People Say I'm Full of Crap About Fuel Additives, Well Watch This

[@scottykilmer]

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[@SnakesandDoggies]

A lot of folks full of it (💩) around here Scotty. Everyone knows you are not one of em! ✌💙

[@robertvance1873]

I'm sure that Cleaner is Amazing, but I get the same Results with Berrymans B-12 Chemtol.

[@2Hearts3]

Imagine the dinner table conversation at Scotty's house... Belts, hoses, fuel injectors... Mrs Scotty 😇

[@donniev8181]

Hey Scotty, can you do a video on the thermal degradation value of automatic transmission fluid in Toyotas? I used my scan tool and noticed Toyota gives a thermal degradation value to the tranny fluid. From what I've read, if that number is 65,455 it means the transmission fluid is worn out. Just curious as to how accurate these measurements are.

[@donniev8181]

​@@robertvance1873how is that possible to know if you've never used it?

[@SupraSav]

I stopped watching TV some 10 years ago. Scotty is one of the few tubers I check out daily. Keep on truckin'

[@weshenry9592]

Your loss

[@davidatkins8453]

Same here

[@VivariumSnake]

I stopped watching when I seen Bruce Jenner as woman.

[@alexmachado3622]

@@VivariumSnakehorrible just horrible.

[@seanthegod4585]

Eight years ago, for me.

[@nigelnazeemjohannes85]

That's my uncle Scotty, you bring him a car as old as a dinosaur,he got the tools and the knowhow to repair it 💯

[@knobblyknob]

Are you the bald tyre guy?

[@nigelnazeemjohannes85]

@@knobblyknob No, you must be mistaken me for someone else.

[@johnolenczak1552]

My son inherited my 1990 300e, drives great, unbelievable handling and turning radius, original engine a transmission, really only major service was AC and rear differential at 225,000 miles. When Mercedesbuilt a car to last 25 to30 years

[@donnasingleton6320]

Speaking of turning radius, I had a Volvo 240, the turning radius shocked me the first time out. I could make a u-turn on a 2 lane road in a single turn! I gave that car to my son, he still has it, It probably has 400k miles on it, IDK Stupid easy car to work on too. I bought a Chilton repair manual on it and did all the maintenance and repairs in my driveway. Best car ever.....

[@PromovareUTOPIAN]

Well said

[@zach_diecast_mansur]

​@donnasingleton6320 I want a Volvo 850 Estate wagon sooooooo very badly!

[@ctusser]

Wow, it’s amazing you are able to communicate with us from the afterlife.

[@irvinconkel831]

I rebuild these old Bosch Fuel Distribution Systems at our shop. There are also three or four other companies around the world that do the same for multiple makes and models. There are also rebuild kits available through these companies if you're capable.

[@Alecxace]

Is it around $3 grand for a system Like in the video?

[@knirbnosaj1158]

Oregon Fuel Injection in Eugene rebuilt the injectors and injection pump for my 1984 toyota diesel lifted 4x4. 31 mpg combined but it couldn't get out of its own way!

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

​​@@Alecxacelisten brother freedom isnt free. If is free its worthless.

[@Alecxace]

@@TheAnnoyingBoss dafuq does that have to do with the cost of fuel injection system? Do you know the price he charges?

[@noturfather1106]

​@@knirbnosaj1158i shouldve looked at them when i needed a fuel injection pump for my 428 perkins in my backhoe. Im 60 miles from Eugene

[@neriobrandolini3347]

I learn something from every one of your videos Scotty . Thanks for doing all you do to protect the uninformed driver.

[@eclipse2027]

Scotty is the reason why i sold my 3507 & abandoned the life of a dumb ricer some years ago. Now a days i daily drive my used toyota corolla & i hardly even care about 0-60 or aesthetics. The thing that interest me now is learning different kinds of engine parts & symptoms that can cause an engine to fail.

[@PromovareUTOPIAN]

Same here

[@xroda_]

At the same time I want a fun car, I’ll keep my Honda as a daily but man a v8 for a weekand car would be fun

[@eclipse2027]

@@xroda_ Yeah! would've love that too

[@michaelparkins1820]

It seems like the older the car the more happy & excited Scotty gets😅😂🎉

[@troywiler]

Yeah when I was getting advice on a good used car my mechanic said buy a Subaru or a Honda or a Toyota. When I found out Subarus didn't have a temperature gauge I said nope no way not going to happen.

[@kcirdorb9591]

Scotty gave it the old "Italian Fix Job" ...drive it hard and clean it out.

