• Sea Foam - has anyone used it?
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[img]http://burgmanriders.com/wp-content/forumpicuploads/glenn_b/SeaFoam.jpg[/img] "Sea Foam Motor Treatment for Gas and Diesel Engines is a 100% pure petroleum product that works instantly to clean deposits from internal engine parts and remove moisture from oil crankcases and fuel tanks. As a fuel system additive, Sea Foam will clean carburetors, fuel injectors, clean carbon, gum and varnish deposits, add lubricity to fuel, stabilize fuel and control moisture. As an oil system additive, Sea Foam controls moisture, gum, varnish and residue deposits" From what I've read this stuff does wonders. My car just turned 150,000 miles and I was suggested to add this to clear out the crud. There's three ways of adding it - through the brake booster line, through the oil fill hole, and through the gasoline itself. Has anybody used this stuff and know what works best? The vacuum break booster line sounds like it's the most effective, but i'm wondering if i should buy another can to do the crankcase and another for the gas itself.
We've done this to Japfeiffer's old '95 Civic Coupe, at like 190k, it didn't really do much. We ran it through the brake booster line. Actually, he got a little better mileage for the first fillup after that. But... IIRC it went down after that, back to normal.
anything like this doesn't work. like, at all.
On my Cobra, it cleans out the IMRC's, which get all gummed up and don't like to open as quick as they should. Without getting all techinical, they open up secondary intake/exhaust valves at 3250rpm. That way the car acts as a 16valve under that, and a 32valve over it. The seafoam when ran through the car, actually cleans them out, and you get a cool smokeshow at the same time. :D
I've used it, but I guess pouring it down the throttle body isn't how you're supposed to do it. :v: [editline]9th September 2011[/editline] My car kinda went downhill after I Seafoamed it actually. Not very long after that it started burning more and more oil. [editline]9th September 2011[/editline] FYI 1/3 went in my gas tank, 1/3 went in my oil, and the rest I poured in my Throttle body.
Pouring it in the TB is the same thing as sucking it through the brake booster hose -- Both go directly into the intake and then are burnt in the engine.
My mother's Camry started to act very delayed in the acceleration department at around 200,000 miles. I cleaned the MAF sensor and she sea foamed her gas tank when she filled up the next morning. I haven't driven it since then, but she says that it is better now.
[QUOTE=bradley;32208567]Pouring it in the TB is the same thing as sucking it through the brake booster hose -- Both go directly into the intake and then are burnt in the engine.[/QUOTE] I posted about it here and all everyone did was tell me I was doing it wrong. I figured as much though, which was why I didn't feel like unplugging any vacuum hoses. [editline]9th September 2011[/editline] Buy some, if it works, awesome. If it doesn't do anything, damn. You just wasted $10. Just don't expect it to work miracles. Oh, and you only need one can. 1/3 in the gas tank, 1/3 in the oil, 1/3 in the BB/TB whateva mang
[QUOTE=teslacoil;32208573]My mother's Camry started to act very delayed in the acceleration department at around 200,000 miles. I cleaned the MAF sensor and she sea foamed her gas tank when she filled up the next morning. I haven't driven it since then, but she says that it is better now.[/QUOTE] It was probaly the MAF sensor that fixed it.
Everyone I know who works on cars say they use Seafoam for everything. Apparently it works wonders. I've only used it once and it fixed what it needed to.
I used it a few times in my Impreza when it was at around 190k miles. Used 1 1/2 bottles. Half in the PCV valve, half in the oil, and another half in the gas. It made no difference.
I,ve only used it on my motocross back in the day I used to do racing. And that was to prepare it for winter storage too! (I would fill the crankcase with it) 2 stroke btw!
Used it in my fuel tank and ended up scrubbing the inside of the tank and clogging my fuel pump causing it to burn up...
ive used it, might do it again at 100k mi
Helped a little bit in my 01 Protege with a stuck EGR valve. But I gave up on that car a few months back. I used it in the Vacuum hoses.
works great! Just stick it in the windshield washer fluid, and you're good to go!!
it seems like it's more designed for older cars/high mileage cars. It's *supposed* to clean out carbon build up in the engine, so..theoretically I guess if you do it right, it should work. I want to try it in my 89' Caprice, I just haven't gotten around to it really. In the end, if it does work. Nice. It should give you maybe 1 or so extra miles to the gallon, and maybe a better throttle response. Or you could just do a cat delete and not tell anybody about it and get the same results :zoid:...tehe
Fuck it its like 6 dollars, thats what i got on my core exchange at autozone, might as well just see if this shit cleans my car dat 300k miroles
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