Carbon deposits affect all engines. But not with tin-antimony!

As carbon deposits build up on piston crowns, they increase the engine's operating temperature. To compensate, the ECU actively retards the ignition timing - simultaneously reducing engine performance whilst increasing fuel consumption and toxic emissions. Leading to flashing dashboard warning lights, blocked EGRs, DPFs and CATs, MOT failures, numerous common running problems and excess traffic pollution.* 

But when tin-antimony alloy is placed in the fuel tank of a petrol or diesel vehicle, it causes the fuel to act as a self-cleaner as it combusts, eliminating carbon deposits. But unlike liquid fuel additives, tin-antimony isn't used up in this process, so it never needs to be replaced or topped up! And goes on working for as long as it's in the fuel tank, keeping the engine permanently clean and efficient.

In commercial use for over 60-years

Originally developed during WW2 (see below), tin-antimony was first used commercially in South Africa during the 1960s, in the fuel tanks of Anglo American's mining vehicles and heavy equipment, to keep emissions permanently low. And in SAF Marine's container ships to cut black smoke, prevent fuel wastage and extend service intervals. And it's still widely used in mining and marine applications today as well as road transport.

Tested and approved by the US military

In 2002, following extensive testing of the alloy at Camp Pendleton and the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center, the Senate Committee on Armed Services announced the carbon removal results in Congress stating, 'given the magnitude of the potential fuel savings and emissions reductions .. the Committee urges the Secretary of Defense to take immediate steps for the application of this simple technology.'**

Widely published carbon removal results

The significant results repeatedly published in fleet trials, university studies and independent tests, are only ever the result of carbon deposit removal. Like big-brand detergents, tin-antimony obviously can't produce results in a new or clean engine where there are no deposits to remove!! In a new vehicle (or one with a clean engine) FTC simply stops deposits forming and keeps the engine permanently clean and efficient.

The 'one test' hypocrisy

For the last 60-years, the effectiveness of tin-antimony, like any carbon removal product, has been easily seen using a simple, industry-standard before & after emissions test. But whilst a single proprietary test in a static engine, has always been sufficient for all the restorative claims of the UK's fuel additive companies, the same equal standard is denied to Britain's tin-antimony producers!!

Developed during WW2

Tin-antimony alloy pellets were developed by Russian scientists in 1941, for use in the fuel tanks of Hurricane and Yak fighter planes. Low temperatures were causing waxing in local aviation fuel, leading to engines cutting out and mid-air stalling, restricting the planes to 16,000 ft. When tin-antimony was added to the fuel tanks, the planes were able to operate over and above their usual ceiling of 20,000 ft with exactly the same fuel.***

The illusory truth effect

When the American motor industry realised tin-antimony eliminated carbon and kept engines permanently clean, they were worried. The truth could put a huge dent in the profits from spares, repairs and annual engine de-cokes. But for the fuel additive companies, with dispenser cans at every fuel pump, the pellets spelt complete disaster! So they started a smear campaign. And motoring's biggest lie was born.

Along with snake oil slurs and stories of exploding engines, the propaganda slogan 'if they were that good the manufacturers would fit them' was widely circulated. Over the last 80-years, this logical fallacy has been repeated so many times, especially in the UK, many have come to believe it. With misleading press, defamatory reviews and straw man tests, repeatedly used to mislead the public.