I have been using the gas formula for three tankfuls in my Trailblazer and it helped significantly improving the sluggishness and hesitation in a couple tanks' time. So if there is a price difference, I would say the gas treatment is good enough. I should add I have never felt a tangible improvement in additives much before unless the engine was badly fouled.
I am using the diesel treatment in my Bird. It seems to have reduced the white smoke in winter a bit. I am no longer able to launch trench warfare against my neighboring campers under cover of smoke and must devise new tactics.
I am beginning to detect a loss of mileage. Can't say if that is an additive problem yet, and I don't see why it should be if it were. The engine is 29 years old, but it runs fine. Perhaps I have consumed all the "heavies" in the tank and am left with only "lights" to burn. Or perhaps the refineries are selling lighter fuel.
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I have been using Startron in my diesel engines for years and wouldn't be without it. It has improved the mileage on my Mercedes diesel by about 2 mpg, which really impressed me, eliminated injector fouling problems that I had on my old three cylinder air cooled tractor and cleared up a smoking problem that I was having with a 10 hp genset.
I recommended this product to several of my friends with trawlers and motorsailers and to the man, they have thanked me.
If you have the same positive experiences with this product that I have, you can save quite a few bucks by purchasing it by the gallon vs the 16 oz size. West Marine carries it for $100.00 a gallon, which is a savings of $60.00 vs buying it in the smaller size.
I've also put a pint of startron into my 560 gallon underground fuel oil tank for the last few years and the last time I had the boiler serviced, the technician mentioned that he had never seen such a clean burn chamber.
I hope your experiences are as positive as mine have been.
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