How good did it run after that? I'm thinking to do this to my car.

You didn't put that in the oil right?

Countless thread about engine fckupsnafter doing that, only thing I'd use it for is run it through the fuel to clean lines and injectors, even then I'd rather run a gallon of toluene.

Ive ran it in a few cars using the brake booster vac.
Best smoke show was the Honda.

Didnt notice any difference from before and after. But its the thought of cleaning out the motor that makes me do it.

Whats the goal there? To clean the intake manifold?? Rather take that shit off and clean it than run seafoam..

Ya I just sucked it in the vacuum line. I noticed no difference but I really didn't expect to. I fouled my plugs by running really rich while I had an issue with my maf. So I thought I'd see how much
smoke it made .

I sea foamed my 89 Honda accord and it smoked sooo bad. When I got in it to drive after I sea foamed it I noticed probably 10-15 more horsepower and got 4 more mpg. It bumped me up to 38.8 mpg in town but of course the car has 250,000 original miles and had TONS of carbon buildup so it was definitely not going to hurt it.

water will do the same thing as sea foam if u have a carb'd motor, jus trickle it very slow down the carb then revv it up and dont let the car die you'll see that baby pour smoke out like a train ha

Methinol injection makes your pistons shiny clean

Haha funny story:

Ladt year I seafoamed my impreza and then parked it for a month. When I started it up and drove it I thought I blew a head gasket because of the residual seafoam. Finally I clued in, but I was shitting myself for a few minutes before I remembered.

I would highly suggest not doing so on a turbocharged vehicle, especially without the correct tools/devices. I used to work at a shop that offered an "Engine cleaning" service, in which we use Seafoam, both in the fuel tank (to supposedly "clean" and "lube" the fuel pump, fuel lines, injectors etc {everything that fuel touches}), and through the vacuum line from the brake booster (to "clean" intake manifold, intake ports/valves and piston tops {everything air touches}) using the "correct device". First, both, all the literature and supplier recommend NOT to use this product (seafoam) {through vacuum lines} in turbocharged engines, supercharged engines, diesel engines and rotary engines. Secondly, I wouldn't recommend using it in any engine, especially the ones listed above, without a way to turn the liquid into vapor or mist or whatever it is. The device that we used (specifically meant to be used with certain engine cleaners via brake booster line) turned the cleaning liquid (we used seafoam) into a mist or vapor, instead of just pouring or sucking straight liquid into the combustion chamber, which sounds dangerous (to the block) in my opinion.

So recap: According to literature that came with the cleaning kit (seafoam) and our supplier, do NOT use these types of cleaners in the vacuum lines of TURBOCHARGED, supercharged, diesel or rotary engines.
Also, not a smart idea to pour, or suck up straight fluid (this is the cause of most seafoam horror stories, by not using it correctly, with correct tools/devices).
So if you don't have the stuff needed to do it right, do not do it. Even if you have the stuff needed, don't do it on a turbocharged engine.

The device we used looked similar to this:
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ummmmmm, whats the difference dude? I mean, are you saying the turbine wheel will be damaged by the seafoam coming out the exhaust? I dont see exactly why a turbo engine would react differently than a N/A engine(unless its used in the oil) "correct tools/devices"??. I have a proper tool: Dont be a dumbass. Simple, use a small hose to suck in the seafoam, not a damned 3/8" line slammed all the way in the bottle.
I have seafoamed my old expedition once and got rid of some detonation. Thats cause i drove it like a baby for so long and never got on it. All hwy miles. Had 240k on it and was knocking lightly under load.

But the shit does clean out carbon buildup. On old cars that start detonating from too much build up seafoam, brake fluid, hell, even water(carefully) is great and will reduce knock if you have nasty pistons/combustion chamber/valves

Ive ran seafoam in almost everything I've owned but never any of my turbo'd vehicles.

I was just relaying what the supplier and their literature stated about using seafoam (and other cleaners through vacuum lines) in turbo, supercharged, diesel and rotary engines, so chill, do with it as you please.

