Gas and Oil Additives For Your Classic Car?

In this and several future articles Car Care Company would like to examine some of the many products that are on the market that claim to save the motorist fuel. One of the most popular types of gas saving devices are oil and gas additives.Chances are you have seen many of them advertised in magazines and you can find them on the shelves of the stores you frequent. If you haven’t noticed them before you should take a look for them.

One thing you will notice is that they all have claims that they can provide you with better gas
mileage than you get right now. Some of them claim to be FDA approved and such but that isn’t the case. It does make you wonder though why they are able to place such items on the shelves when the FDA denies approving such products. Some of these are products you pour into your gas
tank when you fuel up at the pump. You simply put the contents into your tank first and then continue to fuel up as you normally would.

Since it does take up some room it will reduce the amount of gas you have to put into it but not improve your overall miles per gallon that you will burn while operating your vehicle.
There are a variety of ingredients added to your gas when you pour such an additive into your gas tank. They include tin, magnesium, and platinum which these marketers will tell you is good for removing compounds that settle into the bottom of your gas tank.

Never use a fuel additive that contains acetone as it can damage plastic parts in your fuel system by
dissolving them. Some individuals claim that a small amount of acetone won’t harm your fuel system but it can be hard to gauge when you have gone over that amount. Also, it really hasn’t been proven to help cut back on the cost of gas so that is quite a risk to be taking.

In general, these additive products won’t harm your vehicle but generally aren’t necessary to add. Such gas saving products are marketed in a way to give you the impression that you are getting something your gas tank needs to be more efficient. That is the key selling point and many consumers take the bait. They go out and buy several bottles of this additive and keep it in their vehicle. Each time they approach the pump to fill up they dump a bottle of it in there thinking they are doing the right thing. However, doing so really isn’t necessary.

This is because gasoline has ingredients in it that will naturally do the same thing without you adding
anything. Even though these fuel additives are very reasonably priced they still seem to be a waste of money as they haven’t been proven to be effective. The gas you have to pay for to move your vehicle is already taking care of the same concerns so why pay for something you don’t need?

Those that are offered for the oil generally come already mixed in the oil for your car. You just add
it like you would any other brand or type of oil. It is important that you always use the right grade of
motor oil in order to get the most fuel mileage from your vehicle. You can find this information in your
owners’ manual as well as on the internet.

The understanding of gas savings behind these oils is that the lower viscosity that is present the less
friction will be created. However, you can really do severe damage to your vehicle if you are using
something other than what it requires. You may end up needing to replace your entire engine before it is all said and done.

Some testing has shown changing the viscosity of the oil doesn’t seem to affect the operations of certain vehicles. As a consumer though you have to ask yourself if you are willing to take the chance that such a product may damage your vehicle. Most people will agree it isn’t something they want to risk being on the losing side of.

There doesn’t seem to be a good reason to take that risk either. There hasn’t been any substantial
evidence to suggest oil additives are going to increase your gas mileage. Yet these are very
popular products that people continue to buy and place into their vehicle.

Oil and gas additives aren’t very expensive and you can generally buy them at any location that sells
automotive products. Most auto parts, or even discount stores offer oil, filters, and these various additives so you can get all the supplies you need for the maintenance of your vehicle at one time.

You may be tempted to buy such products that you see on the shelves while you are buying the other items you need. However, you need to be careful about what you put into your vehicle. Car Care Company would like to remind you that through the use of these products you could end up doing more damage than good. One way to find out any possible negative information on a particular product is to go online and type the word:scam after the product you are trying to find information on. You might be surprised.

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