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P.I.
Performance Improver Concentrate (API)
AMSOIL PI improved fuel economy by reducing port fuel
injector deposits, intake valve deposits and combustion
chamber deposits in 100% of the vehicles tested!
Reformulated for greater potency
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Package sizes include:
12-oz. Bottle
12-oz. Bottles (case of 12)
Also available in single-use bottles of
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Untreated Fuel
Leads to Poor Engine Performance
A vehicle demonstrates its best efficiency and engine performance
when it is new. As the engine ages, its performance suffers from
gasoline fuel-generated deposits that form on the fuel injectors,
intake valves and combustion chamber. Additives are required to
control deposit formation.
Today’s fuels,
however, lack sufficient treatments of either enough additives or
high quality additives. Fuel system deposits result in the
following:
• Lost fuel economy
• Lost power and poor throttle response
• Failed emission tests
• Poor drivability - surging, hesitation, stalling, rough idle
• Engine knocking (pinging) and rap
• Difficult starts
Treated Fuel
Delivers Maximum Performance
AMSOIL PI is the most potent gasoline additive available today. As a
concentrated detergent, it is unsurpassed in cleaning combustion
chamber deposits, intake valve deposits and port fuel injector
deposits. AMSOIL PI helps maintain peak engine efficiency, fuel
economy, power and drivability in newer low mileage engines. In
engines with accumulated deposits, testing showed AMSOIL PI provided
the following clean-up benefits after only one tank of gasoline:
• Improves fuel
mileage an average of 2.3% and up to 5.7%
• Reduced emissions
• hydrocarbons (HC) up to 15%
• carbon monoxide (CO) up to 26%
• nitrous oxides (NOx) up to 17%
• Restored power and performance
• Reduced need for costly higher octane fuel
• Reduced noise from carbon rap and pre-ignition
• Better drivability
• Smoother operation
AMSOIL PI works as an
“emissions passer.” It is ideal for use prior to emissions
inspections. Unsurpassed Deposit Clean-up Port Fuel Injector
Deposits form after the engine has been shut down and there is no
gasoline flowing through the injectors. During this “hot soak”
period the injectors heat up and the gasoline remaining in the
injectors degrades and forms deposits. This can happen very quickly
with the use of poor quality gasoline and short trip driving.
Because the clearances within the injectors are extremely tight and
injectors must deliver precise amounts of “atomized” fuel, even
small amounts of deposits can cause injectors to malfunction. Fuel
flow is reduced and spray patterns are disrupted, decreasing engine
efficiency, power and fuel economy, while increasing exhaust
emissions.

Intake Valve
Deposits form on the intake side or
back side of the valves. As deposits increase, they restrict airflow
and alter airflow patterns in the cylinder. The deposits disrupt the
balanced air/fuel ratio by momentarily absorbing and releasing fuel,
and they can cause valve sticking by getting in the way of the valve
stem and guide. Deposits also restrict proper seating, and the
valves may be burned. Intake valve deposits cause lost engine power,
increased emissions, poor engine efficiency and potential valve
failure.


Combustion
Chamber Deposits form on the top of
the pistons and on the cylinder heads. They increase compression and
absorb heat during combustion to later release it during the intake
cycle. In some engines with tight squish domes, combustion chamber
deposits cause the piston to actually hit the cylinder head. This is
referred to as combustion chamber deposit interference or “carbon
rap.” Combustion chamber deposits also flake off as they get large,
and these flakes can get trapped between the valves and valve seat,
resulting in compression loss, difficult starting and rough idle.
Higher compression and
stored heat cause increased intake fresh charge temperatures and the
increased likelihood of pre-ignition “knock” or “pinging” when the
fuel spontaneously combusts prior to spark ignition. This increases
emissions and may cause engine damage. Many of today’s cars have
“knock” sensors that adjust spark timing to prevent knock.
Although audible knock
is controlled, power is lost from retarded timing. Higher octane
fuels of 4-5 octane numbers can be used to help prevent knock, an
effect called “octane requirement increase.” As a vehicle ages, more
expensive higher octane fuel is needed to keep it operating at peak
performance. By cleaning combustion chamber deposits, knock is
controlled, power is restored, fuel economy increases and higher
octane fuels are less necessary for peak performance.


Maximum Fuel
Economy
AMSOIL PI maximizes fuel efficiency by dissolving and removing fuel
system deposits and other contaminants for improved power and
overall performance.

Recommendations
Treat one full tank of gas every 4,000 miles or 100 hours of
service. One bottle treats 20 gallons of gas. Do not treat and run
more than 40 gallons of gas per treatment. PI helps pass emissions
tests. Treat gas, run that tank and fill up again prior to test.
Safe for use with catalytic converters, oxygen sensors, oxygenated
gas and 10% ethanol blended gas.
DANGER: Combustible. Harmful or fatal
if swallowed. Harmful if inhaled. Skin and eye irritant. Read
precautions on container before use. |