Tin-antimony alloy eliminates carbon deposits and keeps engines permanently clean - that's why the manufacturers don't use it

The 'Worldwide Fuel Charter' clearly states, 'even the use of high-quality fuel leads to deposit formation, affecting vehicle performance and increasing engine-out emissions.' As carbon deposits build up on piston crowns, the ECU retards the ignition timing - reducing combustion efficiency and power output while increasing fuel consumption and emissions - leading to problems with EGRs, DPFs, CATs, MOT failures 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 which enables the ECU to re-advance the timing. But unlike repeat-use 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 tank, keeping the engine permanently clean and running like new.

In commercial use for more than 60-years

Originally developed during WW2 (see below), tin-antimony alloy 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, marine and transport applications today. 

Tested and approved by the US military

In 2002, following extensive testing 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 as soon as practicable.'**

Widely published results

The significant results repeatedly published in studies, trials and independent tests, like those of FTC customers, are only ever the result of carbon deposit removal. Like big-brand fuel detergents, tin-antimony can't produce results in a clean engine! In a new vehicle (or one with a clean engine) FTC simply stops deposits from forming. Which simply means performance, economy and emissions all remain virtually the same as a brand-new vehicle.

The one test hypocrisy

For the last 60-years, tin-antimony's effectiveness has been easily seen using an industry-standard before & after emissions test - the same way liquid fuel additives are tested. But whilst a single proprietary emissions test has always been sufficient for the fuel additive companies, sophists deny the same standard to tin-antimony!! Hypocrisy aside, in independent tests FTC has been repeatedly proven to industry-standard.

Developed during WW2

Tin-antimony alloy was originally developed by Russian scientists in 1941, for use in the fuel tanks of Hurricane and Yak fighter planes operating out of Murmansk during WW2. Extremely low temperatures were causing waxing problems with the local fuel, leading to engines cutting out and mid-air stalling. The planes were restricted to 16,000 ft until a solution could be found. When the tin-antimony pellets were 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.***

Propaganda's illusory truth effect

When the American motor industry realised tin-antimony pellets 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. And could even slow new car sales. But for the fuel additive companies, the pellets spelt complete disaster! So they started a smear campaign. And motoring's big 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 propaganda slogans, sophistry and straw man tests, repeatedly used to mislead the public.****