got a can of seafoam right next to me and i just wanna do 1/3 thru the brake booster line and thats it.

i was readin some diy's to make sure what i do will be right and i read in 1 that a change of oil and filter is recommended after seafoaming since some will leak past the rings and into the crankcase and lower the viscosity of the oil which isn't good.

so should i change oil and filter after or not? i just changed my oil 1.2k miles ago and dont feel like taking another 15 minute drive to get oil and a filter

 

yes. you should. seafoam is nothing to play around with.

 

AGH. i just changed my oil 1.2k miles ago and i doubt ill hit 3k by the time i go back to college this august.

 

Its just an oil change!!! sheesh... its not that tough... isn't a lil' time outta your busy day worth the sense of security... besides think of the time n' money it'll take if something does go wrong!!!

 

okay so now i asked an old buddy from high school and he said he blew his old h22a1 with seafoam? he said he only did 1/3 thru brake booster line and then said i would blow my rings and lose compression.

all i have is $50 so no swap or fixes are gonna be happenin if nethin happens to my car.

but still, 166k miles with prolly more carbon build-up imaginable on a stock d16y8 with stock everything. after getting rid of that carbon ****, id imagine blow-by would increase a little bit and might screw up my motor somewhat

 

lol neither do i. all he said was he blew his old h22a1 with seafoam after putting 1/3 in the brake boost line.

all i can really say is im assuming he had other problems with the motor and blamed it on seafoam had it might been the last thing he did to the motor before it finally blew

 

the thing w/ seafoam is that it removes the carbon buildup that might be around the rings giving it pressure. once removed, you can lose some compression over some cylinders.

granted, this doesnt happen on all cars, but it is a possibility.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ekcivic9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the thing w/ seafoam is that it removes the carbon buildup that might be around the rings giving it pressure. once removed, you can lose some compression over some cylinders.

granted, this doesnt happen on all cars, but it is a possibility.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats what im afraid of. blow-by, compression, and leaking problems. those 3.

runnin 166k miles on my stock d16y8 with stock internals and everything. only thing ive done to treat the engine is fuel injector cleaner. i just dont wanna risk a motor when I have $50 and need a car for the rest of summer to work.

 

if you're putting seafoam i nyour vacuum line (aka combustion chambers) it shouldn't mix with gas unless you have problems... so there is no need