Which Diesel Anti Gel Fuel Additive Brand Wins?

wear scar, third-best of anti-gel brands; energy use meter in the 470s initial, best at that point in the sequence

wear scar, performed better than average

wear scar; energy use meter down to just above 400 watts at 20 seconds

wear scar, described as not too bad or too good; 443 watts at 20 seconds

wear scar, third place among the brands tested up to that point in the video

wear scar, the best of all anti-gel brands (narrowly edges out Hot Shot's 5.2 mm)

wear scar, performed slightly better than the untreated-diesel baseline and slightly better than Lucas

wear scar, a lot less damage than the previously-tested brands at that point (best yet in narration order)

wear scar, almost as bad as Lucas; energy use meter in the 450s at 20 seconds indicating a lot of damage

wear scar, just a little smaller than the untreated-diesel baseline (9.34 mm), described as struggling almost as much as untreated fuel

performed the best of all anti-gel brands at that point in the narration, top inch not yet reached cloud point, rest of fuel low viscosity, rated 2 alongside Hot Shot's

did not perform as well as Peak but had a very low viscosity compared to most other brands

looked better than Power Service Diesel; reached cloud point but with lower viscosity than Power Service Diesel

struggled, most of the fuel turned into a slushy mix especially at the bottom of the container

reached cloud point, higher viscosity than Amsoil

did not perform quite as well as Hot Shot's; all fuel reached cloud point but with lower viscosity than most other brands

performed quite a bit better than Lucas, all the diesel remained in liquid form though it still reached cloud point

similar result to Lucas but lower viscosity; entire contents reached cloud point

fuel frozen from top to bottom, the worst-performing anti-gel result recorded

completely solid/frozen, the worst anti-gel result in the video

extra dose didn't help much, about the same amount of non-cloudy fuel as before

quite a bit of improvement, looked as good as Peak and Ford after the extra dose

some improvement, not quite as much as Howes and Power Service Diesel

quite a bit of improvement, looked about the same as Peak after the extra dose

no visible difference from before adding the extra dose

did not seem to benefit much from the extra dose, still pretty cloudy

positive impact for the most part, but fuel still at cloud point

extra additive helped improve performance, but most of the diesel was still very cloudy

no longer completely frozen, but still some gelled fuel present

not completely frozen this time, but some of the diesel had gelled and the rest was at cloud point

more flammable than Ford in its paired comparison

performed well with a rating of 2 alongside Power Service Diesel

not very flammable in its paired comparison with Stanadyne

less flammable than Peak in its paired comparison; does not claim to add cetane or help cold starts

more flammable than untreated diesel in its paired comparison; claims to add 3 cetane points

performed by far the best in its paired comparison against Hot Shot's (per transcript, though the exact numeric rating for Archoil vs Hot Shot's in this specific pairing is ambiguous, see notes)

less flammable than Power Service Diesel in its paired comparison

more flammable than Howes in its paired comparison, matches its own marketing claim of increasing cetane

not very flammable in its paired comparison with STA-BIL

neither Lucas nor untreated diesel was very flammable; narrator notes Lucas does not claim to increase cetane or help cold starts, so this is not held against it

no impact on the water bead even after 20 drops added (does not claim to demulsify water)

no impact on the water bead (does not claim to remove water)

broke down the water bead into small droplets, settled at the bottom (claims to demulsify water)

no impact on the water bead (claims corrosion prevention, not water removal)

attacked the water bead, causing it to form tiny droplets (claims to demulsify water)

did a great job attacking the water bead, about the same as Hot Shot's

no impact on the water bead (does not claim to include a dispersant)

no impact on the water bead (does not claim to contain dispersants)

no impact on the water bead (does not claim to demulsify water)

broke the water bead down into tiny droplets that settled at the bottom (claims real water dispersants)

entries (less rust than Ford, a little more than STA-BIL)

entries, very superficial rust, finished just ahead of Howes

entries, finished just ahead of Peak

entries, a little less rust than Opti-Lube

entries, larger rust patches but less overall oxidized surface area than Power Service Diesel

entries, very close to Ford's result

entries, oxidation a little less intense than STA-BIL

entries (second worst), oxidation everywhere though not as intense as Lucas

entries, performed very well

entries (worst), a lot of rust formed

in the rescue thaw-speed test, barely behind Power Service Diesel

in the rescue thaw-speed test

in the rescue thaw-speed test, barely ahead of Amsoil