seafoam works! [merged]

[cranky]

I have been using seafoam in heavy equipment engines for years and I have seen it make dramatic differences in performance and idle quality. I recently had a problem with low power from my 91 talon. It felt like the computer was removing timing. Normally what I do is find a secluded spot because you will smoke down your whole neighborhood. Start the engine and let it get up to opperating temp. I remove a vacum hose and put it in the can and rev the engine to about 2500 rpm and suck the can dry. Shut off the engine and let it sit for about 15 minutes. Then start it back up and run it down the road, and run it hard. This will remove a substantial amount of carbon build up from the combustion chambers.

 

[psychlow]

Umm I'd say once a year is good enough.

Yeah the water method is the same. I'd be scared of hydrolocking with water, it does not compress like gasoline. And I think seafoam is probably more compressible as it is a petroleum produt.

For the most part, liquids do not compress at all. That's why we use "hydraulics" for things when we don't want compressing, on things like log splitters, hydraulic presses, car jacks, brakes, etc. If you flood a cylinder enough with gasoline, it WILL hydrolock.

The idea is that you don't put enough of it in to fill the cylinder, just enough to create steam or burnt (or partially burnt) combustion cleaner.

 

[epborden]

Just wanted to say after reading some responses on this thread I went to Autozone and bought a can of Seafoam. I did the brake booster method and let the hose suck it up through a Wendy's straw out of the bottle and it worked great!! Car runs so much better now!

93 Eclipse with 137K, drives like new now

 

[mitsu29]

Ok i want to know if this seafoam will work on this problem:

Ok this bi*** is running and running NICE!! I have an ACT Flywheel/Clutch, and Buschur Racing High Flow 2.5" Catalytic Converter into a Full Greddy Exhaust SP 2.5". Ok now my mechanic told me i was smoking because my cat had SO much oil in it which it did, it literally spilt when we turned it to its side. He said it would be reduced once i get the new cat which i have got and put on meself. Still smokes BUT when i was looking at the downpipe it was BLACK. Now what i want to know is two things.

1) Is it smoking because of all the oil residue that has been sitting (my car was sitting about 2 years) and if not what is the problem.

2) If it is the smoking because of oil residue what can i do to clean/flush our my pipes with? That means ALL my pipes from the Turbo all the way back i understand that but WHAT would i use to clean it out with? Engine Degreaser? Tried it i think, tho i can try again, my pops says use gasoline but im not too kean on that idea.

Please guys help me out this is the only thing keeping me from getting my car going now, after this its smooth sailing! My future upgrades after this hurdle are Injen Intake for Stock BoV to recirculate with a Greddy Type S BoV, then finish off the exhaust systme with Buschur Racing O2 Housing and Buschur Racing Downpipe. why not wait for that? Because i need my car for work!!so i need to fix this smoke problem help!!

i used my original post so what i want to know is will this stuff work for this prob? I KNOW my pipes are supposed to be BLACK im not that much of noob but the car smokes like crazy after i drive it a while so im wondering should i just let 'it burn off' or should i try this??im not sure what the problem is i know it isnt my motor or anything major, but i would like it to stop smoking??help<---might not have made sense as i m at work

 

[racinmasonc]

are you kidding me? you will not hydrolock your engine... i worked at NAPA autoparts and you should of seen how many cans we sold... its good shit... i've put it in my accord, boosted civic, crotch rocket..... i'll only recommend sea foam

 

[kottyking]

Agreed. Every car i have ever bought, I have ran sea foam through. Tried and true, i have the best of things to say about seafoam. It's truly amazing stuff.

 

[kottyking]

Ok i want to know if this seafoam will work on this problem:

Ok this bi*** is running and running NICE!! I have an ACT Flywheel/Clutch, and Buschur Racing High Flow 2.5" Catalytic Converter into a Full Greddy Exhaust SP 2.5". Ok now my mechanic told me i was smoking because my cat had SO much oil in it which it did, it literally spilt when we turned it to its side. He said it would be reduced once i get the new cat which i have got and put on meself. Still smokes BUT when i was looking at the downpipe it was BLACK. Now what i want to know is two things.

1) Is it smoking because of all the oil residue that has been sitting (my car was sitting about 2 years) and if not what is the problem.

2) If it is the smoking because of oil residue what can i do to clean/flush our my pipes with? That means ALL my pipes from the Turbo all the way back i understand that but WHAT would i use to clean it out with? Engine Degreaser? Tried it i think, tho i can try again, my pops says use gasoline but im not too kean on that idea.

Please guys help me out this is the only thing keeping me from getting my car going now, after this its smooth sailing! My future upgrades after this hurdle are Injen Intake for Stock BoV to recirculate with a Greddy Type S BoV, then finish off the exhaust systme with Buschur Racing O2 Housing and Buschur Racing Downpipe. why not wait for that? Because i need my car for work!!so i need to fix this smoke problem help!!

i used my original post so what i want to know is will this stuff work for this prob? I KNOW my pipes are supposed to be BLACK im not that much of noob but the car smokes like crazy after i drive it a while so im wondering should i just let 'it burn off' or should i try this??im not sure what the problem is i know it isnt my motor or anything major, but i would like it to stop smoking??help<---might not have made sense as i m at work

If there is oil in your cat, its coming from somewhere. Now you said you replaced the cat on it and their is still oil in there, once agian its coming from somewhere. What color is the smoke? It could be a cashed turbo, because you say the downpipe is black. Too bad seafoam can't fix a blown turbo.