[@TheSprinterVan]

Both of Bernie's products absolutely work! Carbon cleaner and the fuel cleaner I can absolutely say worked for me. I go about it scientifically and am not swayed by what I want to feel, and I am generally a skeptical person. They are not giving the stuff away, but it absolutely does work

[@campusops]

After Scotty kept talking about Bernies gas and oil additives, I thought I would run both in our 2012 3.6 Impala with 60k on it. The next weekend we drove 250 miles to Indy and back. I drove 5 mph over the speed limit, but drove modestly. The Impala averaged 34.7 MPG and no more carbon blowing out the exhaust on hard acceleration. It made me a believer😊.

[@sixty9harleyPittsburghPAP]

I ordered ATS today. Yesterday my 2012 Jeep Patriot 104k miles cranked but would not start on the first try. It did the same two years ago and I used Scotty's Dupont recommendation and that worked. Ordered the oil additive also.

[@sixty9harleyPittsburghPAP]

It turned out the no start and stalling was the driveshaft position sensor. But, the treatment has it running better!

[@raym7441]

There are still guys that rebuild the fuel distributors for these. I just purchased one for about $600 about 8 months ago. You can also still get rebuild kits to re-build it yourself.

[@mikegr169]

Scotty I used the 505 CRF on my 2008 Ram PU and you wouldn’t believe the difference it made. Thank you for the great video.

[@ask43242flight]

Where did you buy?

[@greystone83]

@@ask43242flight from the company that makes it

[@lynnhoffmann247]

ATS Chemicals

[@orieraymond1263]

i just made the purchase, waiting for courier service to deliver

[@MrLandslide84]

I use B12 Chemtool truck-size in passenger cars, sometimes half full tank. Cleans sluggish driving right out.

[@jeffmassey4860]

I had more than my fair share of working on Bosch L-Jetronic FI system on my 76 Beetle,and D-Jetronic FI on an old 1972 Type 3. This was back in 1983,good days!

[@TannerPhoenix-te6nq]

Back in 1985. I bought a 1984 Nissan 4x4 loaded sport truck. 2-barrow carb. Drove it till 1993. It had a tiny screw on the side of the carb. That is how I adjusted the fuel injector intake flow. Then put in some fuel additive. Worked extremely well Scotty!👏💪😁

[@gregbeaudoin2443]

This guy is awesome. Keep up the good work Scotty

[@F35_JSF]

I have a turbocharged car and will typically just run a can of seafoam through the tank every other oil change. My engine runs smooth at all times. (2.0L 2020 Ford Fusion Titanium). Not a fan of the history of this engine, but with proper maintenance and care, at 100,000....a feisty little engine with zero mechanical issues. Not familiar with the cleaner you use but I will give it a try. Another good one is BG. Used that one alot too. What I like about Seafoam is you can use it in the engine as well. Thanks Scotty

[@TheNiteNinja19]

You don't pay the mechanic to turn the screw, you pay the mechanic to know what screw to turn.

[@jfp17]

“Look a hawk!” I love the stream of consciousness flow to Scotty’s videos.

[@Flyboy160]

I would like to see a bore scope video of the cylinder in a before and after the additive is introduced . It would be interesting to see how well it works. Bernie’s stuff is not cheap. How would it compare to Techron? Thanks in advance! Love the channel!!!!!

[@kevinb871]

I think he did it in one of his older videos on this topic

[@aKjohn8798]

Yamalube works amazing on pistons

[@ronclough7216]

I’ve got a 2002 Toyota Avalon and just put ATS CHEMICAL 505 CRF in a fill up and 505 CRO in an oil change with a new Air Filter thanks to you. My question is how low do I let the gas level get before a new fill up to get the most out of the CRF? I’ve only used about 1/4 tank so far and already feel an improvement. Thanks Scotty! And for the best auto advice on the internet.

[@meaculpamishegas]

My dad had the same benz, although it was manual sedan; the ride was sublime

[@Wilt8v92]

Same injection system as a BF-109 .Those Mercedes are brilliant cars, especially in the diesel ones,lots still in Africa ...

[@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261]

That fighter plane had mechanic injection like a diesel pump . Crank driven (via chain or gear, I don't know) pump with steel lines from pump to injector. I'm guessing direct injection. Some Mercedes of the 1950's had this same kind of setup, and direct injection. The Mercedes in this video has Bosch K/CIS injection, which means that fuel is metered by a disc in a venturi in the incoming air, and that disc is mounted like a seesaw, to a plunger in the center of the fuel distributor. Then hard lines from there to the mechanical injectors which are port injection (spraying at the intake valves.) Hard to describe it it actually was an air-mass-measuring system and worked well, provided you fixed all vacuum leaks and didn't go reaching for that 3mm screw or fiddling with the most expensive/complicated part right off the bat!

