do you put additives in your gas tank?

[Chaotic42]

Sometimes I add heet in the winter if my car has been sitting up for very long.

Stupid winter.

Edit: Why no teflon? Does this include that in Cheveron gasoline?

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: her209
Sugar.

I just went out and tried this in my truck. I starter her up and after like 5 minutes of road testing, it started to stutter... WTF is going on ?!?!

Fvck dude.. what did you do to my car ?!

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: Soybomb
All the additives your oil and gas need are already in them, don't waste your money.

That's what I've heard. Supposedly Techron is a bunch of hype because all the gas companies put detergents and other stuff in their gas that works the same way.

In any case, I don't put any additives in the gas tank. If I want performance, I'm not going to get it by putting snake oil in my Civic.

 

[rgwalt]

I put gas drier (anti-freeze) in my gas during the winter months as it gets pretty freaking cold up here.

Remember kids, all hydrocarbons from fossil sources have water in them.

Ryan

 

[Lifer]

Originally posted by: Imported

Originally posted by: Scouzer
Fuel Injector cleaner occasionally. It DOES make a difference.

I put that in once a year..

i do it every oil change, only for the reason of a 4000 mile interval.
it's only $1.99 every 3-5 months.

 

[Howard]

Sugar doesn't dissolve in gasoline.

 

[Vette73]

I will tell you what I tell my customers.

Most additives may make things worse. There are already some additives in gas, but they clean one thing and may dirty up something else. Also cheap water remover and other additives may also do damage to the Catalyic convertor (sp). If you use water remover make sure it uses Ioso. alchool, not Meth.

What I tell people to do is use a good fuel system cleaner about every 9K(or third oil change, or close to second if using Mobil1). STP Fuel system cleaner is real good. I think it go's for $6 or so at Wal-Mart, K-Mart, autozone, etc... Do that and keep up with changing of the fuel filter and that will keep it clean.

Do NOT add anything to your oil. If you change your oil and filter it will stay clean. DON'T use fram oil filters, and use 10W30 year round (unless it is real cold then use 5W30) I use 10W30 Mobil in my cars and truck(every 3K). My parents Z28 gets 10W30 Mobil1 (Every 5K)

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Do NOT add anything to your oil. If you change your oil and filter it will stay clean. DON'T use fram oil filters, and use 10W30 year round (unless it is real cold then use 5W30) I use 10W30 Mobil in my cars and truck(every 3K). My parents Z28 gets 10W30 Mobil1 (Every 5K)

uh-oh... whats wrong with fram oil filters

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: OrganizedChaos

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Do NOT add anything to your oil. If you change your oil and filter it will stay clean. DON'T use fram oil filters, and use 10W30 year round (unless it is real cold then use 5W30) I use 10W30 Mobil in my cars and truck(every 3K). My parents Z28 gets 10W30 Mobil1 (Every 5K)

uh-oh... whats wrong with fram oil filters

Long story short..
Fram = BAD.
STP, Wix, Purolator, NapaGold, etc.. = GOOD

Do a search for oil filter and all the other topics should come up


Here ya go

 

[syberscott]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Eli
No. Although fuel-additives are better than oil additives. You should never add anything to your oil.

As others have pointed out, the oil companys spend R&D $$ on the formulations of their oil. If you add something else, there's no telling what it could do.

Octane booster, fuel injector cleaner, dry-gas and fuel stabilizer are all OK, as long as you really need them.

oh....maybe i was talking about gas then...i am reffering to the engine cleariner.....it ahs been a while since i used one.

You should never add anything to your oil. Seriously. They spend a LOT of money on R&D for the formulations of their oil.. It's not just oil. There are tons of additives..

Detergency
Anti-foam
Viscosity Index improvers
Anti rust/corrosion
Friction modifier additives
TBN/TAN modifiers..

and probably a lot more. When you add something to your oil, you have no idea how those chemicals will effect your oil as a whole. Chances are, it's going to do more harm than good.

NEVER put PTFE(teflon) into your engine.

