Fuel Optimiser
#16
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
OOooohhhh - stay away from these.
Not too long ago, one of the auto sites (it may have been Edmunds) had one
of their advisors go out and buy a bunch of these techmo-gadgets (including
this one), and try them on a number of cars.
Wish I could find the report and just include the link, so you could see it
for yourself.
Suffice to say, none of these devices worked. Worse, some of them ended up
causing REAL problems like fires and shorted wiring. Even those that didn't
harm anything failed the tester's "common sense" test.
Bottom line - follow the advice of the others who have written you on this.
Stay away from these things.
Tom Wenndt
"Mel" <quasimodem1_2005@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1139038167.765053.75090@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Anyone tried this magnetic device?
>
> Supposedly it wraps around the fuel line of your automobile and the
> magnets break up the molecules of the fuel thereby giving you better
> mileage?
>
> I have a 2001 Hyundai Elantra with manual transmission and currently
> get 17mph in the city, about 25 highway.
>
> Thanks!
>
Not too long ago, one of the auto sites (it may have been Edmunds) had one
of their advisors go out and buy a bunch of these techmo-gadgets (including
this one), and try them on a number of cars.
Wish I could find the report and just include the link, so you could see it
for yourself.
Suffice to say, none of these devices worked. Worse, some of them ended up
causing REAL problems like fires and shorted wiring. Even those that didn't
harm anything failed the tester's "common sense" test.
Bottom line - follow the advice of the others who have written you on this.
Stay away from these things.
Tom Wenndt
"Mel" <quasimodem1_2005@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1139038167.765053.75090@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Anyone tried this magnetic device?
>
> Supposedly it wraps around the fuel line of your automobile and the
> magnets break up the molecules of the fuel thereby giving you better
> mileage?
>
> I have a 2001 Hyundai Elantra with manual transmission and currently
> get 17mph in the city, about 25 highway.
>
> Thanks!
>
#17
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Rev. Tom Wenndt wrote:
> OOooohhhh - stay away from these.
>
> Not too long ago, one of the auto sites (it may have been Edmunds) had one
> of their advisors go out and buy a bunch of these techmo-gadgets (including
> this one), and try them on a number of cars.
>
> Wish I could find the report and just include the link, so you could see it
> for yourself.
>
> Suffice to say, none of these devices worked. Worse, some of them ended up
> causing REAL problems like fires and shorted wiring. Even those that didn't
> harm anything failed the tester's "common sense" test.
>
> Bottom line - follow the advice of the others who have written you on this.
> Stay away from these things.
I think Popular Mechanics also did such a test a while back. They found
that the very best outcome was that these devices caused no loss of
mileage. And it most cases, you lost mileage and it some cases, as you
say, they could even damage your engine.
Matt
> OOooohhhh - stay away from these.
>
> Not too long ago, one of the auto sites (it may have been Edmunds) had one
> of their advisors go out and buy a bunch of these techmo-gadgets (including
> this one), and try them on a number of cars.
>
> Wish I could find the report and just include the link, so you could see it
> for yourself.
>
> Suffice to say, none of these devices worked. Worse, some of them ended up
> causing REAL problems like fires and shorted wiring. Even those that didn't
> harm anything failed the tester's "common sense" test.
>
> Bottom line - follow the advice of the others who have written you on this.
> Stay away from these things.
I think Popular Mechanics also did such a test a while back. They found
that the very best outcome was that these devices caused no loss of
mileage. And it most cases, you lost mileage and it some cases, as you
say, they could even damage your engine.
Matt
#18
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Rev. Tom Wenndt wrote:
> OOooohhhh - stay away from these.
>
> Not too long ago, one of the auto sites (it may have been Edmunds) had one
> of their advisors go out and buy a bunch of these techmo-gadgets (including
> this one), and try them on a number of cars.
>
> Wish I could find the report and just include the link, so you could see it
> for yourself.
>
> Suffice to say, none of these devices worked. Worse, some of them ended up
> causing REAL problems like fires and shorted wiring. Even those that didn't
> harm anything failed the tester's "common sense" test.
>
> Bottom line - follow the advice of the others who have written you on this.
> Stay away from these things.
I think Popular Mechanics also did such a test a while back. They found
that the very best outcome was that these devices caused no loss of
mileage. And it most cases, you lost mileage and it some cases, as you
say, they could even damage your engine.
Matt
> OOooohhhh - stay away from these.
