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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / August 2005Transmission fluid as gas additive ????
Has anyone heard of putting fluid in with gasoline to increase gas mileage? A man that works with my wife says it increases the gas mileage by 20-25%. Comments Please.... > Has anyone heard of putting fluid in with gasoline to increase gas > mileage? > A man that works with my wife says it increases the gas mileage by 20-25%. > Comments Please.... If you installed a the gadgets, gizmos and ideas on how to increase gas mileage in your vehicle at one time, when you stopped at a gas station you would have to take gas out rather than put it in. >Has anyone heard of putting fluid in with gasoline to increase gas mileage? >A man that works with my wife says it increases the gas mileage by 20-25%. >Comments Please.... When I had my diesel Mercedes had to have the injectors cleaned at about 20,000 miles. At the time the mechanic suggested I put a quart of transmission fluid in the fuel tank when I filled the car. So I did. Never had the injectors cleaned again, they stayed clean. The tranny fluid did nothing for the fuel mileage. Hunter http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!" > Has anyone heard of putting [transmission] fluid in > with gasoline to increase gas mileage? Nope. I'll add that to my list of Stupid Fuel Economy Tricks. > A man that works with my wife says it increases the gas mileage by 20-25%. Oh. In THAT case, you can be SURE it works. Since we haven't heard of it before, it is obviously an overt CONSPIRACY by Big Oil<tm> to keep it secret. > Comments Please.... Well... You asked! :) JR I see where "d_waite" <d_waite@ix.netcom.com> contributed: >Has anyone heard of putting fluid in with gasoline to increase gas mileage? >A man that works with my wife says it increases the gas mileage by 20-25%. >Comments Please.... Even if it worked (which it doesn't), what is the sense of pouring in tranny fluid at $8/gallon? What else does this guy do with your wife? Will Sill The Curmudgeon of Sill Hill > What else does this guy do with your > wife? > > Will Sill > The Curmudgeon of Sill Hill That was crude and rude!!!!!!!!! > That was crude and rude!!!!!!!!! That it was. ...and I'm still laughing! Hehehehehe! :) JR >That it was. > >...and I'm still laughing! Hehehehehe! > > :) >JR You are? Why? Hunter http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!" >> ...and I'm still laughing! Hehehehehe! > You are? Yep. :) > Why? Uh... Because I found it terribly FUNNY. (...and still do.) Obviously, there are those of the Humor Impaired stripe that take offense to ANY inuendo. Of course, those same, fine folks are easily offended by most anything. <sigh> JR > >> ...and I'm still laughing! Hehehehehe! > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > <sigh> > JR One doesn't comment about anothers wife, unless he wants an a.s whooping, at least that is the way it works where I come from. Its rude and offensive. The guy asked a legitimate question and got an insult to his wife. I'll bet none of you wise crackers hiding behind your computers would have said it to him in person. >> Obviously, there are those of the Humor Impaired stripe that take offense to >> ANY inuendo. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> <sigh> >> JR >One doesn't comment about anothers wife, unless he wants an a.s >whooping, at least that is the way it works where I come from. >Its rude and offensive. The guy asked a legitimate question and got an >insult to his wife. I'll bet none of you wise crackers hiding behind >your computers would have said it to him in person. Exactly, I'm far from humor impaired and that was a totally uncalled for remark. Hunter http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!" Ya know... All one has to do is simply SCRATCH the surface... > One doesn't comment about anothers wife, unless he wants an a.s > whooping, at least that is the way it works where I come from. This is GREAT! I couldn't illustrate the phoniness of touchy-feely types better. Peace, love and understanding - until they are only SLIGHTLY pushed then, WATCH OUT! They come out swinging! :) > Its rude and offensive. Rude? OK. I accept that. Offensive? To whom? YOU? It wasn't YOUR wife being referred to. > The guy asked a legitimate question No, he didn't. He asked a totally inane and idiotic question undeserving of a serious answer. > I'll bet none of you wise crackers hiding behind > your computers would have said it to him in person. Agreed, for two reasons: I wouldn't have THOUGHT of it and, unless he is a COMPLETE moron, he wouldn't have ASKED it. As for HIDING, my anonymous, holier-than-thou "friend": When you post using your REAL first AND last name, as do I, I'll consider your admonishments - but only just a little. Pbbbbbbbffffffftttttt! JR > Ya know... All one has to do is simply SCRATCH the surface... > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > better. Peace, love and understanding - until they are only SLIGHTLY pushed > then, WATCH OUT! They come out swinging! :) Its life in the real world get used to it! > > Its rude and offensive. > > Rude? OK. I accept that. Offensive? To whom? YOU? It wasn't YOUR wife > being referred to. Offensive to him, he was insulted for asking a question. > > The guy asked a legitimate question > > No, he didn't. He asked a totally inane and idiotic question undeserving of a > serious answer. The guy was legit and asked nice. > > I'll bet none of you wise crackers hiding behind > > your computers would have said it to him in person. > > Agreed, for two reasons: I wouldn't have THOUGHT of it and, unless he is a > COMPLETE moron, he wouldn't have ASKED it. You would be too chicken in real life. The internet gives guys like you balls they don't have in real life. I call them cyberballs. You've got a big set but they aren't good for anything. > As for HIDING, my anonymous, holier-than-thou "friend": When you post using > your REAL first AND last name, as do I, I'll consider your admonishments - but > only just a little. How do I know thats your real name? You're probably some 12 year old girl named Beaty Lou Harris. You like jokes. Theres one for you. > Pbbbbbbbffffffftttttt! You need to have that checked by a professional. They have flatulence pills for that. > JR >One doesn't comment about anothers