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Acetone as an addertive in petrol or diesel - anyone tried it?

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  • pitkin2020
    pitkin2020 Posts: 4,029 Forumite
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    You'd get 1000mpg if you walked a bit slower

    I was drinking petrol though thats why I didn't hit the 1000MPG lol
    Everyones opinion is the most important.....no wonder nothing is ever agreed on.
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    ajuk wrote: »
    Is acetone really more corrosive than petrol?

    It's not that it's more corrosive, it's what exactly it's corrosive to. It's also a heavy duty degreaser, hence the earlier comments from others regarding the fuel pump.
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  • Wig
    Wig Posts: 14,139 Forumite
    Cardelia wrote: »
    Um, petrol is a solvent...

    You beat me to it.
  • Wig
    Wig Posts: 14,139 Forumite
    Strider590 wrote: »
    It's not that it's more corrosive, it's what exactly it's corrosive to. It's also a heavy duty degreaser, hence the earlier comments from others regarding the fuel pump.

    So is petrol. I really don't see anything to have alarm bells ringing.

    Acetone melts "some" plastics
    Petrol melts "some" plastics

    most likely the same plastics, in the quantities used I don't think it will affect any components, it might hwever, increase your mpg.

    I use LPG so it won't help me.
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