Are You Able To Get Better Fuel Consumption By Using Additives?
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Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 Time: 12:58 AM
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Advertising for oil and fuel additives are visible almost everywhere and you can purchase them in many stores. They all make the identical claim, that by adding them to your gasoline your car will get better gas mileage. The FDA affirms none of these products have been sanctioned by them, yet some of them make that claim.
Assuming that they are not FDA approved, then it is very strange that they are allowed to be sold under the false pretense that they have been approved. What exactly are customers meant to do, and who are they to believe? If consumers cannot get clear and reliable guidance from an institutional authority, they are vulnerable to false claims. The directions for some of the additives say that you will get improved gas milegae simply by adding the product when you next fill up with gas. Well, the amount of gas necessary to fill the tank will be reduced (by the volume of the additive), but it is doubtful that the gas mileage will improve.
A number of the substances in the additive are tin, magnesium, and platinum, which supposedly help clean the deposits on the bottom of the tank. If the product features acetone, do not use it, since any plastic parts in the fuel system may be dissolved. Others say that a small amount of acetone won't hurt, but there is no way to know when you have surpassed this amount. Since there's no real proof that the product functions, the risks outweigh the possible benefits. You would probably hate to ruin your fuel system by making use of a product that never worked. A good number of additives won't harm your car in any way, but they are also in no way necessary to add to your gas tank.
If a car owner can be made to believe that this product can make his car better, he will buy it, so this is what the marketing boys aim to do. The advertising persuades many consumers, so when they fill up, they also put in a container of additive. It is difficult for consumers to confirm whether the product lives up to its claims, but the manufacturer profits as long as people keep buying in sufficient quantity. One explanation why these additives are not necessary might be the fact that the gas already has ingredients which will do the same thing. Although fuel additives typically are not that expensive, should they be not doing what they say, then they are a waste of money. If your fuel already does it, why are you being misled into buying something that doesn't help.
The additives that are also there for the oil, are only depositing in what the oil already has. What is critical, though, is to use the oil that is suggested for your car. Using the incorrect grade of oil could damage your car's engine very severely.
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