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.

 

[Dream On]

It wasn't brought back, it just never dies.

 

[Vallary99]

Here's a how to on the Seafoam that I did. I put on there what it is. One thing is that you will see every exhaust leak you have with this stuff. (could be good or bad).

http://www.4g63hp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4111

 

[kottyking]

Here's a how to on the Seafoam that I did. I put on there what it is. One thing is that you will see every exhaust leak you have with this stuff. (could be good or bad).

http://www.4g63hp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4111

Exactly another reason y I love the stuff. I use it on every car I buy right away. But on a turbo its especially great cause like you said, you can see EVERY boost leak youve got.

 

[a_scobel]

It wasn't brought back, it just never dies.

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[Smevans]

hm. This stuff sounds pretty good and seems pretty straight forward. I'll be trying it when I get my 190 fuel pump, I have a 255 and I know there's a lot of buildup.

 

[marq95gst]

I used the seafoam......now.....no more misfires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was getting at least one a day!!!

 

[JDP AWD 1g]

ok i started reading throught the posts in this thread to see if my point on seafoam had been covered or not. but after realizing the thread is over 10 pages i soon enough gave up. so if this has been mentioned please forgive me but...

seafoam works yes. but in using this or doing so, im not sure how many times exactly, but after continued use, it does melt your cat shut.....so be careful when using this stuff. AND ESPECIALLY IN OLDER MOTORS....think about it, you got gunk in all the little hard to reach places.....maybe where things were drippin or leaking, do you really want to clean that gunk out, and have to deal with the leaks / drips right now? maybe some do, maybe some dont, just think about the consequences before sucking that can up with a vacuum line..

 

[dzolcali]

Hehe,
I dunno about gunk and so forth, my motors only got 37,000 miles on it

but yeah I used the seafoam sucked it up in my vaccumm tube and let it set...smoked that baby down the road, unfortunately my smoke screen wasn't as thick as what you guys describe.

Also I used seafoam "DEEP CREEP" in mine which is the aerosal version, works the same probably a little easier though.

Anywho cost me 7.51 with tax at autozone, used the vaccumm line connected to my bov

anyone who needs info about doing this can IM me and I will let you know how I did it, it's very simple.

peace

oh yeah, got my synthetic oil change afterwards...hehe car is smooth and purrs roar

 

[AllWheelGrip]

It wasn't brought back, it just never dies.

Was this thread SeaFoam'ed?....


Yeah, my buddy used it on his Neon R/T, We sucked it in through a vacumm line on his intake, and the exhasut immdatly started smoking like crazy, we let it sit for 15min + and then drove it and didnt get much smoke....Anyone know why it all just blew right out? keep in mind the Neon R/T is the 420a motor.

 

[tstkl]

just wondering if anyone ever thought to maybe edit the first post to include a lot of the important information that people actually need. I was thinking something like, what is seafoam, how do I use it, how much do I use, etc... took me a while to search through this whole thing to find out how much to use.

 

[Slammed0]

So I read through ALOT of the pages and noticed most of you guys are turboed. Can I use this stuff on my 2.0 N/T? And what is the best method? Spray into throttle body until gone and then let sit? Or should I find a vacuum line somewhere off my intake manifold?

 

[dzolcali]

I'm no expert but it says "safe for all engines 4-6 cylinders, or diesel" and has a million pictures of everything from boats to chainsaws to cars to trucks on the can.

I would do the vaccumm tube cause it's A.) easy, and B.) easy

 

[robs90tsi]

So what, would the vacuum line from the BOV to the intake be easiest??? Take off the end connected to the BOV and use that one??

 

[HexKrak]

I used a vac line attached to the upper right of my firewall(some sort of vac sensor or something that lead directly to the intake). I sucked the stuff in slowly at first then slowly let it suck all it wanted. The engine never died due to giving it as much as it would take as has been discribed, but it did bog down.

When the can was empty I turned the car off and let it set as per described for about 10-15 min. I turned it on, and there's the thick thick smoke chokeing out my entire apartment complex. I reved it a bit and then regreted doing it before night fall. I drove it pretty hard for about 30 min before I got pulled over for excessive smoke(again regrets for not waiting for nightfall), no ticket because the cop was looking for drugs which I didnt have, but it could have been a pretty hefty fine if he did. Some kids were yelling "Your car is on fire!!" at me, and I laughed at them. Finaly the smoke died down and I took her home. The synth oil for the oil change is sitting in my back seat right now.

Something else helpful about this product was it helped me to detect an exhaust leak as the thick smoke started pouring from it. This stuff dose work, I've already noticed a difference in the idle consistancy.

This stuff wont "hydro lock" your car. Why? Well because its a petrol product with no hydro in it.

