently and walk, KZfaq rotates your video. Glad I saw this, even tho it’s old. Will look for your follow up but for me it was nice to use just once, nothing rountine-ish for me.

@kevinoverholtzer3126 4 жыл бұрын

love this video think i might buy a bore scope myself now to look at my piston heads got to see if there is a way of cleaning that stuff with out taking the engine apart.

@ladylike6933 4 жыл бұрын

I had mine done professionally, one of the best decisions, especially if they use an actual machine to do the job. I used to use the bottle but I would use the bottle once a month, years after I got my fuel injectors cleaned.

@Christredeemsministry 2 жыл бұрын

Was there a noticeable mpg difference?

@rockbay79 8 жыл бұрын

After watching, I would not buy. Great video, very honest study, enjoyed very much! I too, thought there would be better results. makes me think of the term, "Snake Oil", Peace!

@yamahasuperbike2202 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are very fair and informative.

@avigoray Жыл бұрын

your analysis is very good, thank you for sharing.

@DannyPorsche 6 жыл бұрын

Who has a brand new car and still watching Chris? Love these videos.

@dougn2350 6 жыл бұрын

Danny Porsche ... I have a '17 car but I still watch all these videos. Plus Scotty Kilmer, Engineering Explained, Car Throttle and all the other guys who do thorough videos on the things I used to do myself. But I'm older now and can afford to just trade em off when they get trouble prone. But they never get trouble prone anyone so I trade em off when I get excited by a new model with big cash off incentives.

@magg93 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 2019 BMW m760i and don't even care about these videos cause I always take my car to the dealer for service..

@theepicgaming5260 4 жыл бұрын

It actually got a good amount of build up out. Hell use it after 2 oil changes and your engine should hopefully be sparkly clean at 150k

@robertscott5566 2 жыл бұрын

I think for any of those cleaners to really work you have to go directly into the gas line before the fuel injectors! I have studied this on different KZfaq videos and I found out that all these years I've been adding that stuff to my tank and I don't do it religiously and I buy the cheapest s*** I can get well guess what I think I really screwed up it didn't help me at all! The reason for that is I have found out when I put that cheap stuff in my gas tank all it does is clean deposits on its way to the engine and it can actually plug my fuel injectors up worse because it doesn't break the particles down in a small enough piece it sends clumps out and I have noticed that my little 2005 Pontiac vibe runs like s*** for about 4 days after I put that into tank it idles little rough and I think it's because I sent s*** down to the fuel injectors but it always straightens out in a few days? Just wanted to share my experience I am going to try to clean my fuel injectors myself with that video they have on KZfaq!!

@harrywalker1455 4 жыл бұрын

This was a great video. My husband just bought it because Advanced Auto recommended it. He asked be to see what info I could find. This was more than I thought I would get. Luckily it wasn't that expensive. Also, I went on amazon to check out boroscopes. Thanks (oh and this is my husbands account. I am not Harry, I am Sue. Just to clear that up )

@robertdemaio6483 5 жыл бұрын

8 admire you Chris u put your heart and body into what I do in demenstating additives

@NATESINTERACTIVEAUTO 6 жыл бұрын

Sea foam destroyed my engine i have the before an dsd after chris you can check it out the sea foam works to good

@missjprays 4 жыл бұрын

what do u mean

@shafto.6648 3 жыл бұрын

Is no one talking about Chris only had 210 miles on 1 TANK of gas? Wow that was little.

@sagarennaidoo1768 3 жыл бұрын

Watch the vid again and you'll see he didn't full up his tank he needed 18ltrs

@HeyCoachTV 2 жыл бұрын

@@sagarennaidoo1768 Perhaps you need to watch the video again or re-read the comment you replied to. ChrisFix went 210 miles on 1 tank of gas. Not the best MPG (which is what Shaft O. is talking about). Also, it's in gallons and not liters. If we are using liters, he would need 68 liters to equal the 18 gallons suggested.

@dfls5069 2 жыл бұрын

@@HeyCoachTV That person is clueless. Chris Fix did fill his gas tank. He had 3 gallons roughly left in the tank and filled with close to 14 gallons as shown on the fuel pump. Chris Fix said his tank is 17 gallons....

@rodfacchinello6710 3 жыл бұрын

You done an excellent job thank you for that keeping track of that stuff man that's why I use that so you used to use it I'm not going to anymore

@bobbycone2 5 жыл бұрын

I think the idea would be to use this and other products like this over the life of the engine starting from the beginning so it never builds up in large amounts. I've been using Lucas oil products like this on my 04 GTO for the life of the car and it still runs like a champ today in 2018 with over 150k on it.

@esqueue 9 жыл бұрын

Hold on, let me pause to give the thumbs up before I forget. I like unsponsored reviews as I feel that this is the only way to get an honest review. Now, to continue.

@chrisfix 9 жыл бұрын

esqueue Thanks a lot man! I am glad you like the video! Be sure to check out my other fuel system cleaner tests (links in description of this video). I tested Seafoam, Techron, and today I started testing Lucas.

