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Clean Engine, Healthy Engine​

 

For your engine to be in tip-top shape, make sure it is free from carbon deposits and dirt. You’ll avoid breakdowns and be able to enjoy driving further every day.​ ​


All Caltex fuels contain an innovative formulation, Techron®, that has been scientifically proven to clean and protect engines.​ ​


Techron® not only removes dirt, but also prevents deposits from forming on critical parts of your car’s engine. This allows your engine to function at optimum, delivering maximum power to your wheels, and leaving you unstoppable with better mileage.

Clean Your Way to Unbeatable Mileage

Clean Your Way to Unbeatable Mileage

 

With Clean and Glide Technology™ to clean your engine as you go, Caltex with Techron® ensures you have a smooth journey and unbeatable mileage.

 

With Clean and Glide Technology™ to clean your engine as you go, Caltex with Techron® ensures you have a smooth journey and unbeatable mileage.

Hear from their first-hand experiences:

Hear from their first-hand experiences:

Keep your engine clean with Caltex with Techron®‘s powerful cleaning action, you can go further on every full tank. 

 

Keep your engine clean with Caltex with Techron®‘s powerful cleaning action, you can go further on every full tank. 

 

“My engine is so clean. Through the camera (borescope), I saw it’s really like a new car! So I’m very impressed.”

– Jean Mok, loyal Caltex fuel user.

“My engine is so clean. Through the camera (borescope), I saw it’s really like a new car! So I’m very impressed.”

– Jean Mok, loyal Caltex fuel user.

 

Watch as we put Jean’s car engine to the test to see if Caltex with Techron® has kept it clean and protected.

 

Watch as we put Jean’s car engine to the test to see if Caltex with Techron® has kept it clean and protected.

“My car doesn’t feel so heavy. It feels quite feather light. Something new to me actually.”

– Kimberly, new Caltex fuel user.

“My car doesn’t feel so heavy. It feels quite feather light. Something new to me actually.”

– Kimberly, new Caltex fuel user.

 

Watch how Caltex with Techron® helped to bring Kimberly’s 15 year old car back to its glory days of feeling lightweight.

 

Watch how Caltex with Techron® helped to bring Kimberly’s 15 year old car back to its glory days of feeling lightweight.

Inside Techron®

Inside Techron®

Caltex with Techron® contains our Clean & Glide Technology™ specially formulated to clean and protect your engine.

 

With 50% more active Clean & Glide Technology™ ingredients* in Ultra Premium Platinum 98 with Techron®, you can expect faster cleaning action and more effective control of friction within your engine, helping you to travel further.

 

* Compared to Regular 92 and Premium 95

Caltex with Techron® contains our Clean & Glide Technology™ specially formulated to clean and protect your engine.

 

With 50% more active Clean & Glide Technology™ ingredients* in Ultra Premium Platinum 98 with Techron®, you can expect faster cleaning action and more effective control of friction within your engine, helping you to travel further.

 

* Compared to Regular 92 and Premium 95

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WHAT IS TECHRON®?

WHAT IS TECHRON®?

Caltex with Techron® contains an active cleaning ingredient that removes dirt and prevents deposits from forming on critical parts of your car's fuel system.

 

A clean engine will function at its most optimum to give you maximised power, better fuel economy, lower emissions, a smoother drive, and reliable performance.

Enjoy 5 benefits in 1 fuel when you use Caltex with Techron®.

 

Caltex with Techron® contains an active cleaning ingredient that removes dirt and prevents deposits from forming on critical parts of your car's fuel system.

 

A clean engine will function at its most optimum to give you maximised power, better fuel economy, lower emissions, a smoother drive, and reliable performance.

Enjoy 5 benefits in 1 fuel when you use Caltex with Techron®.

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT TECHRON® TECHNOLOGY
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Enjoy the Benefits of Caltex with Techron®

 

Experience the same great cleaning performance that you have come to expect from Techron®, and then expect a bit more.

 

With a friction reducing additive designed to protect metal components and improve efficiency, our formula helps to deliver enhanced engine protection, maximised power and improved fuel economy, giving you a better journey, compared to our previous formula.