[@mikep490]

It can't hurt to put in injector cleaner. I've found Shell gas does the same thing. Maybe the air flow valve is allowing more air thru than it did when new. Another problem could be that he's driving so few miles. I have a 30 yo Ranger that can sit months between starts. The fuel simply sits too long, much like you get in MCs and lawn mowers. It developed a slightly rough idle and MPG dropped from 18 to around 15.5. A shot of injector cleaner and a couple tanks of fuel restored its MPG.

[@nathanupchurch6594]

I tried the fuel additive out and went from 30 mph on average to 30.5 mph on average. It was definitely more expensive than what they sell in the auto parts stores.

[@Mr.Saltwater]

FYI to those that don't know. You have to cut off the tower right below the top of it where the "anti tamper" plug is installed to be able to do this.

[@Laser100man]

I personally use fuel system cleaners. 2 times / year, and drive on average 3,500 miles / 5,600 km yearly. Keeps the engine in tip-top condition and your gas mileage / emissions as well. Fully concur with Scotty.

[@mr.iforgot3062]

I'm voting Scotty Kilmer for president of the United States.

[@morganwoolsey1087]

I said this just last week. 😅

[@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261]

Be it VW or Mercedes, "unhappy when cold but happier when warmed up" can be the vacuum leak around old, hard, shrunken seals around the injectors. Bosch K/CIS hates unmetered air leaks. Replacing these seals (and the plastic shrouds) on this era of Mercedes is a snap. (Replacing the O-rings on old VW's can really suck.) If you fix the vacuum leaks, then the setting at that 3mm Allen headed screw might be correct after all! For fuel injection/intake valve/combustion chamber cleaning, I'm a big fan of Red Line SI-1. To get your fuel distributor rebuilt in the USA, google for CIS Flowtech, Inc.

[@mikestinyshedofdreams]

I've got a 1985 bedforc cf2 van, I fitted an engine from a 1989 Volvo 240 glt that has Bosch K-jet fuel injection, it still works great.

[@bettersteps]

I’ve used that cleaner on my MK6 manual GTI. The stuff works. It is that simple.

[@rodvaughan8628]

Scotty I believe in that I have been using it every oil change even when they are new

[@logohigh1]

Associate had 230te , apart from the rust wings - incredibly solid performer built like a tank I wish it was as easy to adjust on my car , 2002 even

[@stevehenderson2571]

As usual Scotty is spot on.

[@xroda_]

I had a 1995 Mercedes c280 amazing car, it had issues but ran good, went 136 mph on the highway!

[@SaltySouthTexan]

I read your comment wrong, I thought it said 136 MP GALLON.! I said sign me up!

[@easyedub]

Thanks for the Car Tips Scotty!!! Glad to see that you are still going strong - Long Time Sub 👍👏

[@lcdy1280]

Scotty i learned so much about mechanics just watching your videos!❤

[@lordgarth1]

Yea it really sucks to let the computer make the mix richer when needed automatically .

[@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261]

This car did have an 02 sensor. It's just that you can adjust the fuel mixture, also, which is one way to account for small vacuum leaks as injector O-rings, for example, get old, hard, and shrink.

[@RUM1933]

MAKING car content of all kinds, THE OG of YT SCOTTY!

[@asmallwhitedog0479]

Bought a 03 Frontier 4x4 last April. Had 120k miles, very minimal rust. Not long after I bought it the Check Engine light came on. Its my winter truck here in NE Vermont so I didnt put a whole lot of miles on it till snow fell. Runs great. Put a can of this 505 in it a few days ago after topping off the tank. Ran it for less than three miles during several trips. Check Engine light went off. I have no clue what it did but it did it. Tell me why Scotty. Please.

[@1iculungman]

Well, I used the Lacquer Thinner and by golly it worked in my Ridgeline witch hits 300K this week.

[@MotorWisdom]

Who else is here to hear what Scotyy will say about a good old legendary w124, especially given his opinion of modern mercedes.

[@tg9754]

Hi Scotty, you are a fountain of information. We appreciate all your videos. Keep up the great work! That Mercedes was a great model and you can see it was maintained well and driven properly. That's the way you r car will run a long time. I guess they got their money's worth on that purchase. See you next time!

[@jhonmacraimbanajokora8657]

You can actually change the new ones thru remapping

[@davewallace8219]

There are several fuel additives...with the chemical....p.e.a , this is what to look for....it works to de carbon the valves and combustion chamber... sea foam will not!!! Perform this action!

[@joshhemingway]

Thank you!!! Seafoam is straight garbage!!!

