EgunMogaji:
The more time I spend on Nairaland the more I start to realize how good imported cars turn to scrap after a few years in Nigeria.

2aces:
Hello carlanders, as i pick it from the streets, i bring to you guys.

A friend of mine normally add about a litter or two of paint thinner to his fuel tank after each fill up. When confronted, he told me his mechanic adviced him to do so, that paint thinner helps clean the injector, even better than the regular injector cleaners in the market.

Now, am not the kind of person that follow people blindly, so am seeking your opinion on this, expecially from those who have tried it.

Thanks yall.

Inception:


That thing and the rubber seals used in fuel injector systems are simply sworn enemies! unfortunately it is the seals that end up dying in the war.

EgunMogaji:


And then unmeasured fuel will enter the combustion chamber and end up in the catalytic converter which will eventually catch fire.

Then it'll be blamed on poor grandmother in the village that followed them to the city and doesn't want their progress.

Worse is to blame it on the poor manufacturer. "That motor no strong at all, na only 6 months I use the thing before e kpafuka".

EgunMogaji:
The more time I spend on Nairaland the more I start to realize how good imported cars turn to scrap after a few years in Nigeria.

EgunMogaji:


And then unmeasured fuel will enter the combustion chamber and end up in the catalytic converter which will eventually catch fire.

Then it'll be blamed on poor grandmother in the village that followed them to the city and doesn't want their progress.

Worse is to blame it on the poor manufacturer. "That motor no strong at all, na only 6 months I use the thing before e pafuka".

EgunMogaji:


And then unmeasured fuel will enter the combustion chamber and end up in the catalytic converter which will eventually catch fire.

Then it'll be blamed on poor grandmother in the village that followed them to the city and doesn't want their progress.

Worse is to blame it on the poor manufacturer. "That motor no strong at all, na only 6 months I use the thing before e pafuka".

erico2k2:

give the dear car 3 months it will sound like cassava Engine, from fuel to grease ahahah

theboss56:
What the mechanic told you is true. I do use thinner ones in a blue moon and not always, when you use it, you will see the difference in your car movement.

EgunMogaji:
The more time I spend on Nairaland the more I start to realize how good imported cars turn to scrap after a few years in Nigeria.

2aces:
Hello carlanders, as i pick it from the streets, i bring to you guys.

A friend of mine normally add about a litter or two of paint thinner to his fuel tank after each fill up. When confronted, he told me his mechanic adviced him to do so, that paint thinner helps clean the injector, even better than the regular injector cleaners in the market.

Now, am not the kind of person that follow people blindly, so am seeking your opinion on this, expecially from those who have tried it.

Thanks yall.

2aces:
Hello carlanders, as i pick it from the streets, i bring to you guys.

A friend of mine normally add about a litter or two of paint thinner to his fuel tank after each fill up. When confronted, he told me his mechanic adviced him to do so, that paint thinner helps clean the injector, even better than the regular injector cleaners in the market.

Now, am not the kind of person that follow people blindly, so am seeking your opinion on this, expecially from those who have tried it.

Thanks yall.

alphadux1:
In as much as it doesn't sound right or professional, there's some sense in it, and it seems plausible. The thinner does no harm to the rubber seals any more than the petrol would do, and it (paint thinner) has the ability to thin the carbon build up on the injectors.
A paint thinner is typically a mixture of Toluene/Benzene and Naphta, and these are from the same source as petrol, and have some similar properties with petrol.

The main concerns would be:

1. Thinners are harmful when inhaled, and a thinner rich fuel mixture could lead to asphyxiation.
2. Thinners would increase the volatility of the fuel mixture and reduce your fuel octane rating as well.

Even though it's not recommended for use, people use it all over the world in their cars.