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Old 05-24-2017, 09:42 PM
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Has anyone tried this product yet? It sounds promising, and I know CRC makes some good items. Yes, I know about Sea Foam, Berry B-12-I've used them. This sounds like it may be better-but unsure
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Well I tried this on my wife's Honda Fit and couldn't tell any difference in the performance, other than the gas mileage dropped from 35.2 to 30.2. I wrote CRC and requested a refund of my purchase price under their Money Back Guarantee. Don't waste your time or money on this one!
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I like and use their Maf and throttle body cleaners..
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^^^^I use them as well, and their electrical parts cleaner.
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What were you expecting to gain on a Honda Fit? Haha

I would also suspect that mileage drop is due to driving habit and not so much the additive. 1st time i've ever heard of the stuff, but it sounds like zMax snake oil to me.
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Originally Posted by nrivera04
What were you expecting to gain on a Honda Fit? Haha

I would also suspect that mileage drop is due to driving habit and not so much the additive. 1st time i've ever heard of the stuff, but it sounds like zMax snake oil to me.
LOL, I used the ZMax on my 88 Dodge back when I was in my early 20's. I thought the stuff was magical. What a fool I was.
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Originally Posted by nrivera04
What were you expecting to gain on a Honda Fit? Haha

I would also suspect that mileage drop is due to driving habit and not so much the additive. 1st time i've ever heard of the stuff, but it sounds like zMax snake oil to me.

FYI-vehicle was driven the same after using this product as before. I've had good results (increased MPG) with Berryman B-12 and Seafoam on this vehicle, didn't want to invest the $$ for my truck if it wasn't going to work. Yes, I've used their brake cleaner, contact cleaner, and other products and been happy. This one doesn't cut it thou!


P.S-The FIT gets over double the gas mileage of the truck-so I have to have it to balance out the $$ on gas!

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Read the owner manual and see how many of these "Snake oil" the guys that built the truck recommend.
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Originally Posted by bubbabud
Read the owner manual and see how many of these "Snake oil" the guys that built the truck recommend.

They won't-they say don't use anything but Ford chemicals. Privately, many dealers like and use SeaFoam. I've used both SeaFoam & Berryman B-12 on my truck and it always runs better and the MPG goes up a little bit. It helped keep the carbon off my plugs for easier removal.
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Originally Posted by FrozenTundraGuy
They won't-they say don't use anything but Ford chemicals. Privately, many dealers like and use SeaFoam. I've used both SeaFoam & Berryman B-12 on my truck and it always runs better and the MPG goes up a little bit. It helped keep the carbon off my plugs for easier removal.
I used Seafoam in my trucks gas tank for 2 tanks then pulled plugs at 115K with none breaking. This along with the engine being hot is what I attribute to my success.

For other posters, to suggest any chemical used to clean injectors is "snake-oil" is ignorant. All dealers/mechanics use chemicals to clean injectors.



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