>
> Not too long ago, one of the auto sites (it may have been Edmunds) had one
> of their advisors go out and buy a bunch of these techmo-gadgets (including
> this one), and try them on a number of cars.
>
> Wish I could find the report and just include the link, so you could see it
> for yourself.
>
> Suffice to say, none of these devices worked. Worse, some of them ended up
> causing REAL problems like fires and shorted wiring. Even those that didn't
> harm anything failed the tester's "common sense" test.
>
> Bottom line - follow the advice of the others who have written you on this.
> Stay away from these things.
I think Popular Mechanics also did such a test a while back. They found
that the very best outcome was that these devices caused no loss of
mileage. And it most cases, you lost mileage and it some cases, as you
say, they could even damage your engine.
Matt
#19
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Rev. Tom Wenndt wrote:
> OOooohhhh - stay away from these.
>
> Not too long ago, one of the auto sites (it may have been Edmunds) had one
> of their advisors go out and buy a bunch of these techmo-gadgets (including
> this one), and try them on a number of cars.
>
> Wish I could find the report and just include the link, so you could see it
> for yourself.
>
> Suffice to say, none of these devices worked. Worse, some of them ended up
> causing REAL problems like fires and shorted wiring. Even those that didn't
> harm anything failed the tester's "common sense" test.
>
> Bottom line - follow the advice of the others who have written you on this.
> Stay away from these things.
I think Popular Mechanics also did such a test a while back. They found
that the very best outcome was that these devices caused no loss of
mileage. And it most cases, you lost mileage and it some cases, as you
say, they could even damage your engine.
Matt
> OOooohhhh - stay away from these.
>
> Not too long ago, one of the auto sites (it may have been Edmunds) had one
> of their advisors go out and buy a bunch of these techmo-gadgets (including
> this one), and try them on a number of cars.
>
> Wish I could find the report and just include the link, so you could see it
> for yourself.
>
> Suffice to say, none of these devices worked. Worse, some of them ended up
> causing REAL problems like fires and shorted wiring. Even those that didn't
> harm anything failed the tester's "common sense" test.
>
> Bottom line - follow the advice of the others who have written you on this.
> Stay away from these things.
I think Popular Mechanics also did such a test a while back. They found
that the very best outcome was that these devices caused no loss of
mileage. And it most cases, you lost mileage and it some cases, as you
say, they could even damage your engine.
Matt
#20
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Here are some interesting reads related to this topic:
http://www.carbibles.com/snakeoil.html is a reprint of a Road Rider
article
http://www.carbibles.com/retrofitdevices.html has a section on magnets
http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html deals
http://www.carbibles.com/snakeoil.html is a reprint of a Road Rider
article
http://www.carbibles.com/retrofitdevices.html has a section on magnets
http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html deals
#21
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Here are some interesting reads related to this topic:
http://www.carbibles.com/snakeoil.html is a reprint of a Road Rider
article
http://www.carbibles.com/retrofitdevices.html has a section on magnets
http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html deals
http://www.carbibles.com/snakeoil.html is a reprint of a Road Rider
article
http://www.carbibles.com/retrofitdevices.html has a section on magnets
http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html deals
#22
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Here are some interesting reads related to this topic:
http://www.carbibles.com/snakeoil.html is a reprint of a Road Rider
article
http://www.carbibles.com/retrofitdevices.html has a section on magnets
http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html deals
http://www.carbibles.com/snakeoil.html is a reprint of a Road Rider
article
http://www.carbibles.com/retrofitdevices.html has a section on magnets
http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html deals
#23
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Richard Dreyfuss wrote:
Specifically, thanks to a logging program for
> the palm pilot, I know I've averaged 28.23 mpg since 12/7/05 over the
> last 9 fillups. This is probably 2/3 highway driving.
Ben,
Would you mind sharing more info about the logging program you're using
on your Palm?. I've set up a Mobile DB database for this purpose have
been looking for something better.
Thanks,
Barry
Specifically, thanks to a logging program for
> the palm pilot, I know I've averaged 28.23 mpg since 12/7/05 over the
> last 9 fillups. This is probably 2/3 highway driving.
Ben,
Would you mind sharing more info about the logging program you're using
on your Palm?. I've set up a Mobile DB database for this purpose have
been looking for something better.
Thanks,
Barry
#24
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Richard Dreyfuss wrote:
Specifically, thanks to a logging program for
> the palm pilot, I know I've averaged 28.23 mpg since 12/7/05 over the
> last 9 fillups. This is probably 2/3 highway driving.
