Your Engine May Be Paying the Price for the Cheap Gas You’ve Been Binging
Key takeaways
- Chevron says its new Techron cleans GDI injectors better, plus new rewards make switching easier.
- Have you been tempted to stray away from Top Tier fuels in favor of a warehouse brand’s pricing at dimes- or quarters-per-gallon cheaper?
- Techron ReformulationChevron may not have started the whole deposits-cleaning schtick, but it was certainly among the first to commercialize it for fuel injection systems with its bottled fuel additive in 1981.
Why this matters: an automotive development that could shape industry direction or buying decisions.
Chevron says its new Techron cleans GDI injectors better, plus new rewards make switching easier.
Gas has been expensive of late. Have you been tempted to stray away from Top Tier fuels in favor of a warehouse brand’s pricing at dimes- or quarters-per-gallon cheaper? Maybe with supplies normalizing and prices falling, it’s time to reconsider splurging on the good stuff. Chevron/Texaco has sweetened both the detergent chemistry and the deal during this America 250 summer, in hopes of luring you back.
Techron ReformulationChevron may not have started the whole deposits-cleaning schtick, but it was certainly among the first to commercialize it for fuel injection systems with its bottled fuel additive in 1981. It then incorporated a version of its Techron additive package into its mainstream fuels in 1995. Since then, Chevron claims to have continually refined the chemistry to keep pace with evolving engines and fuels.