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.

 

[JX6]

This stuff does work.
My friend used some on his 420a neon.
Heres a pic.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b303/wildthing02004/5b9d4aa1.jpg

 

[Da_Yo]

I ran a can of SeaFoam through my 95 Eclipse GSX w/ 198k miles two days ago and my car continues to smoke from this. I've let my car idle for an hour both days and I have driven it 10 miles at highway speeds after I did this. How long does it smoke after running a can of Seafoam through a vaccum line? I hope I didn't free up some gunk that was sealing a leak of some sort.

 

[Spoolin4Ever]

I ran a can of SeaFoam through my 95 Eclipse GSX w/ 198k miles two days ago and my car continues to smoke from this. I've let my car idle for an hour both days and I have driven it 10 miles at highway speeds after I did this. How long does it smoke after running a can of Seafoam through a vaccum line? I hope I didn't free up some gunk that was sealing a leak of some sort.

About 10-15 minutes maximum. It could be there is something esle causing it, and it's a coincidence.

It's possible that some of the carbon on the pistons was softened up, and is burning off while driving.

Is it blue smoke like oil burning, or black? Is it using oil?

Check all your connections like the intake, where it connects the turbo (coupler) and anywhere else.

 

[Da_Yo]

The smoke is mostly white with some very light blue. I did check the intake where it connects to the turbo and there was a drop of oil but I'm assuming that is some normal blow by from the crankcase breather. The other stock rubber hose that goes from the turbo to the intercooler is dry. I removed the sparkplugs and the top of the pistons appear a little moist. I did a compression check with following results Cylinder #1 165,
#2 170, #3 170 and #4 175. By the look of things it seems like the valve stem seals might be bad. I am not losing coolant but it does seem like the oil did drop half ways on the dipstick since the day I emptied the can of Seafoam. The car is bone stock by the way. Thanks for the reply Spoolin4ever

 

[kruci99]

I used Seafoam yesterday in my car and also in my friend's 88 corolla dx with 182,000 miles.
Man, my car smoked, but the corolla engulfed the neighborhood in a FOG !
VERY COOL !!! I changed the oil and the plugs on both of the cars today! My car is running better than ever - much improved!!!No more lifter tick! My friends Corolla is running a lot better and accelerates much faster and smoother without hesitation but at the same time has a little problem now: When at a stoplight(only) it sputters,chokes, it feels a little bit like the car would die, but never does. I do not know what to do about it. My friend has mixed feelings about SEAFOAM, because of it.

If somebody has an idea I would really apreciate it. Any suggestions welcome

SEAFOAM RULES!!!

 

[MonkRX]

This is the second time Ive read this thread, and Im still a little clueless towards which vaccum hose to use. Why? Because I'm completely clueless to engines overall . So is it okay to use the BOV to Intake hose on a 2G? If there is a better hose to use, could you please post a picture pointing it out? I'm completely clueless to which hoses are which....

 

[alex99gst]

You can use any of the hoses that are under vacuum during idle. So you can use any of the hoses attatched to the intake manifold. Leave them plugged into the intake manifold and use the other side of the hose to suck it down.

I was wondering about this though. Would it be any different to use vacuum ports on 2 different sides of the intake manifold or would it all get spreat out evenly for the most part coming from the throttle body ports?

 

[97 4G63]

I also used see foam last week when i was doing my oil change it works miraccles i put mine in throu the vaccum hose on the throtle body.

 

[turbo98eclipse]

yepp..i did mine like last week. smokeee!! it worked fine. but i was hesitant to stick the hose in the liquid. no worries now though

 

[riceviper]

how long should i wait utill i change the oil after i put in sea foam?

 

[titogs95]

As soon as you can. Once you do it you have to change it....

 

[riceviper]

ok thanks for the help

 

[chino9656]

done on my moms 03 outlander, . I went through the pcv hose because it was recommended to me to use by the autozone guy. it worked though. and the smoke that came out of that neon was NOTHING compared to what this thing blew out! there was smoke too thick to see through, 25 feet high, and about half a block up the street (i live on a hill). it smoked for maybe 2 or 3 minutes of driving after that. came home and changed oil w/ mobil1 synthetic. BIG difference in idle and performance. the engine had 40,000 miles on it, original plugs and wires/boots, 3,000 miles oil change intervals it's whole life, and there was STILL a crap load of smoke. it worked pretty well though, I'd definitely recommend it.

