VALVE SAVER

[Roach]

HI 
    Do i have to use valve saver in my 86 fj1200
                                              thanks Tony

[FJmonkey]

No, but you need to change your muffler bearings every 3000 miles.

[FJmonkey]

WTF is a valve saver?

[Firehawk068]

My guess would be some sort of Lead or Lead substitute additive for the fuel.

I would assume the answer here should be "NO" since the FJ engines were designed to run on unleaded fuel..........

[Roach]

   
  OK
      Thanks when i bought the bike the bloke said he was told to use it but i have other bikes that age and have never used it.
       And yes it is what it says.
                                               Tony

[NJona86FJ]

used to use it... haven't on the fj... i believe that if your seats for your valves are of a certain hardness then you don't need to use it...( correct me if I'm incorrect please) mines an 87 1tx and i use 95 or 98 octane fuel.... never had a problem... valve saver is a lead additive for older bikes so they can run on newer fuel. Nulon. Australian company.

[Rhino]

valve saver is a substitute to do the job that lead in petrol used to do.
You need it if your engine has soft valve seats

i understand the lead used to coat the exhaust valves and provide cushioning and the softer type valve seats were less prone to being hammered out of shape.

I couldn't imagine soft valve seats in a 11k+ rpm engine