evoboy2016 Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 I see almost everytime, the gas station staff tries to sell Carbon cleaning addittives for fuel and engine. Is it recommended? Does it do any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 I am a mechanic. My honest opinion is that these cleaning additives don't work. I know because I had a tie up with an oil company and gave some customers free samples to try. Nothing changed anything. As a mechanic, I've rarely seen injectiors giving trouble. When they do, the only solution is to take them out and either clean them manually or do ultrasonic cleaning. Dont believe the hype. If the fuel being supplied was so bad that all the cars were breaking down, we'd be in a constant traffic jam. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahimdad Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 @Barry good point and a good question raised by @evoboy2016. I have used it a couple of times and felt that it just makes the engine run a little bit smoother, or it could just be in a mental satisfaction in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evoboy2016 Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 3 minutes ago, Rahimdad said: @Barry good point and a good question raised by @evoboy2016. I have used it a couple of times and felt that it just makes the engine run a little bit smoother, or it could just be in a mental satisfaction in my head. More than anything, I feel sorry for the gas station staff who tries to sell these cleaners in the desert heat, so wanted to know about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 5 hours ago, Rahimdad said: @Barry good point and a good question raised by @evoboy2016. I have used it a couple of times and felt that it just makes the engine run a little bit smoother, or it could just be in a mental satisfaction in my head. It is indeed mental satisfaction, as I have felt the same when many many years ago I tried few times in my Range and felt nothing. Then through 100's of forum and thousand's of user experience I realize it's called snake oil in Internet slang. https://www.yahoo.com/news/bottled-magic-or-snake-oil-the-truth-about-118805206027.html Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evoboy2016 Posted May 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Awesome post @Gaurav @Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Well not all are bad, some shows improvement on fuel mileage if you are keeping a track of your fill ups and very easily pay off the price of the bottle by itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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