Low End Injector Cleaners Don’t do the Job

This growth strongly suggests that consumers are responding to premium products–top of the line differentiated brands– where they receive greater value such as ProTecta’s Complete Fuel System Treatment with a mileage improver as a bonus. Complete fuel system cleaners provide one-tank cleanup of intake valves, fuel injectors and combustion chambers. In a single application, ProTecta’s concentrated cleaner and mileage improver, can restore lost fuel economy, power and emissions performance. Consumers’ desire to achieve measurable fuel economy improvements is the key driver behind this significant shift in behavior. This makes sense as who wants to have to buy 5-10 gas treatments to achieve the same results. The consumer cannot even see the difference of the low end gas treatments and injector cleaners that cost between $1-$5.99 at the date this is written. This is also a reason people are skeptical of aftermarket additives. Its simple with the low end products they say what have I got to lose, but when they try them they do not see the results.

ProTecta Complete Fuel System Treatment with a friction modifier for fuel economy benefits even on a new car is SFR’s top-of-the-line additive package that allws SFR’s distributors and retail outlets to offer a differentiated complete fuel system product. It provides a variety of proven benefits and specifically addresses consumers’ desire to improve fuel economy. Though there are some complete fuel system treatments, only SFR’s ProTecta Complete Fuel Sytem Treatment contains the special friction modifier to improve fuel economy. Thus, the consumer receives a benefit in mileage from the cleaning of injectors and combustion chambers and another benefit with its mileage improver, which works even on new cars.

Tests of ProTecta Complete Fuel System Cleaner with Mileage Improver in consumer vehicles evaluated intake valve deposits, combustion chamber deposits, fuel injection flow rates, emissions, fuel economy, drivability, catalystic converters and oxygen sensors. The test results demonstrate that in one tank, ProTecta’s Complete Fuel System Cleaner with Mileage Improver completely cleans injectors, intake valves, combusion chambers, piston tops and cylinder heads. This leads to:

Improved fuel economy. On average by 3-4%, but up to 6%

Restored power. Removing deposits increases an engines power.

Reduced emissions. A clean engine burns fuel more efficiently and reduces the amount of harmful gases released through the tailpipe.

Improved fuel economy on new vehicles. ProTecta’s special friction modifier that gravitates through the fuel and becomes resident on the piston tops or heads in the motor oil, lasts an entire oil change giving the consumer a mileage improvement even on a new car.

Overall, it means reductions in the cost of operating the vehicle and improvements in engine performance.

70% of All New Cars are Diesels

In Europe almost 70% of all new car registrations are diesels! Because of the high price of fuel and the new high-pressure quiet diesels Europeans are buying in record numbers.

You achieve high-pressure diesel injection when you inject diesel fuel under a very high pressure in the cylinders of an internal combustion engine.

High-pressure injection yields smaller drops of fuel, which have relatively more surface exposed to the air surrounding them. Thus, the oxidation (the burning process) of the diesel is performed faster and better. This means that you get more energy out of your fuel, and exhaust particles are smaller.
The overall result are engines that generally run better, and yield more torque and power. As a bonus, they are far more efficient, lowering fuel use and thus improving mileage. That is, because the fuel is burnt more thoroughly, you get more energy out of it.

New Diesel Cars are as Quiet as Gasoline Cars

Normally diesel engines like this would produce way too much noise to be usable in passenger cars. But the injection system has a clever way to deal with it. In gasoline engines, the ignition of the fuel is done by an electrically generated spark. Not so in diesel engines, where the burning process starts automatically due to high temperature and pressure in the cylinder. The motor management decides exactly when the fuel enters the cylinder. And by gradually injecting fuel (not everything at once), the burning process can be extended over a slightly longer period. This process reduces noise that the combustion produces, and lowers the exerted force on the components of the engine, thereby improving durability.

Much Better Mileage than Gasoline Cars

With smaller fuel nozzles and diesel cars getting over 50 miles per gallon one can see why this is so popular. It’s only a matter of time before the U.S. market begins to explode in this area.

SFR manufactures D-Sol Diesel Fuel Conditioners to keep injectors clean, fuel from gelling in the winter-time and improving mileage. Lubricity additives are critical says Caterpillar and Cummins due to the new low sulfur fuel. Low sulfur diesel fuel is actually very similar to jet fuel.

If you are thinking about a car consider a diesel as they are coming to a dealer new you soon with projections of an increase in sales of 15-20% each year.

API’s GF-5 Increases Friction Modifiers (an additive)

Initially the document refers to friction modifiers and states “Don’t use them in your engine!” In researching this claim, I found that the opposite is true, so much so, that the new GF-5 warranty specification for motor oil calls for the increase in use of friction modifiers. In an article appearing in “Lubes n’ Greases” about the new GF-5 motor oil warranty specification, Alex Boffa, global Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) coordinator at Chevron states “Maybe it will mean an overall increase in the overall additive package, and particularly in the dispersant/detergent additives. He want on to say “We may see increased levels of friction modifiers , too.”

