Fuel Additives

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by LightningExpress, Jul 30, 2019.

  1. MartinFromBC

    MartinFromBC Road Train Member

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    What a scammer this guy is.
     
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  3. tnevin225

    tnevin225 Road Train Member

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    I notice every time Kevin Rutherford is a brought up somebody mentions the Turbo 3000, but I have yet to have anyone one on here and give their actual experience after they had one installed. In other words give me their 30 day average before and after the install and show me the numbers instead, all I see on here is trash talk. I don't recommend products that I have not personally tried on my own equipment, I have posted where to see my fuel mileage numbers so you can see the real numbers not just Bull. The Fuel Catalyst works and I have solid proof of that.
     
  4. magoo68

    magoo68 Road Train Member

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    You do the A B A test and try a month without to see if it’s just a injector cleaner that’s only needed when performance mpg falls off.. my mpg was off I ran 2 bottles of power service grey bottle it picked up .35 mpg and stayed there after I stopped using it .. IT just cleaned the injectors a bit is all
     
  5. Big_D409

    Big_D409 Medium Load Member

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    The only additive I’ll use is ATF or Meaner Kleaner. Either than or let my N14 eat injectors and I was tired of that. Tried some in my pops Detroit and over 30 days did nothing. Buy quality fuel and keep up on filter changes. That’s about it, just my opinion.
     
  6. tnevin225

    tnevin225 Road Train Member

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    No I didn't do the A B A test, why would I, it would just lose money for me. This product has nothing to do with the injectors. This product is made to burn fuel better, it especially helps with newer DPF engines to lower the amount of soot in the system. I still like to run some Howes through mine once a month to keep things cleaned up. The fuel mileage gains that O/O are seeing is where that engine should actually be at if you didn't have a DPF system.
     
  7. tnevin225

    tnevin225 Road Train Member

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    WOW as far as I ever new every salesman that ever sold anything.
     
  8. tnevin225

    tnevin225 Road Train Member

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    Ok, so where's the guy's who do have first hand knowledge and with today's social media where is the trashing that you see from the thousands of O/O that have been there in the last 40yrs, Thy have a two week wait just to get in and every one are O /O. I have been there, did I come away a little disappointed about my experience, YES. Am I going to trash a company just because of it. NO They make mistakes like any other shop, even my good hometown mechanic has made plenty and I don't give up on him.
     
  9. 88 Alpha

    88 Alpha Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    X1, you are a bit behind on your numbers. These days, there are a bunch of drivers already getting high 8's and low 9's in the Freightliner Cascadia Evo's. Heck, I'm averaging 7.49 even with my Prostar that is constantly at 79,000+.


    I don't listen to Rutherford, but I've been using his Let's Truck Fuel Gauges website and app for several years. It's nothing more than a convenient spreadsheet that quickly keeps track of your MPGs for the past 30, 60, 90 or user input custom days. It also does the same for the cost per gallon, maintenance, etc.

    I use it and I'm just a company driver, but I like seeing what the truck's MPG's are vs the readout on the dash vs the Qualcomm, and what the CPG is, based on the pump price (I'm sure my company is not paying pump price but what they are paying for fuel is none of my business as a company driver, so I use what the pump shows).

    Could I build a spreadsheet to accomplish the exact same thing? Easily, but his is already built and the information is stored online, not on my computer that I've had to replace hard drives on several times over the past 5 years.
     
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  10. buddyd157

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    i was never an o/o, and even if i was, i'd never use any snake oil, as i'd hate to void any engine warranty.

    many companies i have worked for, forbade me to use any additives.

    the Penske or Ryder lease trucks, i drove, they forbade me from using any additives, except anti-gel.

    believe me, if that's guys concoction actually worked, the engine makers would buy him out, much like the old "water carburetors" or water injection, or 200 mile carburetors of the 20th century claimed to do..

    we don't see any of those ads anymore, right..??

    the ONLY additive i'd recommend is anti-gel.
     
  11. Long FLD

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    I bought a Turbo 3000 and I can say that it didn’t do jack squat on my 12.7. KR was nothing but a paid spokesman for it. It was basically one of his first “partner” companies.

    I think a lot of people lost respect for him and Mallonson over how they basically washed their hands of the original Signature truck when it would stay together or get the mpg’s they said it would.

    The most honest review I’ve gotten in person about the catalyst was just this last week. I saw a guy dumping some in, went over to pick his brain, and I feel he was honest with me. He said he doesn’t track his mpg’s at all but he’s using less DEF so it must be doing a little something.
     
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  12. why don't you call the folks over at hot shot secret..or there parent company lubrication specialties Incorporated
    up in Northern Ohio..
    run it by them.
    maybe they'd like to add another line.
     
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