Techron
Patented fuel additive developed by the Chevron Corporation
title: "Techron" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["products-introduced-in-1981", "products-introduced-in-1995", "1981-establishments-in-the-united-states", "petroleum-products", "polyethers", "amines", "chevron-corporation-brands", "texaco", "fuel-additives"] description: "Patented fuel additive developed by the Chevron Corporation" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techron" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Patented fuel additive developed by the Chevron Corporation ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Techron |
| logo | Techron logo.png |
| logo_size | 200 |
| producttype | Fuel additives |
| currentowner | Chevron Corporation |
| producedby | Chevron Corporation |
| country | United States |
| introduced | |
| markets | Motor service |
| website | |
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| name = Techron | logo = Techron logo.png | logo_size = 200 | image = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | producttype = Fuel additives | currentowner = Chevron Corporation | producedby = Chevron Corporation | country = United States | introduced = | discontinued = | related = | markets = Motor service | previousowners = | trademarkregistrations = | ambassadors = | tagline = | website = | module = | module1 = | footnotes = Techron is a formerly patented fuel additive developed by Chevron Corporation and sold in its fuel operations (including Texaco and Caltex). It contains polyether amine (PEA) and polybutene amine (PBA), which are detergent additives purported to dissolve deposits in automotive engines and prevent them from building up.
Chevron released Techron as an additive in 1981, and began including it in all of their gasoline products in 1995. It is still available as a concentrate today. The Chevron Cars that debuted in 1995 were used to advertise the additive.
Components
Techron consists of five components:
- Distillates, hydrotreated light at 40-70% weight
- Stoddard solvent at 15-40% weight
- Solvent naphtha (petroleum), light aromatic at 5-10% weight
- 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene at 1-5% weight
- Polyetheramine (PEA) (detergent), polyether amines at 20-49% weight
Predecessor
"Techroline" was the predecessor to Techron. The company claimed it could control combustion-chamber deposits in cars, as well as keep their fuel-intake systems clean.
References
References
- Martin, Tracy. (2012). "How to Tune and Modify Motorcycle Engine Management Systems". Motorbooks.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100103122026/http://www.chevron.com/products/techron/history/ The History of Techron, 2010, Chevron.com]
- [https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/1a/90/f2/798b671f0accff/US4270930.pdf Campbell, C.B., & Peyla, R. J. (1981). U.S. Patent No. 4,270,930. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.]
- (2011). "Material Safety Data Sheet".
- Salpukas, Agis. (2 March 1994). "Science and Marketing Mix in Gasoline". New York Times.
- Dole, Charles E.. (5 January 1987). "Is gasoline behind your car problems?". Christian Science Monitor.
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