About FTC
The reaction tin-antimony alloy triggers in petrol & diesel fuels keeps engines permanently clean and efficient - that's why the manufacturers don't use it
In 1942, the American motor industry discovered that the tin-antimony alloy pellets used in the fuel tanks of Hurricane fighter planes on the Russian front, triggered a reaction petrol and diesel fuels. That reaction caused the fuel to act as a self-cleaner as it combusted, removing deposits and keeping any engine permanently clean & efficient. They were worried. This could devastate the profits from spare parts, expensive repairs, annual de-cokes and even slow new car sales. But for the fuel additive companies the news was disastrous! So, they started a smear campaign. And motoring's biggest lie was born.
With help from well-placed friends, negative rumours and misleading press engulfed the little pellets. Along with snake oil slurs and stories of exploding engines the plausible sounding, 'if they were that good the manufacturers would fit them' was circulated through repair garages and main dealer networks. It didn't take long before ordinary motorists were doing the industry's dirty work and repeating the lies that had circulated to fool them! Over the last 80-years, motoring's biggest lie has been repeated so many times, especially in the UK, many have come to believe it.
Avoidable carbon deposits earn billions for the motor industry - but its long been simple to keep any engine permanently clean
The effectiveness of tin-antimony alloy in permanently eliminating deposits from petrol & diesel engines has always been easily measured and observed using industry-standard before & after emissions results. In the same way big-brand chemical fuel detergents are tested. When deposits are removed a measurable reduction in excess exhaust emissions is observed as the engine becomes progressively cleaner and more efficient. Along with before & after emissions results and MOT certification, FTC has also been independently verified using PEMS (portable emissions measurement system) the most advanced real-world technology available.
Tin-antimony alloy catalysts were first used commercially in the 1960s in South Africa, to keep the engines in the heavy underground mining equipment belonging to the Anglo American Mining Company, permanently clean. They were so successful they were then used in the container ships owned by the South African Marine Corporation, to extend service intervals, reduce black smoke and prevent fuel wastage. For the last 60-years, tin-antimony alloy has been used by sharp-witted commercial and domestic vehicle owners all over the world. Whether old or new, petrol or diesel, FTC tin-antimony alloy fuel catalysts are used and recommended by the savvy owners of every imaginable make, model, type and age of vehicle. From Minis to Mercs, HGVs to JCBs from Land Rovers to Lamborghinis.
Despite the endless repetition of the well-known snake oil propaganda slogans such as, 'if they were that good the manufacturers would fit them,' the misleading straw man reviews using clean engines and the false claims made by clueless pellet sellers, the truth remains. Tin-antimony alloy has always repeatedly demonstrated the ability to permanently eliminate carbon deposits from petrol and diesel engines. Because that's all it does. Nothing else.
For the last 60-years, tin-antimony alloy has been used by savvy vehicle owners worldwide to prevent all the problems hidden engine deposits cause
Modern vehicles have long been equipped with engine control units ECU and fuel injection systems. The ECU uses information from a range of engine sensors to deal with the numerous problems engine deposits cause. Constantly adjusting and retarding the engines timing to prevent overheating, engine knock, running on and pinking. With the ECU hiding the problems, its not surprising that often the first we know of hidden deposits is when dashboard warning lights start flashing, our engine goes into limp mode or another deposit related problem occurs such as a blocked fuel injector/s, misfire/s or sticking valve/s.
As carbon deposits build up on fuel injectors the ECU adjusts the injector pulse width to compensate, keeping the injectors open longer to increase the fuel flow. Over fuelling then increases carbon build-up on intake valves which in turn restricts air flow and prevents the valves from closing/seating properly - resulting in loss of compression. Partially burnt fuel vapour then escapes during combustion which both increases emissions and becomes carbonised throughout the entire exhaust system. Leading to the numerous problems millions of drivers suffer with fuel-heavy soot formations blocking the EGR, DPF and CAT. Leading to more flashing dashboard warning lights, more visits to the garage and yet more expense for the vehicles owner.
Removing hidden deposits from combustion chambers, piston crowns and intake valves reduces the engines operating temperature and allows the ECU (where applicable) to progressively reset the engine's original timing and fuel trim settings. In new or clean engines tin-antimony alloy simply prevents deposits from forming in the first place. Which means performance, economy and emissions all remain largely unchanged.
