I read a website a couple of years ago on the use of acetone in fuel. Naturally I was skeptical,but my curiosity got the better part of me. I started using acetone in my lawnmower,chain saw, generator etc. for fear of possibly damaging my diesel. The resu7lts were amazing no fuel related issues,I then put in my motor cycle the bike ran much better! then I started using it in my 03 ctd,I had injector problems prior to using acetone. After a couple of tank fulls I really started to see the difference, truck ran much smoother,injector noise gone to this day! as far as the milage claim I did not see a difference. Winter starting no problem. I do not use any other additive in my fuel, the mix ratio is 3 oz per 10 gal for gasoline, 2 oz per 10 gal in diesel if you doubt the stuff works,try 2 or 3 tankfulls with acetone then a tankful without you will be amazed! here is the website I saved.http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/

 

A solvent? Probably abrasive. I wouldn't. I was trying a few additives Howes, 2-stroke etc until I reached the conclusion my truck ran just fine on straight #2. It's a diesel it's gonna make a little noise. Additives dilute the energy content. Waste of effort and money imo.

 

You're on your own with the acetone . Personally I wouldn't use it. Acetone is a solvent and will mess with seals, rubber etc. if they are not spec'd for it. I use acetone for removing grease/oil from areas I don't want it (brake calipers). It may have a positive impact on the fuel, but it won't have a positive impact on the fuel delivery system. Just my 2 cents.

 

a 2 oz shot of anything with 1280 oz of fuel (128oz in a gallon) is nothing.
You could put 2oz of water in 1280, its so dulited it can't do anything.

 

i wouldnt trust that crap i use it at work and we cant put it in a sprayer because it will eat the seals up and ive been through a few pairs of boots from acetone!

 

No you can't. Water is not soluble in fuel, acetone is. 2 oz of water in your fuel will cause problems and you should know that. 2oz into 1280oz is more than a 1500ppm ratio. If you don't think 1500 ppm can cause a difference, then why is everybody talking about fuel that went from 500ppm to 15ppm sulphur content and the reduction in mileage, lubricity etc?

Here are the main reasons I would not put acetone in diesel fuel:

1. Acetone will react with the lubricity agents in the fuel and render them useless. Acetone is a drying agent. This will cause premature wear.
2. The rings/seals/lines in our fuel system are not capable of handling the acetone. Even at a 1500ppm ratio (2/1280).They will soften and eventually fail.
3. There are just as many "articles" out there that will tell you acetone does not improve mileage, and that after paying to replace your fuel system, can be very costly to run.

 

I read this article a couple of years back after reading about Acotone as an additive in the 4wheel parts magazine. I have been using Acetone as an additive Ever since. I use the Acetone and Xylol mix. 3 oz each for a full tank. I saw an initial mileage increase as well as a reduction of black smoke. I believe in it because I saw results. To date, no issues with seals or gaskets.

 

Myth Buster shot this down. Good enough for me.

 

I gotta go with the majority on this one. I would steer clear of acetone. Knowing that it is a solvent, how can it be good for any parts of the fuel delivery system???

 

Fuel goes in the fuel tank, oil in the oil pan, coolant in the coolant system. Live by those rules and you'll be fine. "my cousins uncle's friend's brother told me that if you put hangover pee in the fuel........" Blah blah blah.. Anyone that believes this crap should do some shopping in a Jegs, JCWhitney, or Summit catalogs and buy all the add on parts for their truck that claims "Improves fuel mileage by XX%" If you add enough of these parts and additives you will eventually save so much fuel you'll have to pump some out so the tank doesn't run over!!!

 

This right from the arcticle in the link above.

Acetone and Your Engine
Acetone is known to deteriorate cheap plastics and other substances. While the components in a car's fuel system should be of high quality, and thus immune to any deleterious effects from exposure to acetone, be aware that "ideal" is not always the case in practice. Be advised that not all systems have been tested against acetone. Until such thorough testing has been accomplished and certified by a accredited authority, you assume your own liability for experimentally testing acetone in your particular system

 

Cumulative effect... give it plenty of time to work it's magic and report back to us.

 

sdmark says hes been using it for 2 years, and so have I. How much cumulative effect do you need? I use it in every gas or diesel engine I have since march 2005 NO PROBLEMS in any of them!!

 

Folks, I'm no chemist but for many years worked around a lot of chemicals. Acetone in the right environment with proper protection can be used for many things like removing paint from surfaces, other than plastics, etc. It is a fast evaporating solvent, highly flammable and toxic. Not that anyone pays any particular attention to laws, chemicals are to be used for the purpose they were developed for. So, acetone can be used to clean your paint gun but it was not developed to be used as a fuel additive. I would be leary of using it in my diesel or any other engine I was expecting to last very long. My dad was a diesel pusher for many years and he told me that in the winter under really cold conditions they would add a little gasoline to their diesel fuel to give it a little power boost. However, this was not a thing they did every day, just under certain conditions. Don't spill acetone on your vehicle's paint. You can either call it "Ole Spot" or have it repainted.

 

I used acetone in my old 95 dodge avenger for years, and i found that it did make some difference. After intense research, i found that it was one of the only two reliable ways of improving fuel ecconomy, cheaply. (the other was heavy guage ground wires) I wrote an indepth post on it once.

Basically it attomises the fuel better as its being sprayed out of an nossle (fuel injector). In a gasser, this artificially increases the octane, by allowing the fuel to more fully evaporate, in the combustion chamber. obviously, more attomization means better ecconomy.

In a diesel, this might not apply. While a gasoline injector is only at 45 lbs of pressure, (higher pressure = better attomization), diesels are at vastly higher pressures. Would a little bit of better attomization help? maybe. maybe not.

On that note, i dont use acetone in my truck. Saving one to four percent fuel cost, while worthwhile to some, wasnt enough for me. IMHO you would be better off getting more air into the engine. That makes a much greater difference, i have found.

BTW i now save 30%+ on fuel cost per Kilometer. Thank god for vegetable oil.