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Are Gas Station Fuel Additives a Waste of Money?

Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:06 pm
Posted by Dragoon
Member since Jul 2019
112 posts
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:06 pm
Always heard that Lucas oil products were legit, but your run-of-the-mill STP fuel injector cleanser/fuel additives, etc. we’re just a waste of money.

What do the mechanics of the OT say?
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
30011 posts
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:07 pm to
Lucas is garbage.

Chemtool with a full tank of techron and then run extremely hard will help clean deposits.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
29699 posts
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:07 pm to
I use Seafoam and have had really good results with it
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Baw Land
Member since Sep 2017
14911 posts
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:19 pm to
Yes, a complete waste of money.

Most unleaded fuel has additives that clean on their own.
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
17188 posts
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:20 pm to
I’ve never used additives and get 200K miles out of my vehicles before selling them off.
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
103829 posts
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:49 pm to
quote:

I’ve never used additives and get 200K miles out of my vehicles before selling them off.



This.

Additives are only helpful for vehicles that you drive/use once in awhile or aren’t really suitable for ethanol mixed gas like lawn mowers, ATVs and boats
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
40311 posts
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:50 pm to
Run Chevron gas with Techron.

No aftermarket additives will likely ever be needed, unless you idle a lot.

Also, never ever, flush a transmission.
Posted by offshoreangler
713, Texas
Member since Jun 2008
22579 posts
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:58 pm to
Your gasoline has a detergent additive in it already, mandated by the Clean Air Act.

Posted by mikie421
continental shelf
Member since Nov 2008
878 posts
Posted on 8/7/19 at 2:59 pm to
Techron is 100% legit.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
76148 posts
Posted on 8/7/19 at 3:01 pm to
quote:

Lucas oil products were legit
Ah-huh-huh....



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