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BigKahunaIll1 Rookie Author Chicago Posts:41 Points:28,770 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2011 12:04:33 AM Ignore BigKahunaIll1 Report Abuse Amoco used to tout itself as having no contaminants in its Gold. I don't know truth of it but I long ago tried using it on two vans that had failed emissions testing. One tank first to clean system, and then second tank to go in for last chance testing. NO TUNEUP, NO REPAIRS, NO CHANGE EXCEPT GAS AND THEY BOTH PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS. Also seems to help start car in very cold weather. I only use it once in a while to clean the engine, to pass emissions test, and for very cold weather. I am a believer !

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Amoco used to tout itself as having no contaminants in its Gold. I don't know truth of it but I long ago tried using it on two vans that had failed emissions testing. One tank first to clean system, and then second tank to go in for last chance testing. NO TUNEUP, NO REPAIRS, NO CHANGE EXCEPT GAS AND THEY BOTH PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS. Also seems to help start car in very cold weather. I only use it once in a while to clean the engine, to pass emissions test, and for very cold weather. I am a believer !

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Edpap Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:4,310 Points:504,000 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2012 9:55:56 AM Ignore Edpap Report Abuse Used to use it as Coleman camping lantern fuel. They called it white gas. I don't know if it is still the same with BP.
bonbNJ All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:979 Points:326,940 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 3:58:06 AM Ignore bonbNJ Report Abuse that was in 80s amoco now its bp sucks
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:38:56 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse good
kxy4fw Champion Author Denver Posts:1,226 Points:275,255 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Feb 15, 2012 8:07:03 AM Ignore kxy4fw Report Abuse I do the same occasionally.
WEPSMAN Champion Author South Dakota Posts:10,508 Points:2,022,200 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 8:33:35 PM Ignore WEPSMAN Report Abuse Sounds like running a "premium" fuel through your system to clean it out.
yardslave Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,539 Points:593,005 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 4:15:31 PM Ignore yardslave Report Abuse If nothing else, it makes a nice story...
sluggopyle Champion Author North Carolina Posts:23,608 Points:1,075,890 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 12:17:36 AM Ignore sluggopyle Report Abuse => I find it very hard to believe that the additive package of any brand in just 2 tanks of that brand could have been responsible for your success. <= I do too. I doubt that's what was going on. A lot of things aside from the gas could have influenced things in the interim. I remember a Toyauto I had, it failed the emissions but the guy handed me the keys and said "take it out and open it up". So I tore around the streets a bit, gave it some aerobics, and pulled back into the gas station. This time it too passed with flying colors.
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 12:09:41 PM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse I like it
ConsumerGuy Sophomore Author Baltimore Posts:156 Points:32,105 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 10:27:42 PM Ignore ConsumerGuy Report Abuse All of the Amoco stations in this area are now BP stations.
OceanArcher Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,688 Points:1,324,375 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 10:06:41 AM Ignore OceanArcher Report Abuse If it works for you, I'm glad you're happy. Personally, I opt for the 87 octane fuel
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 7:33:25 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse I like it too
emtrob2012 All-Star Author Myrtle Beach Posts:893 Points:147,155 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 12:56:54 AM Ignore emtrob2012 Report Abuse I actually like it also... Also find the car to run better
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,176 Points:516,455 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2011 5:00:21 PM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse We first started using the top grade of Amoco (Hi-Test it was called) around 1964. Some called it white gas. I believe it was sold as lead-free back then. I would let it sit all winter in small engines such as lawn mowers, garden tillers, two-cycle chain saws, and motor-boat engines. Never had a problem with gumming up carburetors, even if the gas all dried up. When the last station in the area (BP at Centerville Rd and Hempland Rd) selling Amoco fuels went out of business we lost access to Amoco in the Lancaster area. Anybody know where to get Amoco in the Lancaster area?
AFOS Champion Author Chicago Posts:30,374 Points:3,070,215 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Dec 14, 2011 5:11:43 PM Ignore AFOS Report Abuse I find it very hard to believe that the additive package of any brand in just 2 tanks of that brand could have been responsible for your success. By the way. When did this happen? The testing in Illinois changed 5-6) years ago from a true tail pipe emission test to a simple reading of any stored codes in the emissions computer. If your CEL was never, on or has been on and the codes were cleared and the car driven without the CEL coming back on, your car passes. [Edited by: AFOS at 12/14/2011 6:16:36 PM EST]
13Octane Champion Author Tucson Posts:2,147 Points:332,165 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 14, 2011 4:11:08 PM Ignore 13Octane Report Abuse its all smoke and mirrors
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,522 Points:2,715,890 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 14, 2011 6:37:45 AM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse Wrong forum.
KrispyKreme Champion Author Richmond Posts:18,537 Points:2,903,510 Joined:Oct 2003	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2011 10:12:47 PM Ignore KrispyKreme Report Abuse True maintroll, but different additives and detergents are added at the terminal that give each brand their uniqueness.
Maintroll Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,619 Points:1,700,210 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2011 8:37:43 AM Ignore Maintroll Report Abuse All gas in a given area comes from but one pipeline and terminal, no matter what these so called brands claim.