Introduction: The first time I came into contact with fuel treasure, I was doing maintenance in a 4S shop. The staff said they gave me two bottles of fuel treasure, which could clean up the carbon deposit. When the car is repaired, it will be put in the trunk of the car. Give me two bottle caps. I felt lonely when I drove home and opened the trunk. There are only two fuel treasure bottle caps left in my hand, and I haven't seen what the bottles look like.
It's called a gift. Didn't I pay for it? 4S shop will send fuel treasure to the owner on the street? I learned about fuel treasure on the Internet, and it doesn't matter whether it exists or not, so I didn't go to the 4S store. Recently, I am sorting out articles related to automobile supplies, and I would like to share my knowledge of fuel treasure with you.
What is fuel treasure?
Fuel treasure is a fuel cleaner, which can reduce the carbon deposition in the engine. Fuel burns in the engine to generate kinetic energy, which drives the car to move through the piston. If the fuel is completely burned, it will be converted into carbon dioxide and water. However, when the oxygen intake is insufficient, or the car is idling for a long time, the fuel cannot be fully burned. At this time, carbon deposits will be generated inside the engine, and some carbon deposits will be discharged along the chimney, and some carbon deposits will remain at the engine piston.
When the fuel consumption increases, either there is something wrong with the engine oil or there is too much carbon in the engine, so the engine needs to be disassembled for cleaning. Disassembling the engine is a systematic project, and not every mechanic can do it. Especially for Japanese engines, the workmanship is relatively fine and the clearance ratio is very small. Disassembly and reassembly can't achieve the original effect.
In order to solve the problem of engine carbon deposition without disassembling the engine, a cleaning and maintenance product named fuel treasure came out at this time. When fuel treasure is mixed into fuel, it can destroy the chemical structure of carbon deposit, strip carbon deposit from engine parts and remove it from exhaust gas.
The manufacturers of fuel additive stock solution mainly include BASF, Chevron, Afton, Lubrizol, etc. The fuel treasure bought by the owner is made by fuel treasure manufacturers importing stock solution from these four companies and adding ingredients. BASF and Chevron themselves provide the finished product fuel treasure, which is the most expensive, but the strength is there.
Fuel treasure classification
Clean fuel treasure: The main components are polyetheramine (PEA) and PLBA (polyisobutylene amine), which has a certain effect of removing carbon deposits. According to the relevant regulations issued by 20 1 1 in China, it is required to add cleaning agents to vehicle fuel. Therefore, the oil itself contains detergent, and adding clean fuel treasure has little effect.
Maintenance of fuel treasure: Before carbon deposit is formed, a protective film is formed on the surface of the parts to prevent carbon deposit and glue from adhering. It is somewhat similar to the efficacy of health care products, and it is impossible to evaluate whether it has any effect.
Combustion-supporting fuel treasure: the main components are ethers and alcohol antiknock agents such as MTBE, ETbe and ethanol. This fuel treasure was originally developed for substandard oil products, but now the quality of oil products on the market is already very high, so it is unnecessary to add combustion-supporting fuel treasure. If 95 # gasoline should have been added, but 92 # gasoline was added, it can be used appropriately.
Is fuel treasure useful? Is it an IQ tax?
Most drivers are not interested in fuel treasure. Whether it can play a cleaning role cannot be evaluated. They think fuel treasure is an IQ tax. Fuel treasure does have a certain effect on cleaning up carbon deposits, but its effect is limited. Detergent has been added to the fuels of mainstream brands in the market, but adding fuel treasure has little effect. If it is an old car, proper use has some minor effects, and a new car is not recommended.
Fuel treasure will destroy three-way catalysis?
At present, the main components of fuel treasure of several major brands are PIBA and PEA, which are harmless to engines and have three-way catalysis. You can use it safely, but please use it rationally, which has certain effect, but its effect is limited. When fuel treasure first came out, he might have added metal compounds, which might really hinder three-way catalysis. However, with the gradual maturity of technology and standardization of management, metal compounds are not allowed to be used in fuel treasure.
However, it does not rule out that some mercenary small brands have added metal compound flame retardants in order to escape supervision. Therefore, we must choose a big brand when choosing fuel treasure.
Fuel treasure brand recommendation
1、3M
3M is a century-old enterprise, a fortune 500 enterprise, with the largest variety of products, such as whole house water purification, car maintenance, safety protection, cleaning products, personal care, office digital and so on, but each product is well done. 3M company has car purifier, formaldehyde purifier, car wash liquid, fuel treasure and so on in the field of automobile supplies. The quality of 3M fuel treasure can be assured, but there are many fakes on the market, so you must go to regular stores or official flagship stores to buy them.
