Low cost petrol because it is cut with additives. What you need to know to avoid ruining your car’s engine.
We all need to move independently to be able to go to work to do the necessary daily errands.
Public transport is very useful but it is not always possible to use it, both because perhaps the place we are in is not well served, and because there may not be any routes or connections that can be reached. they fit together with our schedules.
But in times of crisis where we find ourselves, where the cost of living has skyrocketed and many families are struggling to make ends meet, we are looking for ways to save.
And fuel is one of the expenses that impacts the wallet the most. So the hunt begins for the least expensive, most economical petrol station, even if this means traveling a few kilometers more. But are we sure that this is always the right choice? Did you know that some clever people to lower the price of petrol there mix with additives and you risk ruin you the engine?
Petrol: the additive scandal
When you go to get gas you should pay attention to what does the engine tell you afterwards. Because if it is true that the majority of motorists at the moment do not notice whether the petrol is more or less “dirty”, there are some things to pay attention to afterwards. Add petrol additives it can be useful both for cleaning it from any residues and for increasing the octane, and therefore the performance capacity of the engine.
But some exaggerate. There have been several news cases that have seen both individual managers and an entire oil company convicted watered down, literally, the fuel to reduce costs and earn more. And the one who loses out is the motorist, always.
Your car’s engine talks to you
How to realize that you have used dirty petrol? The car has difficulty starting, you notice a drop in acceleration and an increase in consumption. Or the smoke from the exhaust is darker. The engine becomes damaged and over time the motor parts can become clogged. Filters, injectors, everything can suffer serious consequences.
With this we do not want to alarm motorists and accuse all distributors who charge lower prices, such as the so-called “white brands”, i.e. those without a brand. But it would be preferable to vary the place where you go to refuel so that if someone were among the dishonest, the car would have time to recover. dispose of dirty petrol, avoiding damage.
