intake valve cleaner
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$28.33avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$7.99–$66.48cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good1,129.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay$186K$186K/yr · 114K searches
Growth
Okay+6.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad86%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, intake valve cleaner is a $186K/yr Amazon United States market (114K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
intake valve cleaner market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- $170K–$227K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.8%
- Avg BSR
- #794
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 78%
- Sponsored
- 33%
- Out of stock
- 4.2%
- Avg brand age
- 67 months
- Avg seller age
- 150 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 falling
Sellers
87
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 96%
Top-5 click share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- CRC63%
- Liqui Moly17%
- SMA ProQor9%
- --4%
- Generic4%
- YehVeh3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +6.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top intake valve cleaner search terms
- intake valve cleaner23K/yr
- gdi intake valve cleaner17K/yr
- valve cleaner14K/yr
- intake cleaner14K/yr
- crc intake valve cleaner9K/yr
- crc gdi ivd intake valve & turbo cleaner6K/yr
- intake valve cleaning kit5K/yr
- gdi cleaner5K/yr
- crc intake valve and turbo cleaner6K/yr
- intake manifold cleaner5K/yr
Top intake valve cleaner products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
CRC GDI IVD Intake Valve & Turbo Cleaner
CRC$18.354.6★1,802 rev
Liqui Moly Valve Clean | 150 ml | Petroladititive | SKU: 2001
Liqui Moly$9.874.7★4,282 rev
Berryman 2611 Intake Valve & Combustion Chamber Cleaner Engine Cleaner Spray with SMA Shop Towel | PEA Induction Carbon Cleaner for GDI PFI & TBI Fuel Injected Gas Engines
SMA ProQor$37.704.8★19 rev
CRC 05078 Throttle Body and Air-Intake Cleaner - 12 Wt Oz.
CRC$10.344.8★3,670 rev
LIQUI MOLY - DIJectron Additive - Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) Cleaner (22076)
Liqui Moly$21.674.8★217 rev
Newest
by launch dateBerryman 2611 Intake Valve & Combustion Chamber Cleaner Engine Cleaner Spray with SMA Shop Towel | PEA Induction Carbon Cleaner for GDI PFI & TBI Fuel Injected Gas Engines
SMA ProQor$37.7019 rev
Engine Intake Valve Cleaner Spray GDI Safe | Cleans Intake Valves & Chambers Lubricates Upper Engine Storage Safe 14 oz | Model SS14 | 2 Pack
Generic$29.7315 rev
LIQUI MOLY - DIJectron Additive - Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) Cleaner (22076)
Liqui Moly$21.67217 rev
YehVeh 3 Pack Carbon Dirt Cleaning Brush Carburetor Cleaner Car Engine Air Inlet Tool Kit Long Nylon Brushes Drill Attachment for Auto Carbon Deposit Combustion Chamber Cylinder
YehVeh$7.9998 rev
CRC Industries 05319 Intake Valve Cleaner 11 Ounce Aerosol Can (4)
--$66.4818 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBerryman 2611 Intake Valve & Combustion Chamber Cleaner Engine Cleaner Spray with SMA Shop Towel | PEA Induction Carbon Cleaner for GDI PFI & TBI Fuel Injected Gas Engines
SMA ProQor$37.704.8★
LIQUI MOLY - DIJectron Additive - Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) Cleaner (22076)
Liqui Moly$21.674.8★
CRC Industries 05319 Intake Valve Cleaner 11 Ounce Aerosol Can (4)
--$66.484.6★
CRC 05078 Throttle Body and Air-Intake Cleaner - 12 Wt Oz.
CRC$10.344.8★
CRC GDI Service Pack 1 Kit 05320
CRC$52.814.4★
What buyers say about intake valve cleaner
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Quality Car Product”
“Best cleaner”
“It works great”
“as advertised”
“Worth it”
“Ease of use”
“has been consistent there for the last 4 tanks of gas”
“the product is easy to incorporate into routine maintenance”
“runs stronger than the first day I purchased her”
“The instructions were clear”
What buyers complain about
“Make it cheaper”
“Lost about 1/4 of the can spraying all over the engine and my clothes”
“While it is difficult to directly observe internal cleaning results”
“Did not work on my VW Tiguan”
“Tough to open”
“This does not work at all”
“It dont last long”
“the whole top assembly came out”
“half the liquid spilled on the ground”
“I have noticed a decrease in fuel economy the last 4 months”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is intake valve cleaner profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $186K/yr across 9 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the intake valve cleaner niche?
- 5 brands and 87 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in intake valve cleaner?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Spray/Flow, Ease Of Cleaning. The return rate is 0.3%.
- When does demand for intake valve cleaner peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the intake valve cleaner niche?
- Listings span $7.99–$66.48; the average listing price is $28.33 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,130 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.