Cut Your Fuel Bill With Ethos Er, What The Heck?

[sanjsanj]

An LPG conversion will certainly save you the most money in the long term. But not everyone is willing to spend

[MrT]

Sounds like Red-Ex.

 

Sponge? Sponging off others?

[sanjsanj]

is this just a load of bull?

does Red-ex decrease fuel consumption?

[AJ55YOO]

is this just a load of bull?

does Red-ex decrease fuel consumption?

 

I use Red-Ex and I'm currently managing 575 miles to about 60 litres of fuel from my diesel auto. Thats for commuting and and business.

 

That averages out better than the book figure, so it would be an arguement for Red-Ex.

[sanjsanj]

is this just a load of bull?

does Red-ex decrease fuel consumption?

 

I use Red-Ex and I'm currently managing 575 miles to about 60 litres of fuel from my diesel auto. Thats for commuting and and business.

 

That averages out better than the book figure, so it would be an arguement for Red-Ex.

 

that means you're getting 43.5 MPG....IIRC, that average for a diesel.....i dont think thats helping

[baz69]

sounds a bit suspect to me, if it was that good surely it would have far better public awareness than it has

[The Inhibitor]

You must all see the video; it is very slick, typical septic mentality toward product purchase etc

[shellie]

You simply add a small amount from the bottle to your fuel tank (petrol or diesel) each time you fill up. It reduces fuel consumption, emissions, and engine maintenance costs significantly. Best of all, a 1000ml bottle, will treat up to 1287 litres of fuel and costs just

[big_kev]

The snake oil merchants seem to be back in town

[seatkid]

As is often the case with a lot of american products, there are a lot of exagerrated and outrageous claims made, but absolutely no evidence to back it up.

 

This report seems to be a fair evaualtion of this product.

Conclusion

 

* The product was apparently primarily designed as a way to reduce diesel emissions

 

* The theory does not, to me, seem to support expectations of large economy improvements

 

* The test data is predominantly related to diesels, and predominantly smoke - economy improvement on gasoline engines does not automatically follow

 

* CARB's largely negative results from testing D-1280X point to Ethos FR also being of limited benefit

 

* The media reports seem inconclusive and their tests lack scientific rigour

 

* Many positive statements made about the company have since turned out to be false

 

Based on this, and the fact that virtually every other "miracle" fuel additive brought to the market has failed to deliver the promised benefits, I am highly sceptical that Ethos really gives sufficient economy gain in typical gasoline cars to make it economically worthwhile.

 

As with all aftermarket fuel "saving" devices, my advice to Ethos is simple: if you believe in your product, spend 0.01% of your income on rigorous scientific testing to prove it really works. If you don't, sceptics - and quite possibly legal authorities - will draw their own conclusions as to why not.

 

I personally use Millers Diesel Power Sport 4, though at about half the suggested dose. I find it does make a perceptible, if subtle, difference to my Tdi engine. The engine does run quieter and smoother at idle and low speeds, which Millers claim is due to it raising the cetane rating of the fuel. However any fuel economy improvement is too small for me to say is real. I conclude that any improvment in economy is down to the "cleansing" of the injectors, the first 3-4 tanks use saw lots of black smoke after which it became very clean. Remember I started using this at about 80,000 miles of gentle motoring.

 

On the other hand it seems to make no difference in my Corsa 1.3 multijet, although as this car is almost new, the engine is not in need of a clean......yet....

[big_kev]

Enjoy

 

[galaxyman73]

good find mate,

 

just shows how much there conning people with this rubbish stuff,

 

2%loss in power = big loss in fuel economy , :D