I totally disagree here, except for the teflon part.
What advantage does an oil company have by researching and making a far superior oil? Can they charge more? Not really, prices are determined more by the brands image.
I have done tons of block and pin friction tests with different oils and oils mixed with additives. Nothing performed better than Energy Release or Duralube. I know for a fact that additives are big in racing because they give the needed reduction in friction to prolong engine life or reduce overheating.
Alot of us are weary because of the shameless advertising, but there are decent products out there.
Myself? I use Amsoil now and change the oil and filter once a year. Once a year and the oil tests great everytime and it's the cleanest engine I've ever seen (a rebuit 4 year old 350). Why is Amsoil better than other synthetics? Because it has a different set of additives.

Now for the fuel additive. I tried some about a year ago and recorded a slight fuel mileage gain. The fuel injector cleaner is a good idea.
If you really want to clean out the system Snap-On sell a machine for about $3000 that hooks into the fuel rail and gives it a good cleaning. You can also get cheaper systems that hook into a vacuum line and they work just as well. Also use an intake spray, it does wonders for a simple aerosol can (be careful if you have a Ford though; some Fords have a plastic/chemical lined intake and some sprays will eat it away).

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: rgwalt
I put gas drier (anti-freeze) in my gas during the winter months as it gets pretty freaking cold up here.

Remember kids, all hydrocarbons from fossil sources have water in them.

Ryan

I don't know about that. I live in MN, you'd be hard pressed to find a colder place in the winter, and I never use gas drier, 5W30 or anything else, and I don't really have problems. YMMV of course, this is just what I've experienced.

 

[Lifer]

I totally disagree here, except for the teflon part.
What advantage does an oil company have by researching and making a far superior oil? Can they charge more? Not really, prices are determined more by the brands image.
I have done tons of block and pin friction tests with different oils and oils mixed with additives. Nothing performed better than Energy Release or Duralube. I know for a fact that additives are big in racing because they give the needed reduction in friction to prolong engine life or reduce overheating.
Alot of us are weary because of the shameless advertising, but there are decent products out there.
Myself? I use Amsoil now and change the oil and filter once a year. Once a year and the oil tests great everytime and it's the cleanest engine I've ever seen (a rebuit 4 year old 350). Why is Amsoil better than other synthetics? Because it has a different set of additives.

Now for the fuel additive. I tried some about a year ago and recorded a slight fuel mileage gain. The fuel injector cleaner is a good idea.
If you really want to clean out the system Snap-On sell a machine for about $3000 that hooks into the fuel rail and gives it a good cleaning. You can also get cheaper systems that hook into a vacuum line and they work just as well. Also use an intake spray, it does wonders for a simple aerosol can (be careful if you have a Ford though; some Fords have a plastic/chemical lined intake and some sprays will eat it away).

while they can't charge more, they can boost an increase in sales = great profits.

 

[smdjzadz]

where do i pour the gas line antifreeze bottle, to the tank directly or some other part of the car? and how many bottles is recommeded each week or month? thank you

 

[arcenite]

Every once in a while I will throw in injector cleaner. And I don't bother with oil additives.

 

[xanis]

An 8 year old necro... nice. :thumbsup:

 

[OutHouse]

Fuel Injector cleaner occasionally. It DOES make a difference.

and how do you know? do you tear your engine apart and look?

 

[BoomerD]

Fucking hilarious...

I guess we can excuse the OP for not posting this in the garage...since the garage didn't exist back then...

However, No, not usually. When we lived in cold country, I'd run some gas-line anti-freeze with every tank, but that's all. GOOD gasoline should have everything it needs, right out of the pump.

I guess Slick 50 was created for people just like ATOT...

 

[Red Squirrel]

Not to be mistaken with the orange label, which is for motorcycles. (different concentration)

 

[Jeff7]

Years later, and Lifer still isn't one.

Last Activity: 08-27-2004 05:30 PM

 

[Rage187]

Chevron with techron fuel system cleaner one tank every oil change.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I've used injector cleaner before, but not without reason.

If you're parking your vehicle for more than a month, it might be a good ideal to add a fuel stablizer.

 

[Doppel]

Used to do techron every 20-30k and now not even that, I just think all these additives are a waste of money to be honest and moreover I think my cars' manuals specifically say not to use them.