@abdullahm5794 4 жыл бұрын

I think you should try the cleaner on a high speed driving (on traveling mostly) Believe me it will make a difference

@omega7312 6 жыл бұрын

You vids crack me up when I’m sad

@wilsonmartial1224 3 жыл бұрын

nice job for your evaluation

@enforceOM 9 жыл бұрын

I believe products like these are more for a "Maintaining" purpose to avoid the build up from the start. Just a thought lol.

@chrisfix 9 жыл бұрын

enforceOM It defintiely seems like that, but that is not what they put on the bottle. The bottle shows before and after pictures with a gummed up valve and piston head, and the after shows it clean.

@blakefain4489 6 жыл бұрын

Hold up. You'll never clean the whole piston. The gum out claims valves and combustion chamber meaning the head. You can't see you head with the bore scope. For your best test you'll have to pull the head before using it then pull it after using the gum out.

@YszapHun 4 жыл бұрын

yo but if you pull the head anyways, might aswell clean the parts the old-fashioned way

@otisbailey5455 6 ай бұрын

Good AB test for piston deposits. Be interesting to see if intake valves had any improvement.

@leoplays7240 2 жыл бұрын

Im about to test it my self soon, thanks for the onfo.

@Nitpad123321 8 жыл бұрын

this fuel cleaner is named gumout because it removed all gummy carbon that black shinny it says all gum like carbon will be out

@ramtrucks721 5 жыл бұрын

Go away dummy... This crap is snake oil.. junk

@joshjoshspangler369 8 жыл бұрын

Nicely done! :-)

@chrisfix 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Jack51971 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisfix If one buys what is considered to be a "Top Tier Gasoline" such as that sold at Costco are any of these additives any good or necessary? Plus regular oil changes and other fluid flushes often. I have heard that BK 44 when they use a direct injection machine but Techron? Gumout? Seafoam? Etc? Just a waste of money. I think so.

@jesuspayano5512 3 жыл бұрын

This video is actually really well made

@voltnight3303 3 жыл бұрын

This video shot me into youre channel love it ty!!

@Phil659 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a product you can spray in the cylinder when you have the spark plugs out? Seems like a situation when letting it soak in might help

@raredanceclassics 4 жыл бұрын

Seafoam, though you don't spray it in there. You can add some to the fuel tank but the best way to get fast results is to suck it through a vacuum line while the car runs, I think you use about a third of a can then kill the engine for a little while. It'll struggle really badly to start up but once it does you'll see a ton of white smoke pour out the exhaust. I've seen a lot of videos that showed before and afters, that stuff really is a solid product for some of the really caked on crap.

@chrisfix 9 жыл бұрын

cityshots It is hard to test the deterioration of cats because it happens over time. I would be more concerned with O2 sensors because cats are made of rare earth metals which are much harder to mess up. O2 sensors are a lot more sensitive.

@derekcarson7976 8 жыл бұрын

hey how do you feel about misting distilled water into the intake?

@arthursmith643 7 жыл бұрын

ChrisFix Chris can you do a video using BG 44K. There is much talk that this is the best. Thanks

@arthursmith643 7 жыл бұрын

Joe Blo Seafoam one third in the gas one third in the oil and one third in the brake vaccum line a little at a time.

@BrianMiller1973 6 жыл бұрын

I hate it when my cats begin to deteriorate.

@joeluckey760 6 жыл бұрын

ChrisFix what makes your car jerking when you are driving

@GabeWells 2 жыл бұрын

Great informative video, thank you!

@tempo529 6 жыл бұрын

Worked great on my 2011 Mazda3!

@jmsantiago1 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, I think the product is meant to be used regularly. I would be afraid of a product that's too strong and removes all the carbon at once, that cannot be good. Also, I think it's mostly used for injectors and preventing heavy carbon buildup but once it's there it's too hard to come off What do you guys think?

@jbone665 10 ай бұрын

I think knocking all that baked on deposits would be unrealistic and likely dangerous for an engine. It got the sludge and may chip bits and pieces away of the hardened but I would expect it to be a longer process. The cleaner itself is likely a lighter duty cleaner just so it doesn't damage other parts. Think of it like bleach. Pure bleach may work in some tasks but can ruin other stuff and a diluted mix may be safer but less effective option. I don't think 1 bottle will be a be all solution but like my high millage car a bottle 1 a month may help reduce some damage but it isn't going to work miracles.

@siriusblack9999 9 жыл бұрын

doesn't that black shiny carbon turn into the big carbon crystals over time? the instructions appear to indicate that it will KEEP the engine clean when it's used every oil change which would make sense if it removed the soft carbon sludge every time before it has a chance to crystallize onto the cylinder

@archi1804 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent brother. Awesome

@darktoadone5068 3 жыл бұрын

I used Amsoil Power Foam but it doesn't go in the gas tank, took three cleanings over the months but it did work and I could definitely feel a difference in performance on my 6.2 liter.