Each oil company doesn’t disclose their formulas and what additives that they use, but obviously most are already using friction modifiers as he states maybe we will see an increased level. Friction modifiers are utilized to improve fuel efficiency, which is a major goal of motor oil and aftermarket additive suppliers. See complete article on what areas need more protection.

Friction modifiers have been used in motor oils for many years; this major additive supplier confirms their use; The use of friction modifiers is an important function for the pistons that run within the cylinder liners; by reducing friction fuel efficiency can be gained in this area. The use of additional friction modifiers can add to fuel efficiency. And, finally the following is an article on testing of friction modifiers with some including molybdenum.

Additives Come to the Rescue

The document then goes on to talk about viscosity improvers and the writer says “but, again, do not use them”. In talking to major oil company formulators they told me they are critical and are used in all motor oils to deliver the correct viscosity. They are also used as aftermarket additives extensively to reduce blow by on older engines to reduce oil consumption. This occurs when the rings lose elasticity and the cross hatching, on the cylinder liners becomes warn. Once this occurs oil cannot be controlled effectively and oil burning is seen as smoke comes out the tailpipe. Though this is a temporary fix, it serves an older car or engine on its last legs so to speak in reducing oil consumption and smoke. There have been products like STP on the market for many years with success in this area Viscosity index improvers as an aftermarket treatment are limited to older vehicles as it is not necessary to increase viscosity in a new engine. Remember the thicker the oil the less fuel economy one will receive. If your engine is burning oil and smoking it’s a great alternative to purchasing a new engine at thousands of dollars installed.

Sealers and Seal Swelles is the next topic on the document. It says, “continued use actually softens seals to the point of failure!” Many of the major oil companies make High Mileage Motor oils for vehicles with over 75,000 miles. Seals become hard and brittle over time and can start to leak. No one knows better about this situation then if you have had a seal leak on your garage floor. As seals get older they shrink and leak small drops. In researching High Mileage Oils we found that seal swell additives found in these oils only swell seals 8-10% and do not swell until failure. Major oil companies would not sell motor oils that caused seal failure as the liability would be enormous. Motorists with real bad leaks can rely on aftermarket additives to reduce the leakage. Such suppliers carefully mark their packages to let motorists know how much to use. Almost all of the major oil companies make High Mileage Oils.

Detergent/Dispersant Additives Keep Your Engine Clean

Solvents and Oil Solvent Mixes: The document explains not to use such products and on this area I must concur as reducing viscosity significantly by adding such a lightweight solvent can cause damage through accelerated wear. Viscosity as mentioned earlier is an important part of motor oil. In case you didn’t know it viscosity index improvers sold by the major oil companies are actually polymers found in used tires. That’s right I have been to a factory and seen them made. They grind up used tires into very small particles and reduce to a chemical, removing the impurities. How polymers work is when it’s cold they reduce molecularly in size and when it’s hot they swell or expand in size. By how much polymers are added is how you get a certain viscosity like 5W30 or 15W40. It’s the same product, but how much you use.

The reason motorists use solvent products like SeaFoam or Marvels’ Mystery Oil as listed in the document is that solvents are cleaning agents. But one can achieve a more efficient outcome by purchasing additional detergent/dispersant additives, such as found in SFR 100 or Gaszol/D-Sol.

Every time a new warranty specification of motor oils is developed, like the new GF-5 detergents are added. Using solvents to clean an engine can cause severe damage to your engine that you might not recognize until later as your engine seizes.

The document goes on to briefly discuss what the writer calls Engine Improvers, and mentions Resotre, which does show an improvement in compression. Such products are for engines that have been damaged and have lost compression. There are though products with nano-particles that have shown reduced wear even in new engines. SFR Corporation has developed a series of products for gasoline and diesel engines, as well as gear boxes that contain nano-particles of bismuth. Testing has shown a decrease in wear without increasing deposits. Motorists using such products on a regular basis have experienced a gain of 25-28% decrease in wear based on oil analysis testing. Testing results can be found at www.sfrcorp.com.

Conclusion

In conclusion, there are a myriad of additives developed by both the major oil companies and independent additive suppliers that reduce wear in an engine. They have been used for many years. Every time a new motor oil warranty specification comes out it calls for more additives. Like when you consider any other product for use, make sure the company has substantial testing and not just making a claim. There are hundreds of marketing companies making claims of 20% mileage improvement etc. that are totally bogus.

Manufactures of oil additives that have performed the due diligence can help motorists reduce wear or even prolong the use of a vehicle that has problems. Additives are now and always will be the lifeblood of motor oil. Additives are the most important ingredients and are far more important than the base oil. Using additives can really increase the performance of a vehicle and prolong its use.