Enjoy the Benefits of Caltex with Techron®

 

Experience the same great cleaning performance that you have come to expect from Techron®, and then expect a bit more.

 

With a friction reducing additive designed to protect metal components and improve efficiency, our formula helps to deliver enhanced engine protection, maximised power and improved fuel economy, giving you a better journey, compared to our previous formula.

Protect

Protect

Enhanced Engine Protection

 

The Clean & Glide Technology™ in Techron® is designed to coat and protect metal surfaces. This helps to reduce friction and wear, keeping your engine clean to deliver optimum performance.

 

The ability of Techron® to protect metal surfaces was proven in the High Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) lubricity test. The HFRR lubricity test is a standard test for diesel, designed to determine its ability to protect metal parts in the fuel pumps that rely on diesel as a lubricant. The HFRR lubricity test was modified to safely test the lubricating properties of petrol.

 

Techron® with Clean & Glide Technology™ contains components, which are designed to coat and protect metal surfaces, reducing wear by up to 38%1 and friction by up to 41%2 compared to our previous formulation.

 

(1) Compared to previous formula. Based on average results of lab tests conducted by Chevron across Asia Pacific & Africa; results may vary from country to country.

Enhanced Engine Protection

 

The Clean & Glide Technology™ in Techron® is designed to coat and protect metal surfaces. This helps to reduce friction and wear, keeping your engine clean to deliver optimum performance.

 

The ability of Techron® to protect metal surfaces was proven in the High Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) lubricity test. The HFRR lubricity test is a standard test for diesel, designed to determine its ability to protect metal parts in the fuel pumps that rely on diesel as a lubricant. The HFRR lubricity test was modified to safely test the lubricating properties of petrol.

 

Techron® with Clean & Glide Technology™ contains components, which are designed to coat and protect metal surfaces, reducing wear by up to 38%1 and friction by up to 41%2 compared to our previous formulation.

 

(1) Compared to previous formula. Based on average results of lab tests conducted by Chevron across Asia Pacific & Africa; results may vary from country to country.

Performance

Performance

Maximised Power

 

Techron® removes deposits that rob your engine of power. With continued use, it will also help to reduce friction in your engine. Less friction means less resistance in your engine, so more power can be brought to your wheels.

 

(2) Compared to previous formula. Figure based on average results of lab tests conducted by Chevron across Asia Pacific & Africa; results may vary from country to country.

Maximised Power

 

Techron® removes deposits that rob your engine of power. With continued use, it will also help to reduce friction in your engine. Less friction means less resistance in your engine, so more power can be brought to your wheels.

 

(2) Compared to previous formula. Figure based on average results of lab tests conducted by Chevron across Asia Pacific & Africa; results may vary from country to country.

Efficiency

Efficiency

Improved Fuel Economy

 

Engines work best when they are clean. Caltex with Techron® is proven to clean vital engine parts effectively, helping your engine burn fuel more efficiently, and making your journeys more economical for you.

 

The benefits of our Clean and Glide Technology™ were proven in Chevron’s internal laboratory tests. Laboratory tests simulating the build-up of Techron® in the crankcase lubricant with continual use demonstrate the efficiency improvement built in to our new Clean & Glide Technology™.

 

In controlled laboratory tests simulating continual use, Clean & Glide Technology™ produced results, which showed 2-3% less fuel consumption when compared to our previous formula4.

 

(3) With continued use, compared to previous formula. Based on results of lab tests conducted by Chevron.

 

(4) On the road benefit depends on many factors including vehicle type, local conditions and driving style.

Improved Fuel Economy

 

Engines work best when they are clean. Caltex with Techron® is proven to clean vital engine parts effectively, helping your engine burn fuel more efficiently, and making your journeys more economical for you.

 

The benefits of our Clean and Glide Technology™ were proven in Chevron’s internal laboratory tests. Laboratory tests simulating the build-up of Techron® in the crankcase lubricant with continual use demonstrate the efficiency improvement built in to our new Clean & Glide Technology™.

 

In controlled laboratory tests simulating continual use, Clean & Glide Technology™ produced results, which showed 2-3% less fuel consumption when compared to our previous formula4.

 

(3) With continued use, compared to previous formula. Based on results of lab tests conducted by Chevron.

