Timeline for Reasons car loses ability to accelerate with time?
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| Feb 20, 2017 at 18:53 | comment | added | Carguy | Let us continue this discussion in chat. | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 18:52 | comment | added | Evren Yurtesen | @Carguy No, because they are mostly harmful and my car works fine without them. But even if I tried, I wouldn't know if they worked or not. Because my opinion would be biased. I put something and expect it to work therefore I am likely to feel that it works. That is called placebo effect. Instead I trust on machines measuring stuff. Such as motoringassist.com/motoring-advice/car-maintenance/… and spyderchat.com/forums/… (both results show things were actually worse when cataclean was used) | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 18:41 | comment | added | Evren Yurtesen | @method I think that the additives actually do not do anything. Because they would burn in the engine to begin with. For example, see combustion formula for acetone C3H6O + 4 O2 --> 3 CO2 + 3 H2O Maybe acetone can be a good solvent, but it won't be acetone what reaches your catalyst. I searched online for actual test results. Some people tried to make comparison of exhaust emissions etc. using empirical data from exhaust gas test machines after using cataclean. It does not appear to improve things. Of course this won't stop people from feeling improvements :) | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 18:38 | comment | added | Carguy | Have you actually tried additives? I have, for 35 years, in multiple engines, and found MMO and acetone effective. It is cheap, and it works. I've read your link about acetone, and many other critics, and have found they are all speculating (acetone "may" harm fuel components). I and thousands of others have actually been using acetone for decades and never had a problem. | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 18:18 | comment | added | Evren Yurtesen | If your cat-converter has too much deposit, car would simply fail the emission tests. If your O2 sensor is not functioning or PCV/EGR or other valves are faulty, you can see it from vehicle diagnostics. Because something is cheap does not mean replacing it will solve a problem. Using acetone may only damage your car. I found a really good and detailed post about it at quora with references and reputable links to popular mechanices etc. quora.com/… If additives really helped, car makers would recommend usage. | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 9:15 | comment | added | Carguy | The catalytic converter stuff has definitely been working for me for 35 years on all kinds of cars, even two late model Mercedes-Benz with poor idle / poor acceleration / poor gas mileage. It is mostly acetone & xylene mix, which have chemical properties that have been proven to clean deposits since the 1950s. Some scientists even argue that acetone should be used as a fuel additive by major oil companies. | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 9:13 | comment | added | Carguy | A PCV valve and EGR are not much money. Since the poster has no codes, low mileage, and diesel engine, the problem is likely carbon deposits. | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 8:24 | comment | added | method | also that catalytic converter cleaner stuff do they actually work? I have seen some videos saying otherwise | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 8:00 | comment | added | Evren Yurtesen | Dont you think it would be best to find out the cause of the problem instead of spending heaps of money on changing/cleaning parts which may be in perfect working condition? | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 2:09 | history | edited | Carguy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 20, 2017 at 2:02 | history | answered | Carguy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |