SpoonfedCivic

Hey I was wondering if any of you guys/gals have used Seafoam in our engines before? If so, where did you use it? My gf's y7 has a loud lifter and I figured some Seafoam might take care of this.

g35silversurfer

liquid will not adjust a lifter.

and in my opinion use it. it will work on everything. but doubt it will tone the lifter sound at all. good luck.

Jockone

Didn't use Seafoam,it was something from Advance autoparts(similar thing to Seafoam) used an engine flush and then an additive with the oil change and that seemed to work ok.

Former User

I Seafoam treated my D16Y7 at about 100K miles. Added it to the gas tank, IM, and crankcase. Turned out fine.

g35silversurfer

did it quiet your lifters??? didn't mean to give crappy advice

Former User

No sorry. I did not have any abnormal engine noise before or after the treatment. But I agree with you that Seafoam is not a substitute for adjusting the valve lash.

SpoonfedCivic

So from what I'm gathering, Seafoam is good to use in the gas tank, intake manifold, and crank case. But the car is going to need a lifter adjustment? The car has around 156k miles on it.

How do I go about getting SF in my IM and CC?

grumblemarc

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Did you even bother to search or look in the FAQs?
http://www.hondacivicforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=14612

slogfilet

iTrader: (1)

You can add it to the crank case just like you're adding oil. After adding seafoam, you'll want to change your oil pretty soon afterward (opinions vary, 50-100 miles or so.)

To get it into the intake, I usually pour some into a yogurt cup and let the vacuum hose off the brake booster sip it. Add it while the car is running, and add it slowly enough that it doesn't kill the engine. Once the SF is all in, turn off the car and let it sit for at least 5-10 minutes. Then take it for a "spirited" drive, making sure to hit the full RPM range. You may have HUGE amounts of white smoke coming out your exhaust, so do this at night or in a remote location. The smoke is normal, and part of the fun.

The general rule of thumb is to use one full bottle of SF: 1/3 in the gas, 1/3 in the oil, 1/3 in the intake.

g35silversurfer

^great info.

SpoonfedCivic

No I didn't because I'm to lazy if you want the honest truth. The search function for this site is horrible, because of all the different threads. It is quite a waste of time to even use it honestly. But thank you for finding the FAQ for me

SpoonfedCivic

Thank you!

SOHC_4dr

for every good story there is about 2 bad stories about using cleaners such as seafoam. for example, this customer used it in his truck which had a uber amount of miles on it and it was running like ****. so he used it and it worked for a day or so. then his cat and muffler got plugged from the build up of carbon in his engine. so the best time to use such things is if your car or miles are fairly low. personally im against all of the cleaners and flushes.

creationz

Try adding a little marvels mystery oil in the crank for the noisy lifter. I have done this time and time again and it usually clears up in a week after adding the Marvels

SpoonfedCivic

I'll look into that, thanks!

nub

If your doing this to quiet a loud lifter no additives or cleaners are going to help you. There are not lifters in our engines, the rocker arm rides directly on the camshaft. The only solution for this is a valve lash adjustment.

SpoonfedCivic

Well at first I wanted to do this thinking it would quiet things down. But figured out things would need adjusted, now I want to do it just to clean things up in her car while I do a major tuneup.

herrgolf

I seafoamed my '96 Accord through the manifold. I didn't notice any difference. I did the same thing to my friend's '91 Corolla. It ran less well afterward, so I changed the spark plugs. It seemed normal afterward.

I just bought a 2000 Civic LX with 150k miles. I'm wondering if it would make more sense to put it in a spray bottle and introduce it into the intake manifold through the throttle body. I never hear of anyone doing it this way and, honestly, it seems a lot less risky and easier to control.

If this potential harmful to the car? Interested in what people have to say.

PS. I'm new to these forums. Is a four month old forum too old to bring back?