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Old 04-14-09, 01:06 PM
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Do any of you guy`s use this in your fuel?? I do and it seems to work well.
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No, thought about it though. My dad swore by the stuff and put if in just about anything. It's been around since the mid 20's!
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What is the mystery supposedly good for? Just an additive to increase "life" of the oil, increase mileage, what?
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Originally Posted by AlexusAnja
What is the mystery supposedly good for? Just an additive to increase "life" of the oil, increase mileage, what?
Well,when used in your fuel it`s an awsome upper cylinder lubricant,as well as fuel pump,injectors,etc.

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Lexus114 new job must be the new marketing manager for Marvel.

Most additives like this product are not worth their cost as some gasoline brands tout additives that help in similar ways. How can an additive in the combustion chamber improve the 'life' of the oil or aid upper cylinder lube? Oil in the combustion process does not strike me as a good thing.

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Jim,log on to bobistheoilguy.com,and look under additives.you will see a lot of different things people seem to like about it.I have used this product for years,and especialy notice the improvement with the winter blend fuel as it is a very dry fuel.here is a link from over their;http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...85#Post1397185

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My college roommate used to use this product in two Corvettes without issue once a year and noticed some improvement in performance. I probably would have gotten a kick out of trying it in Mexico, but it didn't exist down there, but I did use other additives that I found useful.

I haven't had to use additives for a bit since I got back from Mexico, but I did use them in the first few months to clean out my system.
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Originally Posted by Jiffin12
Lexus114 new job must be the new marketing manager for Marvel.

Most additives like this product are not worth their cost as some gasoline brands tout additives that help in similar ways. How can an additive in the combustion chamber improve the 'life' of the oil or aid upper cylinder lube? Oil in the combustion process does not strike me as a good thing.

Jim
you have to try it to believe it. it is great stuff and it works wonders.
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If you use it and you like it, great, but I don't think that people who blend gasoline are idiots. If there was something they could add to their fuel to make it better than brand X or brand Y, then I doubt they would hesitate to use it.
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Originally Posted by lexus114
Do any of you guy`s use this in your fuel?? I do and it seems to work well.
Yes I have been using Marvel Mystery Oil for at least 30 years I've seen it unseize seized Pistons in a 1941 Chevrolet straight 6 that has been sitting for 30 years it also works very good for upper cylinder lubrication or 2-stroke oil it is amazing stuff
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Originally Posted by lexus114
Jim,log on to bobistheoilguy.com,and look under additives.you will see a lot of different things people seem to like about it.I have used this product for years,and especialy notice the improvement with the winter blend fuel as it is a very dry fuel.here is a link from over their;http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...85#Post1397185
You know what they say.... "The information you get on the internet is worth what you pay for it!"

No controlled (ie valid) experiments ever done - just anecdotal comments and heresay recommendations.

Don't waste your money.
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