Yes, You Should Use Fuel Detergent. Your Engine Will Thank you
If you're the type of person who cares about the health of your car's engine, you likely use high-quality, brand-name gasoline. The detergents in that gasoline are responsible for keeping injectors clean and removing harmful deposits. But they might not be doing enough, according to one expert.
Lake Speed Jr. of
The Motor Oil Geek
YouTube channel explains that while "Top Tier" gasoline from brands like Shell, Mobil, Chevron, and Sunoco helps to keep deposits down and injectors healthy, adding a bottle of purpose-made fuel detergent to your tank every few thousand miles can do much more of both.
This detergent is responsible for ensuring your injectors work properly, without any faults or blockage in the spray nozzles. If your car uses port injection, the detergents can also help to clean intake tunnels and valves, removing carbon deposits that, if left untreated, could decrease performance and efficiency.
If you think fuel detergent is a waste of money, think about it this way: One bottle of detergent costs about $13. If you add a bottle to your car's gas tank every 3,000 miles, that means it would only cost you about four cents per mile. For that extra peace of mind, we'd say that's worth it.
Speed Jr. says the easiest way to remember when to add detergent is to do it whenever you perform an oil change. So long as you're running high-quality, brand-name gasoline, you won't need to do it very often.
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Uxin Anhui will contribute RMB66.7 million and Wuhan Junshan will contribute RMB33.3 million, representing approximately 66.7% and 33.3% of Uxin Wuhan's total registered capital, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, the Company and Wuhan Junshan each made contributions of RMB14.0 million to Uxin Wuhan, respectively, and the investment from Wuhan Junshan was recognized as redeemable non-controlling interests.(iii) On March 4, 2025, the Company entered into a share subscription agreement with Fame Dragon Global Limited (the "Investor"), an investment vehicle of NIO Capital, pursuant to which the Investor agreed to purchase 5,738,268,233 Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company for a total consideration of US$27.8 million. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has issued 3,911,092,516 Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company to the Investor and entities designated by the Investor with the receipts of US$14.0 million in March 2025 and US$5.0 million in April 2025, respectively. For the consideration of US$5.0 million that had not been received as of March 31, 2025 while the corresponding shares had been issued in advance in March 2025, the Group classified it as "Subscription Receivable from Shareholders" under the shareholders' substance, the Company issued a forward contract to the Investor, as the Investor is obligated to purchase the shares, and the Company is required to issue them upon the satisfaction of the closing conditions at the pre-agreed price and amount which shall be a deemed dividend to the forward contract holder recorded in the additional paid-in capital. In addition, given that this forward contract is considered indexed to the Company's own stock and meet the requirement for equity classification, it was also classified under the Company's equity and was initially measured at fair value amounting to RMB180.8 million with no subsequent remeasurement. * Share-based compensation charges included are as follows:For the three months ended March 31, 20242025 RMBRMBUS$ Sales and marketing—1,166161 General and administrative40,3888,0251,106 Research and development—61785 Uxin Limited Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP And Non-GAAP Results (In thousands except for number of shares and per share data) For the three months ended March 31, 20242025 RMBRMBUS$ Net loss, net of tax(142,720)(51,381)(7,080)Add: Income tax expense12-- Interest income(8)(7)(1) Interest expenses23,97022,5423,106 Depreciation15,76016,5932,287 EBITDA(102,986)(12,253)(1,688)Add: Share-based compensation expenses40,3889,8081,352 - Sales and marketing-1,166161 - General and administrative40,3888,0251,106 - Research and development-61785 Other income(622)(6,285)(866) Other expenses4,08665590 Foreign exchange gains(511)(776)(107) Structure realignment cost13,948-- Equity in loss of affiliates, net of tax 5,951--Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA(39,746)(8,851)(1,219)For the three months ended March 31, 20242025 RMBRMBUS$ Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders(1,925,803)(53,071)(7,313) Add: Share-based compensation expenses40,3889,8081,352 - Sales and marketing-1,166161 - General and administrative40,3888,0251,106 - Research and development-61785 Add: accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests1,6501,688233 Deemed dividend to preferred shareholders due to triggering of a down round feature1,781,454--Non-GAAP adjusted net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders(102,311)(41,575)(5,728)Net loss per share for ordinary shareholders - basic(0.43)(0.00)(0.00) Net loss per share for ordinary shareholders – diluted(0.43)(0.00)(0.00) Non-GAAP adjusted net loss to ordinary shareholders per share – basic and diluted(0.02)-- Weighted average shares outstanding – basic4,465,415,46158,275,586,72258,275,586,722 Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted4,465,415,46158,275,586,72258,275,586,722Note: The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into U.S. dollars (USD) is based on the certified exchange rate of USD1.00 = RMB7.2567 as of March 31, 2025 set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 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