Adding Acetone to Gasoline Update: Myth or Miracle and the “Check Engine” light. – vanity -

vanity update | 7.26.2005 | RFace

[rface]

Many months ago, I read a post on FR about adding acetone to gasoline to increase mileage. I tried the method outlined in the posting and paid attention to the naysayers and to those who thought that the idea might work.

Here’s the FR thread that I am referring:
Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage 15-35%

The original paper:
Pure Energy Systems: Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage

I immediately noticed that my 1996 Ford Explorer w/ 5.0 L V8 increased from 16 mpg to 19 or 20 mpg. This was a substantial increase, so I have added acetone to my gasoline for some 700 gallons of gasoline --- which equates to around 33 tankfuls of gas or 13,000 miles. I now add 10 ml acetone/gal of gasoline at every fuel stop.

My Ford Explorer has about 175,000 miles on it, and the “Check Engine” light (probably Oxygen sensor) has been on for about 50,000 miles – but it runs good and uses no oil. I have changed the oil regularly and I keep my tires at ~35 lbs of air pressure. It’s a good running Ford and it looks good --- when I get around to cleaning it up.

The Miracle:
I was driving home from work a few days ago and something didn’t look right on my dashboard……something was wrong.

I looked again at the oil pressure gauge. Okay. Temperature? Okay. Voltmeter? Okay. Hmmmmm. The “Check Engine” light is off.

What’s up with that?? Probably the dang bulb finally burned out.

No biggie. The Ford still runs good and I was tired of seeing that “Check Engine” light stare me in the face.

When I got home, I turned the engine off, and then re-turned the key to the accessory switch….and the dash board lit up as it was supposed to …. Including my “Check Engine” light!

Results: Yes, folks. Acetone in your gasoline will increase your mpg and it will make your “Check Engine” light go off.

Lesson Learned: This is just another example of the truth in the philosophy that I occasionally go by: “If you ignore a problem long enough, it will go away.”

[rface]

I add about 9 ml for every gallon which is a tad less than 3 oz per 10 gal.

I have seen no problems. Since I have started - I have gone through ~ 3 gallons of acetone total in various vehicles. A Ford Explorer (I still run this vehicle - but not as much as I used to)
A Dodge Spirit that I sold....still runs good, but it doesn't get any acetone anymore...
A Ford Aspire that does good with acetone
A Hundai that does good with acetone.

All these vehicles run with acetone in the gas every time I buy gas (almost everytime) and there is no problems with gas lines, or rubber/plastic components. I have noticed no problems in any vehicle because of acetone.

I have noticed that some of my vehicles (Aspire) gets noticably better milage when I use the 87 octane gasoline (gasoline with no ethanol) instead of the 89 octane that has 10% ethanol mixture.

[stylin19a]

french had a military field shaver that works by pulling a cord - worked kinda like a top.

[Brian78675]

I think it's worth a try. at $11.00 a gallon for something that is in automotive products anyway, where could you go wrong? Warranties aren't affected by things normally added to fuel anyway. I say my theory would save the most money and bankrupt the middle east. Nuclear reactors the size of a watch. Power the car for 10 years on a single power supply. When will the stranglehold end.

[wolfaaron]

I hope you’re not serious.If you are not, that is kind of mean.If you are serious then I don’t know what to say, but wow....unbelievable.

[D Rider]

I hope you’re not serious.If you are not, that is kind of mean.If you are serious then I don’t know what to say, but wow....unbelievable.

File under "Do not try this ever, at home or otherwise."

[AmericanVictory]

Thanks for the link.

[AmericanVictory]

Why not reformulate the gasoline itself?