 

[dedlewamp]

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

Now, I don't know if your post was sarcastic or not, but you can hydrolock your engine with it. I'd imagine it would take quite a bit to do so, but it is possible. Hydro just refers to "hydrodynamics," which means a liquid. The engine doesn't care what kind of liquid it is, the main point is that it isn't compressible, which is bad news for your engine.

Just use some common sense, and don't start dumping this stuff in your engine too fast!

 

[IslanderTsi]

You can "Hydrolock" your motor with any fluid. Including gas

 

[my98GST]

So on a 2g, which vac hose are you supposed to use??? I'm lost on that one.

 

[lordnikon_04]

ok i have read multiple times that on higher mileage engines it could remove too much and pretty much kill your engine. my talon has 175K on it, never been rebuilt, and is my daily driver. i just wanna know if any of you woulod use seafoam with my car if you were me.

 

[lordnikon_04]

ok i have read multiple times that on higher mileage engines it could remove too much and pretty much kill your engine. my talon has 175K on it, never been rebuilt, and is my daily driver. i just wanna know if any of you woulod use seafoam with my car if you were me. also, i do not have the money or time for a rebuild and i must have this car running.

 

[Booster2k]

G....... 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.

O......

 

[alex99gst]

ok i have read multiple times that on higher mileage engines it could remove too much and pretty much kill your engine. my talon has 175K on it, never been rebuilt, and is my daily driver. i just wanna know if any of you woulod use seafoam with my car if you were me. also, i do not have the money or time for a rebuild and i must have this car running.

I think you would be fine doing it through the vacuum lines/gas tank only and just not in the oil. Even though it is recommended to change your oil afterwards in case anything leaks past the rings, the ammount would not be enough to loosen up any junk in the oil unless your rings are terrible and you have no compression, in which case you would have had a rebuild by now.

 

[my98GST]

I was just curious. My 4g63 has 152k on it. I was wondering if i were to use it that it would eat the carbon out of the cylinders and the rings not seal right??? My compression was 170 170 175 175 with a leak down of 5 in each.

 

[alex99gst]

I'm probably going to buy another bottle before I use it and do 1/2 gas, 1/2 crankcase, and then suck a full bottle through the vacuum lines. If I do notice that I begin to have oil leaks and whatnot, then I will go out and get some of that Lucas oil stabalizer that thickens up the oil safely and helps quite a bit with leaks. Worked great on my camry. If you go to autozone or something they usually have a little display set up where you can turn the gears with normal oil and then some with 20% lucas oil stabilizer added and you can see how much thicker the oil is.

 

[Dragon TalonTsi]

I just bought 3 cans of this stuff. Not only was it recommended by a buddy of mine (who is a Master ASE Tech) and he has seen it done in some cars and it has done wonders, I am also pleased with the reviews of this here on the forums. I am going to use it on my 98 Talon Tsi AWD and my 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP. On some other sites reviews, it says its safe to use it on turbo and supercharged cars. Sure enough, I have both and they are heavily modified, so I hope this will help clean out some of the kinks and knocks of crap I get ocassionally from bad premium gas. I will use this stuff and let all of you know of the outcome of this. Now, I am going to use 1/2 a bottle in the PCV valve hose and replace the PCV valve afterwards just to be safe. Then, I will use the other 1/2 in the tank, but I will make sure I am less than 1/4 tank when I do it, just in case of a rich mixture of chemicals in my tank, I dont want no clogged injectors. Then, later on, I will use 1/2 in my crankcase right before I am on my way to change my oil. I would let it run 20-30 min instead though. I have a 100k on my Talon and 79k on my GTP, so this should do some good.... I will keep you up to date on this.... and I will be sure to take pics

 

[captainzib]

I've used this stuff on my 91 SE-R and it worked great. I used it with a full pint through the vac line, a pint in the gas, and half pint in the crank case. For people wondering which vac line to use, find a vac line going to the throttle body, and test to make sure that it is drawing air in, if it is, that's the one to use. This stuff was recommended to me by a friend who's used it on his 1G Eclipse, and his Evo VIII. He likes it, and after I used it, my throttle response sharpened up a bit, and a pesky CEL turned off.

 

[RiceKiller_TSi]

I've used Seafoam for combustion chamber cleaning and I gotta tell ya, MCCC is better imo. MCCC is thicker and foamier and doesn't pour straight past the rings like water and into the oil pan. Not to mention is comes in an aerosol can making it easier to use. Seafoam was great for finding my exhaust leaks though.