Acetone on Fuel save gas... - Toyota Yaris Forums

eTiMaGo · 05-28-2007, 09:23 PM

acetone will eat away at any rubber seals or plastics it gets in contact with. but yeah, you will get improved mileage, but your engine will fail much earlier. Your choice...

PetersRedYaris · 05-29-2007, 12:41 AM

I had a bad experience using acetone on our 04' 4-Runner. Coincidence? Possibly, but a blown head gasket at 26,000 miles shouldn't happen. I can't explain what happened, I just won't try it again. And yes, acetone will eat rubber and your paint if your not careful.

jlift · 05-29-2007, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

acetone will eat away at any rubber seals or plastics it gets in contact with. but yeah, you will get improved mileage, but your engine will fail much earlier. Your choice...

"I have soaked carburetor parts in acetone for months and even years to see if there is any deterioration. Any parts made to run with gasoline will work with acetone just fine. I presently have parts soaking in 1, 2, 5, and 10 % acetone/gasoline mixes as well as just gasoline. That is 20 to 200 times too much just to be sure. The 30R7 rated parts are in perfect condition. "

from website.

05-28-2007, 09:23 PM	#1
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	acetone will eat away at any rubber seals or plastics it gets in contact with. but yeah, you will get improved mileage, but your engine will fail much earlier. Your choice... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

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05-29-2007, 12:41 AM	#2
PetersRedYaris View User's Garage Drives: 2005 Scion xB Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Black Hills of South Dakota Posts: 1,059	I had a bad experience using acetone on our 04' 4-Runner. Coincidence? Possibly, but a blown head gasket at 26,000 miles shouldn't happen. I can't explain what happened, I just won't try it again. And yes, acetone will eat rubber and your paint if your not careful.