 

[mitsu29]

i dont think its the turbo as its relatively new, also the smoke it white/blueish which says its oil, also i just droped the new motor but i havent ran the car yet so all that oil that has been just sitting in there prob hasnt been 'burned' off?<--im asking , also another thing it can be is a turbo seal is busted which would suck, but im gonna run it this weekend and maybe clean out the exhaust system pipes?<-- anyways if that doesnt fix it i dont know what it could be other than a blown turbo

 

[Wufei]

I like it! Put about 1/3 of a can (~6 oz) into the crankcase w/the oil, then sucked the rest up the vacuum tube to the BOV.

Ran so much better, but the CEL is still there, so I'll get it check Wed or so.

 

[Sick Boy]

I've used seafoam in both my turbo Talon and my 1.8 Eclipse. It worked very well on both cars.

 

[Wufei]

Cleaned up the intake manifold and everything else!

 

[icanfli2]

Has anybody put this in a 2g NT? I want to try it and I was thinking of putting it in the manifold at the PCV. Good idea???

 

[Spaniel1287]

What is the correct way on how to use seafoam on my 95 Talon TSI?

 

[turbo2086]

I dont know if there is an incorrect way to use it. I mean put in your gas tank, in your crank case oils, or through a vacuum like and suck it up in the manifold. The only incorrect way I can come up with is to take your spark plug out and poor a whole can directly into your cylinder...

 

[dvbrien]

Honestly here... I'd like to see this stuff on Myth Busters. I think that there is some gear head mental faith that trying something new on a car always seems to make it run / perform better. Change a headlight, gain .5 sec in the 1/4 mile... See what I'm saying? I'd like to see the pudding before risking something that may show little or no real benifit. Has anyone Dynoed before and after to see the proof? I may have missed it in the post but, Just my astute POV
dvb

 

[TJGoSurf]

Carbon = bad

no carbon = good

Doesn't matter if it adds performance, just that it keeps your engine clean.

 

[femmeDSM]

Yeah, i agree. No real "myths" to bust with it, as it doesn't add horsepower or anything like that...Just makes your car cleaner and happier (with the added bonus of fogging out your neighborhood's mosquitos!!)

Visual improvements noticed on top of the pistons, as well as at the throttle plate when added through the BOV line. I run it in my cars (crankcase) about 100 miles before an oil change, as well, and will add a bit to my gas tank here and there to keep my injectors clean. Good stuff

 

[Wufei]

Definitely helps when your old turbo dies and spurts oil everywhere in the engine.

 

[larsenracing]

It works great, cleans good. It doesnt fog alot unless you dump it in you tb or suck it up in a vacume hose. When adding to fuel or crank case it wont fog much. I put some in my fuel and threw a vacume line on my civic and it ran smoother and I got better fuel millage by using it also i think it helped the performance a bit but the car wasnt taken care of very well and it has 140000 miles. I like the stuff though.

 

[m3th0d]

Honestly here... I'd like to see this stuff on Myth Busters. I think that there is some gear head mental faith that trying something new on a car always seems to make it run / perform better. Change a headlight, gain .5 sec in the 1/4 mile... See what I'm saying? I'd like to see the pudding before risking something that may show little or no real benifit. Has anyone Dynoed before and after to see the proof? I may have missed it in the post but, Just my astute POV
dvb

I dont think anyone in here has said it will give you hp gain or anything related to performance gains... the only thing I can say from expirience is that it got my engine clean, showed me leaks and it also made the engine quieter and as for the guys asking about the right way to put this in well if you want to really get in there and get that engine cleaned as much as possible put 3/4 of it down the P hose and the rest in your gas tank.

I have done this to my Talon TSI AWD and Eclipse RS NT also on other non DSM cars and it worked on all of them.

PS. I had to laught at this "Has anyone Dynoed before and after to see the proof?"

 

[kottyking]

Honestly here... I'd like to see this stuff on Myth Busters. I think that there is some gear head mental faith that trying something new on a car always seems to make it run / perform better. Change a headlight, gain .5 sec in the 1/4 mile... See what I'm saying? I'd like to see the pudding before risking something that may show little or no real benifit. Has anyone Dynoed before and after to see the proof? I may have missed it in the post but, Just my astute POV
dvb

No I dont see what your saying. Dynotune after seafoam? Are you serious? THis isnt for massive horsepower gain its to clean up carbon and moisture.

 

[Spaniel1287]

what is the P hose?

 

[kottyking]

what is the P hose?

On the throttle body, it has nipples coming off w/ vaccuum lines on em. Just before one of those nipples it says " p". That would be where the "p" hose goes. PM me if you need more help.

 

[femmeDSM]

Also, just a note to those of us who have the early 90 TB (the one w/ only two hoses on top)...I used the BOV line, and it worked fine for me. Others choose the PCV line or brake booster line.

 

[2gredspyder]

I used this stuff before and i want to use it again. However i have a new 02 sensor and i'm concerned about possible damage to my new 02 sensor. Anynody knows for sure that this stuff will not cause any damage to the 02 sensor?

 

[talondude4]

wow this is an old thread who brought this one back?