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Old November 27th, 2012, 7:35 AM
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How many of you guys adding it on a regular basis?
Old November 28th, 2012, 11:49 AM
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I use Lucas in all three vehicles, every time I fuel them.
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Do you find it effective?
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Todd,
I wish I could say positively at this point, but, I started only recently after some work (plugs and injectors). They said that the Injectors were pretty clogged, and that's why I started using it. I drive so little, that I just don't have any numbers to share at this point. Plus, I haven't been all that consistent about doing the math in the past couple times I've filled up.

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I think that it is useless after reading some articles, don't use it, no benefits you'll get
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Online articles? If so, can you provide a link?
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Gas additives have gain popularity over the years because of their claims to improve performance, reduce emissions, and save fuel. In general, if you have a healthy vehicle, you should not need any of these to enjoy the performance, emissions, and fuel savings you were meant to.
There is no magical elixir that is designed to make your engine magically become more efficient and powerful. About the only time these additives may work is if you are not using the right octane rating fuel as your vehicle requires and you increase it to what it is supposed to be using an additive.
There is no benefit to using more octane than what is required...and the mystery in Marve Mystery Oil should be left at just that...a mystery. The plain simple truth is these gimmicks simply don't offer what they claim and in some cases they can even be dangerous to you, your car, and the environment.
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i just do an injection system cleaner when a tuneup is done
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If your fuel level was really low the engine might stall, if your just low it may run rough... the idea of adding fuel after adding the additive is to mix it with the fuel so the pump doesn't suck up a large amount of the additive which will not burn or combust the same way as gasoline...
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Never thought doing that....


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