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Maintenance & Repair Fuel and Oil Additives
1246 messages, Last post on Sep 28, 2009 at 7:37 AM
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 18, 2005 10:20 am)
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Replying to: tylertwouncles (Oct 19, 2007 2:03 am) For one thing, any automaker would give millions...no, hundreds of millions....for such a simple solution to increasing their fleet mileage averages. What a great piece of publicity! What a great marketing tool! What a great leg up on the competition! Just dump in a can of additive during EPA testing! WOW! 5 mpg more than your competitor's product. For another thing, such amazing gas mileage increases would improve...no....SOLVE...the world's energy crisis...can you imagine the immense global impact of a 20% reduction in America's oil consumption OVERNIGHT? But alas, the automakers refuse to add it to their engines, and instead spend $100 million dollars on engine development to gain 1 mpg. The fools? And the US government does not solve the energy crisis, but blindly turns an eye to this "miracle" before their eyes. So how do you explain this? Ah, then CONSPIRACY comes up, and really, conspiracy is a very poor explanation for the unexplainable, because it skips past a far more unpleasant thought--that automakers and the government know that these additives cannot in fact, increase gas mileage substantially, if at all, once they are put under rigorous scientific testing. |
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Must be that time of year again.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 19, 2008 9:52 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 19, 2008 10:06 am) 
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Faced with what is likely a rear main engine oil leak, although admittedly quite small, I have poured in a dose of CD-2 which is apparently an engine seal sweller. According to the bottle, I must allow up to 1K miles to get the full effect. I am wondering if this modestly priced additive is likely to be effective. Any opinions on it? 
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Replying to: wtd44 (Feb 29, 2008 5:13 am) 
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 29, 2008 7:48 am)
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Replying to: wtd44 (Feb 29, 2008 5:13 am) Unless this car is an old beater of little value, I would either have the seal replaced or live with the leak and hope it doesn't worsen.
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Replying to: isellhondas (Mar 02, 2008 2:21 pm)
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