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My new Ford S-Max manual (p155) recommends using petrol "without additives or other engine treatments". Also supplied with the car is a leaflet saying "Ford recommends BP because BP fuels include additives which can help reduce corrosion and maintain performance". Somewhat contradictory advice then?

Asked on 10 September 2011 by GF, Aylesbury

Answered by Honest John

Okay, in simple language: Ford advises you not to add additives to your fuel because they might not be right and the quantity might not be right. But Ford recommends a fuel that already has the right additives in it in the right quantities.

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