[@tardeliesmagic]

I've used Forte engine flush & fuel cleaner twice here in the UK, great product.

[@mikestrickland2755]

I tried to buy Bernies fuel system cleaner, but they don't sell single bottles by themselves!

[@CRAPO2011]

Chevron Techron complete fuel system cleaner is pretty good too.

[@joefox9765]

Dear Scotty thank you. You got rid of my hangover 😂 I always use fuel injector every 5k 👍

[@delavan9141]

"They're long gone, they're even older than me!" LOL. So true. Well maybe not long into the future we'll return to those mechanical-only systems.

[@richbrake9910]

that older Mercedes is an extreme example, Scotty; most cars do not need those additives.

[@markl.6338]

Once again, you amaze me! Thank you for the knowledge!

[@JY-vr8ok]

Was the owner getting it up to speed? When driving to burn off build up on valves? I’d guess not! And additive cleaned valves as well as injectors! You know!! Cheers from Santa Fe!! Thank you Scotty!! For you!!

[@bwatkins1223]

I have a tab ready to order some Bernie's cleaner for when I'm ready to try this on my '03 Ranger 4.0 4x4 with 251,000 miles on her with injection issues. I have to remove the entire intake in order to just get to the injectors. I don't expect miracles, but it can't hurt!

[@waynejh]

Scotty, didn’t you show the Outback part of the video, 12 days ago? The Fuel Additive Mechanics Don’t Want You to Know Just say’n but great videos!

[@RodrickH1]

I’m looking at buying 4 different vehicles. 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4 2006-2011, Honda CRV 2007-2011 Honda Fit 2005-2009 Toyota Matrix I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Where it gets really cold during the winter time. I understand SUVs are different than cars. I’m looking for the most reliable vehicle that will last me during the winter and a vehicle that won’t cost a lot to maintain when parts break down. What would you buy for a vehicle that’s going to last the longest and run great in cold weather?

[@omgitsBenjamin]

This reminds me alot of my 1986 Jaguar XJ6 where you could adjust the richness and the idle speed and I had that thing running smooth by the time I was done with it, before I sold it.

[@telesasmith4573]

Hello Scotty enjoy watching your platform..you are awesome!

[@nickc7494]

Excellent content

[@HansFormerlyTraffer]

I'm an old mechanic. I hate the new computer controlled cars. I wish I could rip the ecu's out and revert them to manual tune.

[@gazzafloss]

Eh Scotty! You giva da Subaru de ole "Italian" tune up, sheeza good, wazza madda!

[@Jimmyky77]

Tune-up in a Can Eh Scotty Sir?🤤

[@paulhunter9613]

Yup, he charges $80 to dump that can of cleaner in the tank…

[@TallRich1984]

Best fuel treament iv used is redline fuel system cleaner. Feel like i gain 20hp once it kickes in after putting it in the tank and 15miles of driving.

[@aspecreviews]

6:43 modern EFI is still tunable.

[@robertnoble3733]

I'd like to see a comparison of ATS 505 versus BG 44k.

[@rem1762]

Scotty you never cold started the Mercedes to confirm that the problem was fixed.

[@avian7999]

This fuel system kinda reminds me of the Oldsmobile diesel Stanadyne fuel system that used a mechanical pump, steel lines & poppet injectors, what a bummer to prime after a pump change 😫

[@teisopam3338]

Scotty is the reason why i installed LPG in my Ferrari Spider 488

[@haunmass]

My 2024 Subaru Outback now shows the Coolant Temp and the Oil Temp on the center display, they finally listened! I'm assuming any model with the large entertainment module has the same feature (2020-2024).

[@DeanZack-r4c]

Bought this for $75 2 bottles cuz I was getting 12 mpg but 2 days after using it my mpg went down to 11.7 mpg what’s going on scotty

[@neilmccooty3383]

The good old days car man noting like them. Grownup those cars and they were much easier to me to fix

[@syedgilani7108]

could be that it isnt getting enough fuel delivery, or late fuel delivery. I think because of the big fuel filter this might be common with subaru

[@alabamaman1]

Scotty for President

[@timcole213]

That additive works. Best I've tried.

[@fjg2896]

Modern Subarus DO have temperature gauges!

[@johndiggle4229]

Scotty I shat on my seat. What cleaner product would you recommend to get the stain/smell out?

[@Dennis35793]

Bernie's seat cleaner

[@rickgray6960]

Krud Kutter ...my kid accidentally spilled olive oil over the back seat. Try this stuff - amazing! Worked like a charm but took me about 20 minutes.

