Let’s take a break from our walk through automotive 101 and dwell on a maintenance query that has been on the table for quite sometime. The query is about the use of fuel additives. I have come across this issue several times and it concerns both gasoline and diesel powered vehicles. It usually goes like this… A guys says he just had an oil change, changed the sparkplugs, air filter and fuel filter. But still, the engine doesn’t seem to perform as well as it did when it was brand new, even though it has less than 60,000 kilometers on the odometer. Some can argue that the problem could lie in carbon deposit buildup as cars now usually spend a lot of time in heavy traffic. Yes, that could be. Keep in mind that a vehicle should be allowed to run at speed, on the highway, from time to time to clear out those carbon deposits. Car aficionados call this routine a good old Italian tune up.

Sometimes, however, even an Italian tune up is not enough. If you walk through the automotive section of ‘do it yourself’ hardware stores, you would see on display different fuel additives. You will come across brands like MAG 1, STP, ABRO, Liquimoly, Blue Chem etc… you kind of wonder if they really work or if you really need them.

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