Addatives: what do you use?

[aldive]

Addativs: what do you use? Do you use oil, fuel,other addatives? Why do you use them? What results have you gotten?

 

[JDraper]

I use NO additives. IMHO, most of the additives on the market are snake oil if you have a properly tuned and maintained vehicle. Now, octane boosters and lead additives can be necessary for older motors that pre-date unleaded fuel, but other than that......

 

[aldive]

Additives that I use:

Oil: none
Fuel: Sea Foam, Fuel Power
Tranny: none
Rear end: none, not even friction modifier
Power steering: none

Sea Foam is a great “cleaner outerâ€￾. I obtain a mileage boost with Fuel Power as well as a much smoother running motor.

 

[spindlecone]

Additives, I Use:
If buis was good for the month a half gallon of Skyy works, if real good: grey goose is best.
If just so so, whatever is on sale

 

[Critical_Level2]

I use seafoam every 15k, and lucas injector cleaner every 6k miles. So far this has kept the motor from making the marble noise inherrent to the ohv.

 

[mctoy]

I have used some Lucas products, namely the tranny and power steering stuff with very good results. Also trans-lube is good stuff too. Lots of trans. rebuilders put these in all of thier rebuilds. Other than that, I like mobil1 synth. products. Took me awhile to be convinced, but Im a true synth. devotee now.
MCTOY

 

[Ford_Racing_Guy]

Seafoam only....and pretty much in anything!

i've been pondering the Lucas Oil Stabilizer but have seen a test on site somewhere how how it oxidizes the oil

 

[smiley1]

Go to bobistheoilguy.com for all information regarding addatives. Lucas tends to foam...Very bad.

A good synthetic oil will do better than anything you could add. Mobil 1 seems to be the best compromise of value and performence. I had an oil analysis of a 5k mile oil change on my GTP with outstanding results.

I use Techron every 5k in the gas for the injectors. THATS IT.

I will try some seafoam some day to clean my chambers though.

 

[general x]

i use gasline anti freeze but really i havent had any gas freezing problems so looks like its working.....or im wasting my friends anti-freeze (hehehe)

 

[97BlackX5.0]

gasline antifreeze is a must up here in the winter, lucas fuel injector cleaner every now and then. thats about it.

i tried prolong in my old broncoII ... the tranny lube helped my a4ld limp out another 10k and the engine lube improved start time and thorttle response.... but i wouldnt use that in anything that isnt showing wear....

 

[ExplorerSportNu]

I use NO additives. IMHO, most of the additives on the market are snake oil if you have a properly tuned and maintained vehicle. Now, octane boosters and lead additives can be necessary for older motors that pre-date unleaded fuel, but other than that......

My thoughts exactly, none in my baby either

 

[MONMIX]

fuel injector cleaner with every oil change ( when I remember )
( the injector cleaner that is )

I have noticed no harm, but no real benefit or gain either, but I suppose that is the point exactaly.

 

[BeauJ]

Southern Comfort and moonshine.

 

[TheJMan]

Oil: Auto-Rx every 25,000 miles
Fuel: Berryman's B12 every oil change
Transmission: None
Rear Diff: None
Power Steering: Synthetic P/S fluid, no additives
Intake: Seafoam

 

[F14CRAZY]

Sea Foam through the intake and sometimes in the engine oil before i do an oil change (a day maybe), and Techron synthetic fuel additive sometimes.

 

[tjfree]

Fuel Power in fuel, Lube Control in oil, tranny, PS. Best stuff out there. Works different than other products. Dissolves carbon into a lubricant substance, pretty amazing stuff. Lucas will never touch my vehicle as it makes the oil thicker which can be very bad.

LC/FP all the way, no need for anything else!

 

[X~FACTOR]

I use none right now. I'm scared to do more harm than good but Seafoam is sounding pretty good right now. I'll probably give it a try.

 

[JEFF hILLYARD]

additives

Marvel oil in gas and oil

 

[Josh]

I have read else where that additives can cause problems in the long run. Some contain teflon which from what I have read will gum up the motor. I pulled my motor at 220K and it looked like someone spay painted the inside of my motor with bedliner. I used to just pick up stuff off the shelf and give it a whirl. From now on its Mobile 1 and Sea Foam. You can get it at Auto Zone now. You can put sea foam in gas, oil, intake and they even make one for the trans.

 

[00XLS]

None in the oil, only mobil syth.
Trans, some lucas, soon to be replaced with lube guard
diff's, none, haven't changed the fluid yet, I hear their good for a 100K??
power steering, some lucas as well
Fuel, valvoline fuel system