Does Gumout with PEA Improve your Truck's Miles Per Gallon with DE Nichols

I've tried a lot of fuel additives to improve my miles per gallon. They usually don't do much, and the one time a fuel system cleaner made a huge difference for me in 1998, the results were kind of terrifying. Maybe that's why they're subtle and gentle? They're avoiding lawsuits?

Scotty Kilmer did a big push on Gumout with PEA years ago and as soon as the ad campaign started I couldn't find one Gumout product that was on the shelf which was available with PEA. Either he sold it out, or Gumout made an advertisement push, then dropped the only chemical proven by scientific journals to actually clean up engines. At least according to Engineering Explained, PEA or polyetheramine is the only chemical which has peer reviewed journals proving that PEA can do for an engine. I think most of us know and can agree that Engineering Explained is a reliable part of this community and a solid source of information.

Well, Gumout in the last few years has had PEA back and when an AutoZoner pointed out what was on sale, I figured why not. I'll make a YouTube video and it's good to run a cleaner as a part of maintenance every once and a while.

And thus this video was born. I really didn't get a MPG boost during the test but you could say that since TCW3 gives me approximately 2 more miles per gallon, not losing 2 miles per gallon by skipping it may have meant that Gumout's Regane actually worked.

My truck's miles per gallon is steadier than you can expect. It's amazingly consistent. My larger tires cost me a couple MPG's, but really, with every turn I'm going farther so my engine is just going less miles per the actual distance. I truly suspect that my gas mileage has remained unchanged. When I first got the truck I did a few modifications, which helped it's gas mileage and it's been the same ever since. I'm happy to say that this winter didn't knock my miles per gallon down 2 points like it normally does so I do suppose I do have some deviation.

Note: Scotty Kilmer did his test on the Gumout Complete Fuel System Cleaner. It must have been a product that Gumout immediately ran out of or changed their labeling to stay fresh on the shelf. I've noticed they switch up what they lookout and their products contents sometimes twice in 6 months. The Regane has been more consistent so this review may have a bit more longevity against what's currently available on the shelf.


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Due to factors beyond the control of DE Nichols/AutoBravado, no information contained in this video shall create any express or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not DE Nichols/AutoBravado.

Gumout Works? It didn't seem to work before.

My last video about Gumout Regane with PEA made it look like it had no effect, but there are a lot of variables which weren't considered. Still, if you want to know the history behind this article better watch this:

I think Gumout's Regane Complete Fuel System Cleaner did restore gas mileage which I used to enjoy years ago. Disagree? Be sure to let me know in the comments below. I love to here your comments. A lot of what I was thinking about shooting but I apparently hadn't for the last video came out of you guys as well. Seems like we've got a lot of similar thinking, which suggests to me that we're all wrong about the results or we're all right about understanding the results together.

I wouldn't use Gumout Regane with PEA or polyetheramine on a brand new car. While peer reviewed journals have proven that PEA does clean engines, also evident in those engine tear downs and measuring of where carbon was that PEA DIRTIES perfectly clean engines. It'll help maintain and clean an engine with a little bit of gunk in it, but if the engine is perfectly clean it'll dirty it a little to start! I know it sounds bizarre, but it's true.

So this is part 2 of "Does Gumout Regane with PEA improve MPG's". Part 1's link is above. I think that it did help with the gas mileage. The miles per gallon was maintained despite letting go of the use of TCW-3. If I run nothing, my Nissan Frontier automatically goes down to 14 miles per gallon, but I've maintained 16 miles per gallon with first Lucas Upper Cylinder Lubricant for a couple years. This was back before I ran the TCW-3 for the last 2 years to maintain the 16 miles per gallon.

I know in the last couple of tanks of gas, I "contaminated" the results a bit with lining up my front left tire a little, but it wasn't until then that my gas mileage starting going more above 17 miles per gallon.

Again, with just normal low octane gas, I get 14 miles per gallon. I had thought that I had not gained any gas mileage with the Regane, but I maintained 2 more miles per gallon with the Regane, so therefore it can maintain an improvement. In addition to that, the truck's miles per gallon did go up after the first tank.

See the associated video with this article:


Safety message:
Due to factors beyond the control of DE Nichols/AutoBravado, no information contained in this video shall create any express or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not DE Nichols/AutoBravado.

What are the Long Term Effects of Gumout on your Miles Per Gallon?

Long term Gumout ongoing effects

What does Gumout do after the initial tank of gas?

My last video about Gumout Regane with PEA made it look like it had no effect, but there are a lot of variables which weren't considered. Still, if you want to know the history behind this article better watch this:



I think Gumout's Regane Complete Fuel System Cleaner did restore gas mileage which I used to enjoy years ago. Disagree? Be sure to let me know in the comments below. I love to here you guys's comments (and gals). A lot of what I was thinking about shooting but I apparently hadn't for the last video came out of you guys as well. Seems like we've got a lot of similar thinking, which suggests to me that we're all wrong about the results or we're all right about understanding the results together.

I wouldn't use Gumout Regane with PEA or polyetharmine on a brand new car. While peer reviewed journals have proven that PEA does clean engines, also evident in those engine teardowns and measuring of where was that PEA DIRTIES perfectly clean engines. It'll help maintain and clean an engine with a little bit of gunk in it, but if the engine is perfectly clean it'll dirty it a little to start! I know it sounds bizarre, but it's true.

So this is part 2 of "Does Gumout Regane with PEA improve MPG's". Part 1's link is above. I think that it did help with the gas mileage. The miles per gallon were maintained despite letting go of the use of TCW-3. If I run nothing, I automatically go down to 14 miles per gallon, but I've maintained 16 miles per gallon with first Lucas Upper Cylinder Lubricant for a couple years. This was back before I ran the TCW-3 for the last 2 years to maintain the 16 miles per gallon.

I know in the last couple of tanks of gas, I "contaminated" the results a bit with lining up my front left tire a litte, but it wasn't until then that my gas mileage starting going more above 17 miles per gallon.

Again, with just normal low octane gas, I get 14 miles per gallon. I had thought that I had not gained any gas mileage with the Regane, but I maintained 2 more miles per gallon with the Regane, so therefore it can maintain an improvement. In addition to that, the mpg's did go up after the first tank.