wife, unless he wants an a.s >whooping, at least that is the way it works where I come from. >Its rude and offensive. The guy asked a legitimate question and got an >insult to his wife. I'll bet none of you wise crackers hiding behind >your computers would have said it to him in person. My late B-I-L was a construction. He was about 6 foot 280 lbs and way out of shape.. He had a young nail-banger working for him, about 25, 6 foot, 180 and shoulders out to there. Anyway, BIL walked up to him and asked in a very loud voice, "Are you messing around with my wife?" The young guy looked up, very sheepish and shaking, and said, "Why no, Otto, I would never do that!" BIL said, "well, you should, I'll bet she is a hell of a lot better'n yours. Winked and walked away. unk >> A man that works with my wife says it >> increases the gas mileage by 20-25%. > What else does this guy do with your wife? ARGH!! <spew> Stop it, yer killin' me! :) JR >Has anyone heard of putting fluid in with gasoline to increase gas mileage? >A man that works with my wife says it increases the gas mileage by 20-25%. >Comments Please.... Funny you should mention that. My neighbor was telling this week he had added it to the oil in his older car to fix the lifter rattling from one that had stuck a little. It was really quiet so must have worked. Could this be the "Bounce" sheets equiv. of multiuse?  SignatureHT Adding transmission oil to the fuel just plugs up injectors and causes gumming up of the needle jets. Besides, what kind of junk are you putting into the air after combustion. If you said adding it to the oil, I would have agreed that it may help your sticky lifters (it is a type of hydraulic oil) but would be the extent of the improvements. Besides it still doesn't fix the bad lifter problem, just hides it. Ever wonder why they call it transmission fluid and not CURE-ALL? >Adding transmission oil to the fuel just plugs up injectors and causes >gumming up of the needle jets. Besides, what kind of junk are you putting [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >fix the bad lifter problem, just hides it. Ever wonder why they call it >transmission fluid and not CURE-ALL? Are you addressing my post? It would have been nice if you had left a little of the post you are replying to. If you are addressing mine I think you should know the car was a 1978 Mercedes 300D and it's still on the road. Hundreds of thousands of miles later so if it's going to "gum up the needle jets" it isn't doing it yet. Hunter http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!" > the car was ...and probably still is. > a 1978 Mercedes 300D and it's still on the road. It is certainly possible that the ATF in the fuel of that Mercedes did NOTHING. Longevity of that model of diesel Mercedes is legend. I don't think they come any better (or longer-lived) than that. :) JR >It is certainly possible that the ATF in the fuel of that Mercedes did >NOTHING. Sure it is. Only it never needed another cleaning like it did before I used the ATF. Hunter http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!" : >Adding transmission oil to the fuel just plugs up injectors and causes : >gumming up of the needle jets. Besides, what kind of junk are you putting [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] : >fix the bad lifter problem, just hides it. Ever wonder why they call it : >transmission fluid and not CURE-ALL? : Are you addressing my post? It would have been nice if you had left a : little of the post you are replying to. : If you are addressing mine I think you should know the car was a 1978 : Mercedes 300D and it's still on the road. : Hundreds of thousands of miles later so if it's going to "gum up the : needle jets" it isn't doing it yet. : Hunter : http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm I have the impression that the critics were referring to the suggestions of adding it to "gasoline" and not to your clearly stated reference to adding it to DIESEL fuel. The potential negative results are completely different. My $.02 worth..... Ben F. >I have the impression that the critics were referring to the suggestions >of adding it to "gasoline" and not to your clearly stated reference to >adding it to DIESEL fuel. > >The potential negative results are completely different. Oh, okay thanks Ben. I guess I missed that part. My mistake. Hunter http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!" > Has anyone heard of putting fluid in with gasoline to increase gas > mileage? > A man that works with my wife says it increases the gas mileage by 20-25%. > Comments Please.... The most that it would do would be to serve as a replacement for Bardahl Top Oil. The worst that it would do would be to clog injectors on a fuel-injected engine. This *would* restrict the amount of fuel supplied to the engine and, until the excessively-lean condition caused the valves/pistons damage, provide an "improvement" in fuel economy. Personally, I'd rather pay for the fuel than a new/overhauled engine... It's likely that your wife's co-worker drives a fuel-injected car for, relatively, short distances between stops and trades vehicles frequently. > Has anyone heard of putting fluid in with gasoline to increase gas > mileage? A man that works with my wife says it increases the gas mileage > by 20-25%. Comments Please.... Actually, the thing that I have heard of is adding acetone (in *very* small quantities) to gasoline. Note- I am *not* condemning, condoning, or even really commenting on the practice. A quick Google of "acetone gasoline" will give a ton of sites. SignatureChris Bryant http://bryantrv.com Never heard of tranny fluid but heard of people using Marvel Mystery Oil. Marvel is similar to trans fluid but not quite, and it is loaded with solvents like WD-40. People use it quiet noisy valves in older engine buy adding a bit of fine oil to the mix, and all the solvent help remove deposit in your engine. Probably not any different than any of the other multiple products out there that claim if you put this in your engine in will run like new, its just been around for a while. If it was only that easy. Dave _waite wrote:s > Has anyone heard of putting fluid in with gasoline to increase gas mileage? > A man that works with my wife says it increases the gas mileage by 20-25%. > Comments Please.... |
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