Ben,
Would you mind sharing more info about the logging program you're using
on your Palm?. I've set up a Mobile DB database for this purpose have
been looking for something better.
Thanks,
Barry
Specifically, thanks to a logging program for
> the palm pilot, I know I've averaged 28.23 mpg since 12/7/05 over the
> last 9 fillups. This is probably 2/3 highway driving.
Ben,
Would you mind sharing more info about the logging program you're using
on your Palm?. I've set up a Mobile DB database for this purpose have
been looking for something better.
Thanks,
Barry
#25
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Richard Dreyfuss wrote:
Specifically, thanks to a logging program for
> the palm pilot, I know I've averaged 28.23 mpg since 12/7/05 over the
> last 9 fillups. This is probably 2/3 highway driving.
Ben,
Would you mind sharing more info about the logging program you're using
on your Palm?. I've set up a Mobile DB database for this purpose have
been looking for something better.
Thanks,
Barry
Specifically, thanks to a logging program for
> the palm pilot, I know I've averaged 28.23 mpg since 12/7/05 over the
> last 9 fillups. This is probably 2/3 highway driving.
Ben,
Would you mind sharing more info about the logging program you're using
on your Palm?. I've set up a Mobile DB database for this purpose have
been looking for something better.
Thanks,
Barry
#26
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Thanks very much to everyone who replied. I now consider myself
educated.
As to the timing belt question: No , it has not been changed in the
time I have had the car (1.5 years).
Although the routine maintenance has been done and recorded.
Thanks for the warning, I will stay away from the magnet thing.
Mel
educated.
As to the timing belt question: No , it has not been changed in the
time I have had the car (1.5 years).
Although the routine maintenance has been done and recorded.
Thanks for the warning, I will stay away from the magnet thing.
Mel
#27
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Thanks very much to everyone who replied. I now consider myself
educated.
As to the timing belt question: No , it has not been changed in the
time I have had the car (1.5 years).
Although the routine maintenance has been done and recorded.
Thanks for the warning, I will stay away from the magnet thing.
Mel
educated.
As to the timing belt question: No , it has not been changed in the
time I have had the car (1.5 years).
Although the routine maintenance has been done and recorded.
Thanks for the warning, I will stay away from the magnet thing.
Mel
#28
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Thanks very much to everyone who replied. I now consider myself
educated.
As to the timing belt question: No , it has not been changed in the
time I have had the car (1.5 years).
Although the routine maintenance has been done and recorded.
Thanks for the warning, I will stay away from the magnet thing.
Mel
educated.
As to the timing belt question: No , it has not been changed in the
time I have had the car (1.5 years).
Although the routine maintenance has been done and recorded.
Thanks for the warning, I will stay away from the magnet thing.
Mel
#29
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Mel wrote:
> Thanks very much to everyone who replied. I now consider myself
> educated.
>
> As to the timing belt question: No , it has not been changed in the
> time I have had the car (1.5 years).
It's not a matter of time, it's a matter of mileage. The timing belt has
to be replaced at 60K miles in order to maintain the warranty. Although
the belt could well last 100K miles or more, if it fails, it's an
expensive repair.
> Thanks very much to everyone who replied. I now consider myself
> educated.
>
> As to the timing belt question: No , it has not been changed in the
> time I have had the car (1.5 years).
It's not a matter of time, it's a matter of mileage. The timing belt has
to be replaced at 60K miles in order to maintain the warranty. Although
the belt could well last 100K miles or more, if it fails, it's an
expensive repair.
#30
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Re: Fuel Optimiser
Mel wrote:
> Thanks very much to everyone who replied. I now consider myself
> educated.
>
> As to the timing belt question: No , it has not been changed in the
> time I have had the car (1.5 years).
It's not a matter of time, it's a matter of mileage. The timing belt has
to be replaced at 60K miles in order to maintain the warranty. Although
the belt could well last 100K miles or more, if it fails, it's an
expensive repair.
> Thanks very much to everyone who replied. I now consider myself
> educated.
>
> As to the timing belt question: No , it has not been changed in the
> time I have had the car (1.5 years).
It's not a matter of time, it's a matter of mileage. The timing belt has
to be replaced at 60K miles in order to maintain the warranty. Although
the belt could well last 100K miles or more, if it fails, it's an
expensive repair.