Ease of ordering, also I’m a regular buyer of their products. Mainly CRD (CRD is for Diesel only) and FTC Decarbonizer which is a fantastic product in diesel and petrol vehicles. Latest purchase is cl... See more
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Cost Effective Maintenance have been solving Australia’s engine and machinery problems for over 30 years. Providing a highly concentrated range of Australian made products to solve your engine problems. Australia's number one supplier for fuel and oil additives.
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unit 2 18 Boron st, 4074, SUMNER PARK, Australia
- 0733766188
- admin@costeffective.com.au
- costeffective.com.au
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I have been using your additives in my performance tuned 3.2 Ranger
I have been using your additives in my built 4x4 engines for over 10 years giving me the confidence of knowing they are always running at there best !!
Very fast delivery and a lot of savings…
Very fast delivery and a lot of savings with my last order for choosing packages. Great product.
Limited Shef Life
I purchased FTC in a promotion pack 2 years ago. The second bottle now has a sediment on the bottom of it. When shaken it does not dissolve back into the liquid. I'm concerned that this will now foul the fuel filter and/or the pump. Nowhere in their literature is there any mention of shelf life. It's a very expensive product that apparently works well, but with the prospect of throwing out nearly a whole bottle make it extremely expensive. I travel only about 5 to 6k kilometers each year so I don't know if this product is for me.
quick response and service
quick response and service
the catalogue received on other products available is clear and helpful
In my Kia K2900 truck with 350,000
In my Kia K2900 truck with 350,000, after one tank, I noticed improvement in acceleration response. After 2 tanks, it's like I have a new motor. Very peppy. I also used the decarbonizer on the Mrs Pajero with 330K but didn't tell her. 2 tanks in and I asked her how her car was running. She said "did you do something? Because it seems much smoother when I accelerate.". Good on you Cost Effective Maintenance. I've been telling everyone at work and have just started on the work fleet.
Great product and easy to order
Excellent product and excellent fast no…
Excellent product and excellent fast no fuss service thanks guys
Very good product would recommend it
Very good product would recommend it, and would recommend you to them too. Quick delivery and good communication.
Great Product
Very quick delivery and from using the product in the past I know there is a noticeable improvement in how the engine performs
Great guys to deal with,Jim is only a…
Great guys to deal with,Jim is only a phone call away if needed.I’ve been using there fuel and engine treatments for bout 10 years and it’s always top notch stuff.never had any injection issues or fuel issues,that’s hard to find with new generation diesel’s
HINO AC 140 bus camper with a WO6D engine…
I own a HINO bus camper powered by a WO6D engine. After 2 x double doses of FTC the engine idle improved within the first 150 klm's. With cold starts after the first tank full the engine no longer emits smoke. It was my brother who's a mechanic of many years who advised me about FTC and swears by it. Great company to deal with and I will use FTC in my SKID STEER, TOYOTA DYNA and ISUZU farm ute. Thanks for the great service CEM Team
Posted same day order placed Can’t ask…
Posted same day order placed Can’t ask for better service 😎👍
Prompt order response with products…
Prompt order response with products that really work as stated.
Well packaged, arrived undamaged very quickly,
The product came very quickly
Website payment glitch but otherwise good
The website was clear and easy to navigate. However, a website glitch at payment resulted in double-payment. Thankfully a direct phone call got that matter sorted out quickly.
My second purchase. AAA
My second purchase.
Very fast standard delivery service.
Easy to use, economical and seems to be a good product for my 3.2 PX2 Ranger
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