@John_Ridley 4 жыл бұрын

Be interesting to try it on a bad injector. I don't really worry that much about carbon deposits, on a FI engine it's not the issue it used to be, but a dirty injector can really screw with your mileage and performance. You'd have to find a bad injector that was visibly bad if you pull it out of the engine and film the spray pattern, then run this through and see if that gets better.

@jwise7114 Жыл бұрын

Often a cloggedinjector will cause an engine to die quickly after the first start. Yes a cleaner will often clear the issue I mix my own but there are others that work. Berryman b12 is cheap and effective.

@elli003 4 жыл бұрын

Keeping your engine clean (as Gumout claims) is far easier than cleaning it once corroded. Second, Gumout claims that it's product is a (Treatment) meaning it is designed as a periodic and on-going process - similar to going to the dentist to have your teeth cleaned once or twice a year. Gumouts declarations are accurate, they never used the word (restore), so don't think a one tank treatment will instantly dissolve most or all deposits. If it did, it would eat your gaskets and pit the metal parts.

@steveprentice4513 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, i was told a trick by a rep of FORTE, in this situation, fill the car 1/4 to 1/2 a tank. Drive the car for 20-30 mins in 3rd - 4th gear, revs at 3-4 or 5000, getting the engine very hot. That lot would move, very logical.

@augustsawzak5401 6 жыл бұрын

My 1984 BMW was idling rough, I fixed a vacuum leak but it was still rough. Before replacing injectors, I tried some liqui moly jectron injector cleaner. It actually made a noticeable improvement in the idle. It isn't perfect but I was quite surprised and impressed

@sugarnads 6 жыл бұрын

August Sawzak i had this issue with my 04 pathfinder. Nulon injector cleaner sorted it. I think i had some plug fouling from fuel perhaps as it ran fine on throttle, even the smallest hint of throttle and it was fine

@NATESINTERACTIVEAUTO 6 жыл бұрын

Sea foam destroyed my engine i have the before and after that additive works to good

@steves835 3 жыл бұрын

Screw the second bottle; You'd be better off throwing in some soapy wooder with your next full up

@berlainever 3 жыл бұрын

Ball and a biscuit

@KTporsche 9 жыл бұрын

you have to use it 3 or 4 tank fills for it to get most of it out. it does work

@uhN0id 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the bottle is probably overhyping the before and after making you think a single bottle does this. I think it's probably over the course of a few or more oil changes the carbon deposits will eventually be minimized. Something that hard and that caked on probably needs time to be fully removed. Plus would you really want all of that carbon deposit coming off in a single tank of gas and dirtying up your system all at once?

@jeremywilliams9750 6 жыл бұрын

Like these videos for sure thank you I buy a lot of injector cleaners glad to see if some of em work or like this one a big waste of money can't wait till the next one

@casketblack5660 6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your honesty. You did get a positive result. It was next to absolute nothing but it did do something. Bottom line i would say is that this particular product is garbage sadly. I have used other products and i find that they need to be to be used in higher concentration and with far less gas and used more often. Which is not very convenient or affordable. Your videos are good quality for the most part. Keep up the good work. Id like to see you do more.

@vianaautocenter258 5 жыл бұрын

O cilindro 5 estava muito sujo, talvez injetando diretamente teria um efeito melhor!

@knightlykin1499 8 жыл бұрын

Looks like it still helped a lot. My grandpas car ran like garbage when we first got it. I love his car though so I threw in a fuel system cleaner. Ran like a charm since. And is this only after one bottle? Do you think after several bottles that the carbon build up will eventually begin to fade away?

@DENicholsAutoBravado 6 жыл бұрын

ChrisFix has done many cleaner tests since and he still hasn't cleaned much more off than the gummy easy stuff.

@patgar1956 3 жыл бұрын

well done keep up the good work. thanks mate

@jesswarner3254 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t even realize Mazda made trucks, ever since I found your channel I’ve been intrigued

@richardporter1564 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, Chris. I've been using PB Blaster to remove carbon buildup on pistons. First you need a warm engine. Put your gloves on and remove the spark plugs. Then use the straw on the can inside of a drinking straw with a long tape tab on the top to prevent you losing it inside the cylinder. Then you spray each cylinder for about 5 to 8 seconds. Wait 30 to 45 minutes. Then you crank it after a few times, and let it run for 30 minutes. You should see white smoke out of your exhaust pipe. Try this. And use your boroscope to check the results.

@religion3166 Жыл бұрын

Can you please make a video on how you do it. Thanksssss

@leonlipsett5343 10 ай бұрын

@SlowDelSol 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like it would be great for maintenance but not for restoring an old engine or something like that.

@alangarner4095 6 жыл бұрын

The test you have done was as fair as you could have been . To be perfectly honest,the only way is a strip down . But any improvement is a good thing. Alan .

@poldoford 5 жыл бұрын

Chris, the best would be test engine power on dyno before and after. I think dirty piston is not so important. But if this liquid can clean fuel injectors... I use similar products for diesel, here in Poland. After application I see significant engine noise reduction, engine idle is more smooth, small reduction of fuel consumption , less fumes from exhaust.