The permanent solution for all petrol and diesel vehicles
The Handbook of Air Pollution from Internal Combustion Engines confirms the many ways in which carbon deposits affect all internal combustion engines. Detailing loss of power, driveability issues, poor fuel economy and excess exhaust emissions. The Worldwide Fuel Charter clearly states that even the use of high quality fuel leads to deposit formation, affecting performance and leading to increased engine-out emissions. This helps explain why record numbers of relatively young vehicles fail the MOT emissions test every year. Data from the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) confirms 1,273,771 vehicles were taken off the road in 2019/20. With 849,537 petrol engined and 430,527 diesel engined vehicles failing the MOT emissions test due to carbon deposits.
The emissions from engines with avoidable deposits contain raised levels of CO carbon monoxide, HC hydrocarbon emissions, PM2.5 / PM10 particulate matter, VOCs volatile organic compounds and NOx nitrogen oxides. Extensive data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European Environmental Authority (EEA) and the Royal College of Physicians confirm the staggering scale of the problem. WHO figures confirm 4,200,000 people die prematurely every year due to external air pollution. With EEA figures showing 400,000 lives are cut shorty annually in Europe - with 40,000 premature deaths in the UK blamed on toxic air pollution. With 90% of the worlds urban residents needlessly living with air pollution that far exceeds WHO safe guidelines.
The discovery in 1942, that placing tin-antimony alloy in the fuel tanks of petrol & diesel vehicles permanently eliminated carbon deposits, should have revolutionised motoring. It should have saved drivers a fortune, saved precious resources and prevented the excess traffic pollution that blights the air for millions of people in towns and cities worldwide. Sadly it didn't. Due to the vast profits made from spare parts, repairs and repeat-use chemical additives, the truth was intentionally suppressed. And it's been happening ever since. Yet, as industry-standard before & after emissions results have always repeatedly demonstrated, the reaction tin-antimony alloy causes in petrol & diesel fuels eliminates carbon deposits and keeps internal combustion engines permanently clean and efficient.
Tin-antimony alloy eliminates carbon deposits and keeps engines permanently clean - that's why the manufacturers don't use it
“The science behind metallic surface catalysts is very well founded on the established science of surface chemistry. The combination of metals in the catalyst (FTC) is soundly based and allows these metal compositions to initiate and progress the chemical reactions involved. True catalysts take part in these reactions to form intermediary products but are found to be 100% retained at the end. This accounts for the unlimited life of the catalyst (FTC)”.
Dr. Victor Cunningham, Ph.D B.Sc. DLC
The proven effectiveness of tin-antimony alloy
FTC is a solid phase heterogeneous surface catalyst. Similar to the commercial catalysts used to initiate molecular changes during the production of bio diesel, fertiliser and plastics. Solid phase catalysts are incredibly hard and non-sacrificial which is what gives them a virtually unlimited lifespan. Tin-antimony alloy triggers a reaction in petrol & diesel fuels but is not used up in this reaction. And because FTC pellets don't dissolve, break-down or wear away you only need to add them to your vehicle once.
Tin-antimony alloy catalysts were developed by Russian scientists for use in the fuel tanks of British Hurricanes and their own fighter planes, operating out of Murmansk during the winter of 1941. Low temperature waxing issues with the local aviation fuel meant the Russian planes were restricted to operating below 15,000 ft and the British Hurricanes to under 16,000 ft. Tin-antimony pellets solved the problem and allowed the planes to operate without issues at their usual altitudes of 20,000 ft with exactly the same fuel. The WW2 campaign, code named 'Operation Benedict' is recorded in Hurricanes over Murmansk by John Golley, and in Force Benedict written by Hurricane fighter pilot Eric Carter, who served in Murmansk, and details the wartime use of fuel catalysts and their subsequent post war development.
Hurricanes over Murmansk by John Golley ISBN 1840372982
Force Benedict by Eric Carter ISBN 1444785141
• FTC pellets are safe to use with any engine whether old or new
• FTC pellets don't break down, wear out or ever need to be replaced
• FTC pellets are simple to use and they work. Try them for yourself and see