I've seafoamed several older trucks and cars, always with good results; Though I never was brave enough to try it on any of my turbo vehicles, even though the manufacturer calims it's safe.

thearkatek said:

Not quite as smokey as I was hoping...

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You ran Seafoam through your engine... for the purpose of making smoke?

gsxdragger said:

Ive ran seafoam in almost everything I've owned but never any of my turbo'd vehicles.

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FalleN4ng31 said:

Though I never was brave enough to try it on any of my turbo vehicles, even though the manufacturer calims it's safe.

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Why not? An engine is an engine. The only "real" danger that I know of is that it would be possible to loosen flakes of carbon that could get blown through the turbine, and theoretically damage the blades. But, if you drive sensibly afterwards, and don't let tons of carbon build up on the pistons in the first place, the odds of that happening are pretty slim I think. Unless you boost it to hell with enough of the stuff sitting on the pistons to cause tune issues or do something else equally stupid (see above), you should be just fine.

Suck some into the intake (slowly, in small amounts), kill the engine (if it doesn't die on it's own), let it sit for 15-30 minutes, and then start it up. Drive it a bit at idle and light loads until the smoke clears up, and then change the oil.

The best use of Seafoam IMHO is to add half a can to the gas tank every other fill-up or so; especially if you run E85. It's the best thing I've found for reliably keeping injectors clean and seals in the fuel system lubricated.

was the outcome or better said the down side to doing this on a turbo car.

How much of the can did you use OP? And after you shut it down, did you put a cap full in each cylinder?
I'm thinking about doing this.

mustracetsi said:

was the outcome or better said the down side to doing this on a turbo car.

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What?

Again with the seafoam haha!! I've used this stuff for years even went to school with the owners son (UTI Glendale heights, il). Anyway I've used seafoam in everything I own that has a motor and gas/oil. It works great to keep things clean and slug free. A warning to high mileage engines is you could loosen some nasty stuff if your not carful, so use cautiously. When using in the oil, I recommend changing it right away maybe 50-100 miles after you add it in. I usually do the seafoam the day before I change my oil. Sucking it thru the vac line can create alot of smoke depending on how much crap the seafoam helps burn up thru the motor. I think its a good cleaner, but by no means a miracle for anything, its like a pm.

milby43 said:

How much of the can did you use OP? And after you shut it down, did you put a cap full in each cylinder?
I'm thinking about doing this.

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I used a little under half the can. And no I just sucked it in through one of the throttle body taps. I don't like the idea of pouring it into the cylinders ESPECIALLY in an engine with 200KM on it.

Calan said:

You ran Seafoam through your engine... for the purpose of making smoke

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Pretty much. I sucked it in slowly by pinching the line and I didn't put any in my oil because that sketches me out. I had been running mega rich because of a maf issue so I thought it might clean the valves off a bit.

I seafoam every car i've owned and there's NO DOUBT in my mind that it works. I do a can through the brake booster, I do a can mixed in a full tank, and I run half of a can through the dirty oil for 500 miles then change it and add the other half into the fresh oil.

I've done this in old chevy's, Turbo'd Hondas and Mitsus and I even run it in my 2-stroke Kx250 and my GMC Sierra 2500hd (Diesel)

It's FACT That it De-sludges. Thats why people hate it, because it will remove sludge that may be plugging leaks. So if you're adding it to a high mileage or poorly maintained engine, just know that you may free up the sludge but that may also create leaks... it softens gaskets though so most of the time they swell back up.

thearkatek said:

I used a little under half the can. And no I just sucked it in through one of the throttle body taps. I don't like the idea of pouring it into the cylinders ESPECIALLY in an engine with 200KM on it.



Pretty much. I sucked it in slowly by pinching the line and I didn't put any in my oil because that sketches me out. I had been running mega rich because of a maf issue so I thought it might clean the valves off a bit.

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Why would you use seafoam at all in an engine with 200 km on it...

I think he meant 200 ,000 miles...

Hope so...

200,000km