 

(4) On the road benefit depends on many factors including vehicle type, local conditions and driving style.

EXPERIENCE THE CLEANING POWER OF CALTEX WITH TECHRON®

Drive to your nearest Caltex station to try our Clean & Glide Technology™ formulation, available across all our petrol grades.

EXPERIENCE THE CLEANING POWER OF CALTEX WITH TECHRON®

Drive to your nearest Caltex station to try our Clean & Glide Technology™ formulation, available across all our petrol grades.

 Regular 92 with Techron® icon
Regular 92 with Techron®

Recommended for the less demanding driver, this petrol is light on the pocket and heavy on all the 5-Star benefits of the new & improved Techron® formulation.

Premium 95 with Techron® icon
Premium 95 with Techron®

Recommended for most drivers, this 5-Star petrol maintains optimal engine performance with the new & improved Techron® formulation for protection, performance and fuel efficiency.

Ultra-Premium Platinum 98 with Techron® icon
Ultra-Premium Platinum 98 with Techron®

Designed for high performance engines and their demanding drivers, this superior grade petrol has all the 5-Star benefits, including the new and improved Techron® formulation. 

Techron, the special ingredient in all Caltex petrols, makes them unsurpassed at keeping vital engine parts clean, helping your car perform at its best. Lower quality fuels can leave harmful deposits in your car's engine. As these deposits accumulate over time, your car may begin to hesitate during acceleration, knock or lose power. Petrols with Techron are unbeatable at cleaning up and avoiding deposits. There's no better way for you to protect and maintain your engine's performance than by using a petrol with Techron.

Many other petrols use a detergent additive that's based on polybutene amine (PBA)-based chemistry. PBA additives do an adequate job of controlling intake system deposits–but only if the dosage in the fuel is high enough to do the job. In recent years, the concentration of PBA in many petrols has fallen so low that the petrols do not keep intake systems clean. And if a petrol uses a concentration of PBA-based additive that's high enough to keep the intake system clean, the additive itself can contribute materially to combustion chamber deposits. Excessive combustion chamber deposits can cause an engine to need a higher octane petrol to avoid knock or loss in performance. These excessive deposits can also cause higher tailpipe emissions. In contrast, Techron provides unsurpassed intake system deposit control, while simultaneously minimizing any contribution to harmful combustion chamber deposits.

Yes, and not just your car – but any vehicle you drive. This is because Techron, a special additive in all Caltex petrol, cleans deposits from your engine (that would have come from inferior-quality fuel) and prevents future build-up.

No. While both based on polyetheramine chemistry, each is optimized for its particular application. Petrols containing Techron helps clean engine deposits left by low quality petrols and helps keep engines clean through regular use of a lower additive dose, while a bottle of Techron Concentrate Plus added to your fuel tank provides a quicker clean-up of deposits left by lower-quality petrol, through a higher additive dose.

If you regularly use a high-quality petrol such as Caltex, you probably don't need Techron Concentrate Plus. However, should you occasionally fill up with lower quality petrol, you may need Techron Concentrate Plus to help clean up deposits that can build up over time. In addition, if you have an engine that is sensitive to deposit formation, or if your vehicle is regularly used under severe conditions, you may also benefit from using Techron Concentrate Plus.

Deposits on carburetors, fuel injectors and intake valves can cause your car to produce higher emissions, which contribute to air pollution. Petrols with Techron are unbeatable at cleaning up and avoiding these deposits, giving you reduced emissions. And unlike the deposit control additives used by many oil companies, petrol with Techron cleans up intake system deposits while minimizing the contribution to emission-causing combustion chamber deposits.

Knocking and pinging are generally caused by improper combustion in your engine. If the fuel-air mixture auto-ignites somewhere in the cylinder, the auto-ignition combustion wave can interact with the spark-initiated combustion wave, causing the vibration you hear as knock or ping. An increase in engine load, temperature, compression, spark-advance, air-fuel ratio and combustion chamber deposits all contribute to the tendency for an engine to knock. The use of higher octane fuel reduces this tendency. Deposits in the combustion chamber can increase you engine's appetite for octane by increasing the compression ratio. Fortunately, petrol with Techron minimizes any contribution to potentially harmful combustion chamber deposits.