Starbrite"Startron" additive?

[freeze12]

I was at walmart yesterday & saw this fuel additive on the shelves. Must be new as I never saw it there before & only 1 8oz bottle left."Startron Enzyme Fuel treatment for all Gasoline Engines" Here is the web address to the product:

www.starbrite.com

located in Ft. Lauderdale,Fl.
1-800-327-8583

 

[dwendt44]

Essence of snake?

 

[psudaytona]

* Reduces all emissions
* Prevents fuel oxidation and stabilizes fuel chemistry for at least 1 year
* Lowers fuel system maintenance
* Eliminates carbon build-up in fuel delivery system and on exhaust components
* Increases fuel economy, especially in older engines. Instantly cures fuel jelling caused by cold weather and E10---alcohol fuels.

Kinda poorly worded. I didnt know gasoline "jelling" was a huge problem

I saw this stuff at Walmart last week in the camping/boat motor section. It was kinda expensive to by my memory. Its odd that you found only 1 bottle, and so did I. Possibly they only purchased a handful to see if the stuff sells.

On a positive note, I noticed my walmart has lowered the price of Gumout Regane to 4.94 a bottle. It was 5.32.

 

[TheTanSedan]

This is sold for marine use; boats can sit up for months and "phase separation" is [said] to be a problem.

WEST MARINE has this and other fuel products by this company on its site.

 

[TheTanSedan]

Started using STARBRITE products after numerous trips to WEST MARINE this last summer. On my diesel engine truck I've been running (and continue) FUEL POWER FP-60 which I used to pick up from Odis or the guys at LCD.

Thought I'd try the Starbrite Tank Cleaner, figured it couldn't hurt (wouldn't be as nasty as using a biocide), and, after all, the previous owner had put 120,000 miles on the truck in about two years. I used that stuff a little stronger than the recommendation and kept a spare fuel filter on hand. Power started to slip once the filter had 5,000 miles on it, so I swapped it out.

http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/maintenance/starbrite-star-tron-enzyme-fuel-treatment/

I've been using the Startron Enzyme Treatment since then (after Christmas) along with FP-60. My fuel mileage is consistently 19 mpg in town in this 7,500-lb truck.

http://www.startron.com/stretch.php?sec=2

Dosage for my truck is about one-oz per fill. The Texas Gulf Coast is very humid much of the year, so I hope to avoid any "fuel bugs" by a tank cleaning and continued use of additives.