[@Dilberts_Dogbert]

Oxyclean says Billy Mays😳😳🤣🤣😝

[@joshhemingway]

Haha good one

[@triodeamplification5568]

I swear by the Berryman B12 Chemtool fuel additive. After just one day my idle increased and the van gets up and hauls a** down the road. It's been 1 month so far and i am a believer in the Berryman B12 Chemtool additive. It is that good!

[@sandrokurtanidze2495]

Hello from Georgia(country), You say hybrids are the future of cars. How they hold up over time if they keep shutting down every time you stop at a red light or traffic. Or you step on gas engine starts and imidiatly revs up. And i know most wear comes from the start of the engine. Also I'm interested, how prius manages to stay so reliable. And how hybrids keep their engines warm while being shut down half of the time. (Sorry for bad English 😂)

[@aspecreviews]

My 2002 Prius will idle continuously until it's warm. Close to no wear occurs when warm-starting an engine. Also, the hybrid battery helps with acceleration so the engine does not work hard at all.

[@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261]

It's cold starts where the oil hasn't gotten everywhere yet that cause problems. Some manufacturers that I know of (Toyota) have put coatings on the piston skirts to retain oil better between hot restarts.

[@Canadian_Psycho]

Subaru doesn't put a temperature gauge on their cars on purpose; they know it's only a matter of time before they overheat and blow

[@joshhemingway]

The funny/sad/scary thing is that is the truth

[@seanmcfadden6600]

Blown headgaskets are us. 🤦‍♂️

[@horseathalt7308]

That stopped being a real issue around 2010.

[@seanmcfadden6600]

@@horseathalt7308 Tell my neighbor that. New 2023 WRX with 3k miles. Three cylinders @ 17-23 pounds. Can’t even start it.

[@horseathalt7308]

@@seanmcfadden6600 You know he took the rev limiter off it with a chip and blew it up himself. I hope Subaru doesn't honor the warranty if they find evidence of ecu changes.

[@Mike__P]

Complaint: car is hard to start and runs rough on cold start. Scotty: warms up it, shuts it off, then starts it: "starts right up and runs great!" 😂

[@fredrezfield1629]

do you ever use STP fuel injector cleaner system ?

[@Kurtdog63]

Spend the "Weekend at Bernies". Got it!

[@CRAPO2011]

I can smell the Mercedes leather from here, these W124s are so solid feeling

[@CZ-kz7ug]

Going to recommend not wearing keys externally when working over the body of a car.

[@edwardcnnell2853]

None of the retailers in my area stock this. I there a link to a seller?

[@TheFLOMAN76]

Gotta love Scotty !

[@kelticink]

Use Bernys cleaner in are 2020 odessey touring,2015 camry xle,2013 expedition xlt. The best cleaners ever

[@zackmax7184]

Back when I had My K Car, they adjusted the carburetor so much that the screw fell out of the carburetor and We had to put a screw from an Old Chevet carburetor to make it run. It still tried to kill Me because it would hesitate or go dead when I tried to take off.

[@chadcollins6068]

Watching at 1.25x speed reverses Scotty's age by 10 years

[@jase5415]

I've heard they say your just full of it.... lol. Love your vids

[@Chad-wk2pm]

Rislone and BG 44kplatinum

[@Dstromb232]

Nice Job!

[@JY-vr8ok]

“Scotty I shat my seat” “thanks for the cleaner you recommended” ummm? 😅😅 saw that in comments! Ouch!! Toco bell must of bin in there at some point!

[@seanpeacock5595]

Wish they would bring this stuff to 🇨🇦

[@tardeliesmagic]

Try FORTE fuel cleaner,it's great stuff.

[@Chad-wk2pm]

Top tier gas for carbon deposit cleaning

[@AlexSomers-d2n]

Not that anybody drives TBI K10s anymore, but they get better gas milage if you put fiel injevctor cleaner in each gas tank. Someone told me this when i bout the truck and i didnt believe them, but when i put it in for some other reason the gas milage did noticably improve. weird.

[@tanishanand9773]

the improved gas mileage wouldn't be worth it if your putting fuel injector cleaner in each gas tank, might as well just put high quality fuel in to begin with

[@AlexSomers-d2n]

@@tanishanand9773 i didn't because i don't care about gas mileage, even in that truck which was horrible on gas. But I was suprised how noticible the difference was on that particular TBI 305 engine. At the local auto parts store the mechanics from the dealership come in and buy cases of techron all the time, so they might think it actually does something.

[@allencheck501]

I liked your heavy platform symbol scotty haha!

[@ajmpatriot4899]

So would this work in place of Cataclean?

[@peterpanini96]

Thst turle wax for leather us avesome... stering whell got softer and more slipping but learher stoped cracking... 😅