Keeping your engine well-maintained is critical. If its performance seems to be missing something, you may be tempted to use engine additives for their alleged benefits to your vehicle. However, the better call is to rely on Acura of Sherman Oaks for Acura service that protects your car from harm.
What Are Fuel Additives?
Fuel additives are fluids that seek to improve engine performance. They work in various ways, including cleaning the engine for more efficient performance, improving gas mileage over time, or extending its lifespan.
Are Fuel Additives Harmful?
Gasoline and motor oil already contain detergents and additives that help keep your engine clean and protected. OEM-approved additives can provide benefits in the right quantities, but even these can be more detrimental than helpful, especially with overuse.
Other additives’ chemical properties may strip protection from your engine, degrade seals and other components, or otherwise damage your engine. What looks like an improvement in the short term can cause significant and expensive harm, sticking you with a major repair bill. It’s better to avoid additives, and even OEM-approved ones should be used sparingly; if you misuse them, the resultant damage will not be covered under warranty.
How Can I Improve Engine Performance?
If you want to boost your engine’s power output, working with our dealership is best. Our service team can identify any problems with your engine parts that might impede performance. Because inefficiency and performance problems usually signal deeper engine issues, you’ll go farther with maintenance than with additives.
Schedule Acura Service at Acura of Sherman Oaks
Because the wrong additives can cause more harm than good, it’s best to rely on the trained technicians at Acura of Sherman Oaks. We will ensure that your vehicle gets what it needs to run its best and remain problem-free for years to come. Call or stop by today to learn more.