2.chevron
Chevron Chevron is the world's largest comprehensive energy company, a fortune 500 enterprise, formerly known as Standard Oil Company of California, and a branch of Standard Oil Company of the United States, just like Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (predecessor of Exxon Oil Company) and Standard Oil Company of new york (predecessor of Mobil Oil Company). Chevron is strong in product research and development. If you are going to choose products such as fuel treasure, the quality of Chevrolet will definitely stand the test.
3. BASF/BASF
BASF is a famous chemical giant in Germany and a fortune 500 enterprise. BASF, founded in 1865, is one of the four largest suppliers of fuel additive stock solution in the world, covering more than 70 countries and regions in the world. BASF fuel additive stock solution is used for domestic sales of BASF G 17, Yiran G 17, Happy Run and Chef Liquid Gold.
4. Red line/red line
REDLINE was founded by a lubricant engineer at 1979. At first, it only provided high-performance lubricating oil for racing cars, and later it was extended to ordinary passenger cars. Lubricating oil and fuel additives are two main products of REDLINE. According to the feedback from some old drivers, in actual use, the effect of removing carbon deposits by red line fuel treasure is still not very good, with stronger power and lower fuel consumption.
5. Goodway
Goodway, founded in 2008, is a brand of automobile supplies owned by Hangzhou Witkey Taimei. It mainly develops and produces automobile cleaning and automobile maintenance products. The main products are fuel treasure, air conditioner cleaner, car wax, glass water and car fluid. In order to expand the brand influence, Goodway invited movie star Fan Shaohuang to speak for him. Goodway has a carbon tyrant fuel additive, which is very good.
6. limousine/liquefied car
Limo is a German enterprise, founded in 1960 and headquartered in Ulm, Germany. Engine oil and additives are two pillar products of Limo, which have been certified and authorized by famous automobile brands such as Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Volkswagen. Limo has excellent technology in the field of additives. Take the lead in grinding molybdenum disulfide antiwear agent to nanometer level to realize liquid molybdenum disulfide antiwear products.
7. Car attendant
Chefu is a brand of Shenzhen Chefu Automobile Supplies Company, which was established on 20 12, and mainly develops and produces automobile electronics, automobile supplies, automobile decoration supplies and automobile cleaning supplies. Fuel treasure, a valet, contains a variety of carbon removal components, which can effectively solve the problem of carbon deposition, enhance engine power and reduce fuel consumption.
8, HKS poison DDR
HKS was founded in 1973 and headquartered in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a world-renowned supplier of auto parts, and also provides auto supplies such as engine oil, fuel treasure and antifreeze. HKS Burning Bao also has 70% PEA composition with high concentration, which can safely remove carbon deposits, improve power, reduce fuel consumption and solve the problem of substandard exhaust gas in annual inspection.
9. Kunlun Mountains
Kunlun is a lubricant company under PetroChina, with strong R&D strength and many invention patents. At present, there are six lubricant production bases and two additive production bases, which can produce 19 lubricant products and fuel additives, and provide lubricant support for passenger cars, industrial equipment, ships, railways and other industries.
10、STP
STP Company was founded in 1954, and its headquarters is located in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. The first generation of fuel additives was developed in the year when the company was founded. After 10 years of efforts, the company successfully went public. STP fuel treasure has a good reputation. Adopt PIBA+PEA formula, clean the engine efficiently, contain FPS antifriction factor, and form a protective film in the oil circuit to prevent carbon deposition from happening again.
Summary: At present, the quality of oil products has been improved a lot, the engine technology has been continuously improved, and the combustion efficiency of fuel in the engine compartment has also been greatly improved, so the problem of engine carbon deposition is not as serious as before, but there is no way to eliminate it. Fuel treasure, as a fuel additive, has a certain effect, but its effect is also limited. You don't need to add fuel treasure to the new car. You can use fuel treasure appropriately for old cars, but you must use fuel treasure and famous brands, or forget it.
Reminder: fuel treasure is only an additive. Add only when necessary. Just add a bottle of oil to a box. Don't add any more. In addition, fuel treasure is divided into gasoline type and fuel type, so don't add it wrong. When an old car uses fuel treasure, it may clean up the carbon deposits and sediments attached to the oil circuit, but it may also block the filter, so it should be cleaned in time to avoid problems.