The invention relates to a fuel oil additive, and belongs to the technical field of oil-gas additives. The fuel oil additive is prepared from, by mass, 20-30 parts of oxidized petrolatum, 1-4 parts of chlorogenic acid, 2-8 parts of hordenine hydrochloride, 5-12 parts of o-nitrotoluene, 3-6 parts of dialkyl carbonate, 4-8 parts of n-propyl alcohol and 40-60 parts of deionized water. The fuel oil additive has the good energy saving property, can effectively save fuel oil, is good in stability, safe and environmentally friendly, has a good nursing effect on an engine system, can effectively remove carbon deposition and prevent formation of the carbon deposition, has the effective chemical effect of integrally clearing a fuel system, is suitable for a new direct injection fuel oil system, can be used in any types of engines such as a gasoline engine and a diesel engine and remove precipitates from a combustion chamber and an inlet valve, only needs to be poured into an oil tank, effectively prevents pause, improves fuel combustion efficiency and horsepower and reduces emission.