Snake Oil

I was at the BMW shop and they have their fuel elixir that was on sale for something like $10 a bottle and suggested that you use it every tank. Cannot imagine what this does other than just about double the cost per tank of fuel.

As for in reased fuel mileage I'm also skeptical. There are only so many BTU's in a gallon of gasoline. Unless these elixirs increase the amount of BTU its is almost impossible to increase the fuel mileage. I will say that if you had a clogged/partially clogged injector and this potion somehow managed to dislodge the debris and the spray pattern improved the illusion of increased fuel mileage may manifest itself. But the reality is it did not increase the fuel mileage it just got the fuel mileage back to where it should be.

The good news is most of these potions, elixirs, sake oils do not actual harm as they are used at such low concentrations that they are so dilute they simply pass through the fuel system and out the exhaust like nothing ever happened because nothing ever happened. If you feel they work for you or there is a benefit I suggest you continue to use them. As anytime these threads come up I also encourage you to look up the MSDS/SDS of the product you are using to see typically what very common chemicals you are paying inordinate amounts of money for. Most of the time it is things like Naphtha, kerosene and/or alcohol in a fancy bottle with some clever words on it to make you think great things are going to happen.

Heading out to the garage to drape a magic amulet I got from a shamen at the local gas station. You know the guy that barely speaks english, smells like patchouli and curry that stands behind the big glass case filled with crystals, drug I mean tobacco paraphernalia case and libado products. He said it would clean my injectors by the use of positive energy and the gas would flow more easily because the bike was at peace with the universe.

If you want to see immediate results; try to light each of those additives on fire. That is the telltale sign that it will help or hinder. If the combustion within the firing chamber won't ignite the additive it will only coat or gum up the works if it's left behind. Yes, the fuel is to be mixed within a certain concentration to help assist in burning it off for obvious reasons...but, I had a guy bring me a Corolla with valve problems, he said he was using Lucas fuel system cleaner according to the directions a couple of times a year to clean and so on but it got worse. I tore into the engine and found every intake valve was coated with caked-on garbage, the exhaust valves a little less. I showed him by pouring the straight undiluted Lucas cleaner into a metal cup, holding a torch to it and it never caught on fire Then again with gasoline mixed in...still wouldn't stay ignited if more than a second or two. if it's an oil additive that's a different story as it's not meant to be ignited, but be careful with fuel system cleaners.
Here are the before and after cleaning prior to lapping.

PerazziMx14 said:

I was at the BMW shop and they have their fuel elixir that was on sale for something like $10 a bottle and suggested that you use it every tank. Cannot imagine what this does other than just about double the cost per tank of fuel.

As for in reased fuel mileage I'm also skeptical. There are only so many BTU's in a gallon of gasoline. Unless these elixirs increase the amount of BTU its is almost impossible to increase the fuel mileage. I will say that if you had a clogged/partially clogged injector and this potion somehow managed to dislodge the debris and the spray pattern improved the illusion of increased fuel mileage may manifest itself. But the reality is it did not increase the fuel mileage it just got the fuel mileage back to where it should be.

The good news is most of these potions, elixirs, sake oils do not actual harm as they are used at such low concentrations that they are so dilute they simply pass through the fuel system and out the exhaust like nothing ever happened because nothing ever happened. If you feel they work for you or there is a benefit I suggest you continue to use them. As anytime these threads come up I also encourage you to look up the MSDS/SDS of the product you are using to see typically what very common chemicals you are paying inordinate amounts of money for. Most of the time it is things like Naphtha, kerosene and/or alcohol in a fancy bottle with some clever words on it to make you think great things are going to happen.

Heading out to the garage to drape a magic amulet I got from a shamen at the local gas station. You know the guy that barely speaks english, smells like patchouli and curry that stands behind the big glass case filled with crystals, drug I mean tobacco paraphernalia case and libado products. He said it would clean my injectors by the use of positive energy and the gas would flow more easily because the bike was at peace with the universe.

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In the land down under in 1986 a well known personality & champion production car racer extolled the virtues of an "Energy Polarizer"... It was a small epoxy resin box of magnets and crystals screwed into the car body, which claimed to enhance the car's performance by "aligning molecules". Yep! It worked a treat!!!....... For his bank balance........ For a while & at A$697 it still sucked in the eager punters!!! 😁..... At your wallets peril... 😖😢😭...