My only onset of fear during the whole event was that it was a little hard to start after I'd let it sit, but when it came to life it was fine, and now its better than ever.

 

[fr33b1rth]

used it on my 86' caprice today, workes great. it already has a brand new carb, intake, headers and exhaust but it just didn't seem like it was making the power it should, so i seafoamed it. smoked like nothing else, but it turns the tires a lot easier now .

 

[Fabian972]

Does the bottle say any kind of warning for high mileage cars i got 160k on my 97 gst if i do use it i'll more likely pour it into the gas tank WTF

 

[iiiwildfireiii]

Good grief! The Sea Foam thread still lives! I'm thinking about running a vacuum line with a valve into my cabin. Keep a bottle of Sea Foam on hand...open vac line, insert into can...and kiss any annoying tailgaters (assuming they can keep up with my car), police, door-to-door salesmen, rabid wolverines or crazy ex-girlfriends goodbye! They won't be able to see to follow you. Comes in very handy when you're late dropping off the current girlfriend.

On a side note, giving your engine nice a Sea Foam wash really is worth it. Do it before an oil and plug change and feel the happiness bubble up from deep with you as you enjoy the extra little bit of pep breathed into your engine. Sea Foam should be considered as preventive maintenance for any DSM.

 

[kruci99]

Does Seafoam affect the spark plug wires as well, or only the spark plugs? I just bought the new wires and it would not feel good if I have to buy a new set after seafoaming. I mean spark plugs are cheap, but wires are not. Maybe I should wait till my next oil change(in 2000 miles) to do everything, so no money goes to waste.
Anyway, answers???

 

[Spoolin4Ever]

Here's a tip for people to consider:

Reset your ECU after you do the SeaFoam and have changed the plugs out. My car had been running lean a while back, and I think that had toasted my plugs, maybe the ECU has pulling timing, not sure.

So anyway, I just seafoamed, and my car was kinda slow afterwards I changed the plugs, but it still was slow.

I reset my ECU, and it made it perfect.

Like I said I think it's because timing was pulled from the old plugs and running lean a while back.

On the other hand, maybe driving hard with seafoam caused knock or something.

Or combination.

Anyway, I say reset the ECU after you seafoam, in my case it made a difference.

Also: Yeah it would be cool to have a holder under the hood that holds a can of seafoam, like the thing that holds the fuel filter to the firewall. Then run a tube to your fuel rail, make it so you can smoke screen people behind you...hehe Also would help clean fuel system as well as intake and combustion chamber.

 

[iiiwildfireiii]

Sea Foam will not ruin your wires.

As to the lean condition afterwards, I'm not sure. Perhaps, it was because it was entering into the combustion chamber after the MAS, not being compensated for, and the o2 sensor was reading the resulting mixture and attempting to compensate? At least on the STFT. *shrugs* Anybody know for sure?

 

[2GeNTSi]

Hmmm I might try this on my next oil change. I remember reading this a loooong time ago but never bothered doing it. My car has about 115k on it so it might help a bit, though I don't have any stuttering or misfiring problems. My idle used to be messed up but I found out it was my IAC one day, replaced it, and now more problems with that. I'm hoping more that it would possibly get rid of my knock (or pk).

 

[d3m0]

So I read through ALOT of the pages and noticed most of you guys are turboed. Can I use this stuff on my 2.0 N/T? And what is the best method? Spray into throttle body until gone and then let sit? Or should I find a vacuum line somewhere off my intake manifold?

Same method, just unplug your PCV tube and put it in the can, make sure too much doesn't go in at once, so you don't risk hydrolocking your motor. Once, the whole can is gone, turn it off and leave it off for 15 minutes, and turn it back on. Drive it hard, and enjoy the smoking of your neighborhood and a much cleaner intake manifold.
If you need pictures or something don't hesitate to ask.

 

[E-CLIPS97]

I just used it. Poured half into my gas tank, and half into oil crankcase. At first my car tried to die, but kept going. It didnt even smoke a little bit like some of you have experienced. At first it made my lifter tick worse, then it disappeared. Honestly, I cant tell a difference in performance or anything.

 

[95-talontsi]

I just used it. Poured half into my gas tank, and half into oil crankcase. At first my car tried to die, but kept going. It didnt even smoke a little bit like some of you have experienced. At first it made my lifter tick worse, then it disappeared. Honestly, I cant tell a difference in performance or anything.

Thats cause you just poured it into your oil and didnt suck it into a vacuum line on the intake manifold

 

[solo92s10]

SeaFoamed my car last week only problem i ran into was starting it back up, i had to put my new ngks in just to get it started. (the old ones were fouled before attempting seafoam). did smoke alot but couldnt tell if it helped that much because i did so much to my car last week. I for once am not mad at my talon.