Anyone used one of these FUEL SAVER IONISER

**danlat1415** · 4th July 2006, 17:10

Seen this on Ebay, and was wondering if anyone has seen or used one before? Is it worth getting, £18.75.

Its a FUEL IONISER. You connect it to your fuel intake pipe, and it ionises the fuel as it passes through it making it burn more efficiently, therefore using less fuel, and keeping engine cleaner.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-FUEL-SAVER...mZ290003905310

**marichrd** · 4th July 2006, 17:14

Snake Oil

**Tim2100** · 4th July 2006, 17:20

This wont do a thing. if it what I think it is, its two magnets either side of the fuel pipe.

Net result it does nothing apart from make your pocket £10 odd lighter!!

**Ste** · 4th July 2006, 17:25

Simple magnetic device. Can't see it working to be honest. Independant test could be useful though ?????? Are you offering???

If they truly worked, why wouldn't car manufacturers fit them as standard to make the performance and fuel economy numbers better in the brochure???

The graphs etc in the Ebay auction are almost meaningless, as they offer no proof that fitting this device was the only change, and the difference in numbers of HP and TQ are so close as to be in the error of the instrumentation, or other normal test to test variation.

I work for an engine manufacturer as a development manager, so know a little about engine combustion, performance, and emissions.

This device has yet to convince me.

**AndrewTi** · 4th July 2006, 17:28

Originally Posted by Ste

If they truly worked, why wouldn't car manufacturers fit them as standard to make the performance and fuel economy numbers better in the brochure???

Exactly. Tried a similar thing on a lorry a couple of years ago, load of cr@p. Made no difference whatsoever.

**DaveDempsey** · 4th July 2006, 17:42

We have a customer who has one fitted to his car, strangely enough his car is getting lower MPG than it should.......total waste of time IMO.

**AndrewTi** · 4th July 2006, 17:53

Originally Posted by DaveDempsey

We have a customer who has one fitted to his car, strangely enough his car is getting lower MPG than it should.......total waste of time IMO.

Sounds a bit like the one we tried.

I wish I could remember what it was called.

spoons · 4th July 2006, 18:07

Originally Posted by danlat1415

Seen this on Ebay, and was wondering if anyone has seen or used one before? Is it worth getting, £18.75.

Post me £18.75 and I will send you a couple of magnets mate

with detailed instructions on how they will make your life happier, save fuel & the whale, stop hair loss, skin allergies and make the opposite sex totally irresistible to you..., oh and make you a millionaire in 30 days, abs like Arnold, and no more need for bi-focals.

**Duncan** · 5th July 2006, 00:30

**VauxVeteran** · 5th July 2006, 04:20

Magic Moments....la la lala la.

Same thing with the water things you put on the pipe, ok it might shift the scale, but where's it gonna go? straight out of the tap, if it works at all.