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Petrol additives

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  • 02-09-2005 11:55am
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    Firewalkwithme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,066 ✭✭✭


    I've noticed a few of these being advertised which claim to do various different things including improving feul economy. What with petrol prices being so high I was wondering if anyone has any experience of using them and if so which ones actually do what they claim?


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    gabgab
    Registered Users Posts: 1,062 ✭✭✭gabgab


    Yeh I'd be interested in this information too,


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    mike65
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    Additives mainly claim to clean out the injection system using chemicals, do they work? Well it depends who you ask.

    If you want to save fuel the best way to do so is to drive with fuel economy in mind. Which rules out all boy racers. Learn how to anticapate traffic conditions/traffic lights etc so less braking is required. Empty out the boot and the backseats/parcel shelf. Make sure your tyres are correctly inflated, soft rubber uses quite a bit of fuel. As much as is possible plan your journey so to avoid known congestion points, sitting in traffic is expensive (unless you drive a diesel in which case its almost free).

    Mike.


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    bmoferrall
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭bmoferrall


    mike65 wrote:
    ...Learn how to anticapate traffic conditions/traffic lights etc so less braking is required. Empty out the boot and the backseats/parcel shelf. Make sure your tyres are correctly inflated, soft rubber uses quite a bit of fuel. As much as is possible plan your journey so to avoid known congestion points, sitting in traffic is expensive (unless you drive a diesel in which case its almost free).

    Mike.
    In addition to the above:
    It's been calculated (by men in white coats I presume) that, if you are stopped for >30s in traffic, you will save fuel by switching off the engine; I would assume that the advantage increases with bigger engines. Since I started doing this I've noticed better overall fuel economy. I'm amazed at how many people leave their engines running when stopped at railway crossings.


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