In today’s market, there are many different products on the market that claim to help you get more mileage out of the gas you put in your gas tank. These products include detergents and many other additives. In this article I am going to review an additive that has been on the market since 1985. The name of this product is DurAlt.
DurAlt came onto the market in 1985 as a commercial product. It was put into limited use primarily by large trucking fleets and in seaports as an aftermarket bulk treatment fuel conditioner. Since 1985 it has been marketed in different forms, including some private labels. The two most prominent private brands are Harley-Davidson Genuine Fuel Additive and Freedom Fuel Additive.
Whenever a new fuel additive or conditioner comes on the market, it’s surprising how many of them make outlandish claims about what they can do for gas mileage, but have very little supporting data. This is one area where DurAlt shines. DurAlt has been tested and approved by many independent laboratories and companies, including Ford Motor Company, Harley-Davidson, Columbia University, and Total Fina Elf.
Here are just a few of the benefits that have been tried and proven for gasoline engines:
- Increases fuel mileage 8-12% on average
- Reduces the octane requirement from 3 to 4 numbers
- Reduces engine knock
- Inhibits the formation of deposits in the combustion chamber
- Protects against fuel system corrosion
- Increases lubricity, extending the life of fuel pumps and the top end of the engine
- protected injectors
- Reduces hydrocarbon emissions
- Improves fuel stability during storage.
- Protects storage tanks from oxidation.
- Reduces engine maintenance costs
DurAlt has also been shown to work in diesel engines. Here are some of the proven benefits for diesel engines:
- Increases fuel mileage up to 8-12%
- Increases lubricity, extending the life of injection pumps and the top end of the engine
- protected injectors
- Increases cetane by 2.5 numbers
- Up to 20% emission reduction
- Improves fuel stability during storage.
- Protects storage tanks from oxidation.
- Ideal for use in bulk treatments
- Up to 20% decrease in engine maintenance
For those of you who are concerned about the effect that using a product like DurAlt could have on the environment, DurAlt has also been reviewed by the EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) and other environmental organizations. The EPA has said that DurAlt does not pose a greater risk to health or the environment than unleaded gasoline. They’ve said it’s ‘substantially similar’ to unleaded gasoline, so it’s no more dangerous than the gasoline you already put in your tank.
From its proven benefits to the companies that have tested it, DurAlt is a product definitely worth considering if you are looking for a product that has been shown to actually do what it says it will: help your car run better!