Hello Nairalanders,

Kindly share your experience on the difference fuel treatment makes when added to the fuel in a petrol engine.

Is there any optimum proportion as against that recommended by the producer? Because, sometimes, it is from experience rather than recommendation you have the best knowledge of a product.

Also, can it cause any harm to the vehicle if discontinued?

I use Extreme Fuel Treatment and my full tank last 3 days more

cardoso111:
I use Extreme Fuel Treatment and my full tank last 3 days more

Please, how many days does it take to exhaust that quantity before adding the fuel treatment?

cardoso111:
I use Extreme Fuel Treatment and my full tank last 3 days more

That is psychological. Stop using it and your fuel will still last three days

cardoso111:
I use Extreme Fuel Treatment and my full tank last 3 days more

bro pls what's the effect of fuel treatment in a car?

thanks

Even my 5 litres generator full tank last three days extra

GAZZUZZ:


That is psychological. Stop using it and your fuel will still last three days

Gazzuzz my best Engr... I have not applied fuel treatment to my car tank since I bought it. what effect does it has on my car and what's the importance of fuel treatment. thank u sir

booz:
Hello Nairalanders,

Kindly share your experience on the difference fuel treatment makes when added to the fuel in a petrol engine.

Is there any optimum proportion as against that recommended by the producer? Because, sometimes, it is from experience rather than recommendation you have the best knowledge of a product.

Also, can it cause any harm to the vehicle if discontinued?

Fuel treatment hazardous to your car. Now when you pour a fuel treatment in your fuel tank. It takes particulate debris/dirt in your tank down to your fuel injector noozles. You wouldn't wana know thr rest of the story

GAZZUZZ:


That is psychological. Stop using it and your fuel will still last three days

Oga GAZZUZZ are you saying xft isn't good especially those with European cars that suffer from fuel pump wahala easily.

peterjero:

Oga GAZZUZZ are you saying xft isn't good especially those with European cars that suffer from fuel pump wahala easily.

I'm saying more than that

XTF is a SCAM.

This is the last you will see me on this thread.

GAZZUZZ:


I'm saying more than that

XTF is a SCAM.

This is the last you will see me on this thread.

So what do European car owners do to ameliorate this problem, so if my questions are inconveniencing.

@siena this comment just scared me. All thanks I last used it over a year ago! Same with another sham called fuel shark, connected to the cigarette point with the notion of saving fuel.

read this


I have a friend who swears by those gasoline
additives that claim to increase your gas
mileage. I think they’re all worthless. Am I
right?
You can understand why people want to
believe this type of product works.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could pour an
additive or pop a pill into your gas tank at
each fill-up that would significantly
increase your car’s gas mileage? But fuel
additives — both commercial and
homebrewed — are almost always a waste
of money. With one notable exception
(keep reading), these additives simply will
not increase your car’s mpg. If you really
want better gas mileage, your best bet is to
drive a fuel-efficient vehicle, and drive it
frugally.
To understand why so many of these
additives are ineffective, it’s helpful to
understand that all modern engines are
controlled by the vehicle’s on-board
computer. The computer relies on sensors
to adjust engine functions, including fuel
delivery, ignition timing and — on the
most advanced engines — when the intake
and exhaust valves open and close.
Mileage-boosting fuel additives claim to
increase the combustion efficiency of
gasoline. But the automaker programs a
vehicle’s computer to have optimal fuel
economy with straight gasoline in the tank.
Change the chemistry, and you may
actually find a decrease in both
performance and mpg — if there is any
real change at all. Also, consider this: If
there really were safe, cost-effective
additives to increase fuel economy,
wouldn’t some gasoline brands already be
trying to sell them to you (along with their
gas)?
This is a “buyer beware” scenario. Some of
these mpg additives come wrapped in
elaborate marketing schemes designed to
play on our desires to one-up Big Oil, save
money and do the right thing for the
environment. Don’t buy it. Don’t believe
glowing user testimonials either. If these
testimonials have any degree of truth, any
actual changes in mileage after using mpg-
enhancing additives are more likely due to
a change in driving style than to the effects
of the additive. A strong placebo effect can
happen when people really want these
additives to work in order to justify the
expense. That enhanced motivation makes
a driver pay more attention to driving
efficiently, and the results are predictable.
(Affecting your mileage through your
driving habits is easier than many people
realize. I evaluate cars and trucks for a
living, and I can easily alter the fuel
economy of a vehicle by as much as 25 to
30 percent by the way I drive it.)
You’ll also find some people who swear by
homemade concoctions to increase fuel
economy. Acetone, sometimes mixed with
other chemicals, is a popular DIY fuel
economy enhancer. This mpg trick may
have other consequences however, such as
shortening the life of your vehicle’s seals
and gaskets, and perhaps harming the
emission control sensors.
So what’s the one fuel additive that is
worthwhile? Fuel injection cleaners can
sometimes improve fuel economy. If you
or your mechanic suspects that your
injectors are gummed up and not
functioning properly, cleaning the system
with an additive may help increase fuel
economy by helping the engine work the
way the factory intended it to.


http://www.motherearthnews.com/green-transportation/do-those-fuel-additives-work-zb0z11zblon.aspx