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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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Default i hate seafoam!!

i used sea foam on my car i put 2oz's through the intake and it foud all my plugs and messed up my distributor coil yeah how does that happen? i put it in through a vacum hose like i was told let it set for 15min cranked it and 30min it cut its self off and due to foud plugs and a bad coil.

has this ever happened to anyone else?
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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Might have had a lot of crud in your intake manifold or oil the may have been from a leaky valve seal. Probably got washed into the cylinder and got on your plugs. It can happen.
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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You are supposed to change the plugs and oil afterward anyways. No idea how the coil got messed up though.
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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you dont have to change your oil and plugs afterwards at least I never have and have NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS I just drive the $hit out of my car afterwards. Your supposed to let it set for 10 - 15 min then go for a hard drive.
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by nightscream
you dont have to change your oil and plugs afterwards at least I never have and have NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS I just drive the $hit out of my car afterwards. Your supposed to let it set for 10 - 15 min then go for a hard drive.
WTF?!?!?!?!?
you HAVE to change your oil after using seafoam. seafoam dilutes your oil making it worthless since it will not lubricate moving parts. thats why you change your oil after using seafoam
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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WTF?!?!?!?!?
you HAVE to change your oil after using seafoam. seafoam dilutes your oil making it worthless since it will not lubricate moving parts. thats why you change your oil after using seafoam
Yup.

He probably F'ed up the car more than it already was before the seafoam....LoL
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 01:56 PM
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you DO NOT have to change your oil if you put it in through the brake booster line. if you put it in the crank case yes. but you should change your plugs after you run it through your brake booster line
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 01:56 PM
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i never put any in the oil or gas. just the intake
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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I think the proper way is to use 1/3 in the crankcase 1/3 in the brake booster and 1/3 in the gas tank. Run car hard then change oil and plugs. I did that with my civic and it ran a lot smoother after that.
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by redsled00
I think the proper way is to use 1/3 in the crankcase 1/3 in the brake booster and 1/3 in the gas tank. Run car hard then change oil and plugs. I did that with my civic and it ran a lot smoother after that.
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Shouldn't have caused bad coil. Coincidence I guess.

And seriously, NGK V-powers are like $8 for all 4, so who cares. Buy the new plugs and rest knowing you have brand new spark plugs and won't have to replace them for longer.
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by sp00ledbseries
you DO NOT have to change your oil if you put it in through the brake booster line. if you put it in the crank case yes. but you should change your plugs after you run it through your brake booster line
WTF?!?!?! are you stupid or do you just not know anything? either way you MUST change the oil because it still gets in your oil which leads it to be diluted.

read this.
some of the smartest people in honda-tech commented on this thread. read it and tell me you dont have to change your oil. even the OP says you have to change your oil even though he put it in the brake booster line
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 06:12 PM
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I Have never had any problems what so ever after using seafoam!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I use it in my IM ands IT never in my oil and I have never changed my plugs after running the seafoam I just drive the **** out of the car till the plugs clear up

I'll say it again never problems what so ever after using seafoam in my intake manifold and I have been doing it for over 10 years STUPID
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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Default Re: i hate seafoam!!

I a firm beleiver in if its not oil, gasoline and air going through and airfilter, it wasnt meant to be ran through your engine.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SlowIntegraLS
I a firm beleiver in if its not oil, gasoline and air going through and airfilter, it wasnt meant to be ran through your engine.
yea, you're right
you're not suppose to put seafoam in the engine, you're suppose to drink it
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SlowIntegraLS
I a firm beleiver in if its not oil, gasoline and air going through and airfilter, it wasnt meant to be ran through your engine.
Sometimes you have to think outside of the self induced box......
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:07 PM
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What line did you use to put it in? Did you also do the crankcase and the gas tank?

I did mine this summer with about 100000 miles and had no problems, made it idle a ish ton smoother.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:08 PM
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Default Re: i hate seafoam!!

ok sorry for a pointless question. but what exactly this this seafoam do? and when do you kno you should do it? and how do u do it?
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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read this ok
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...hlight=seafoam

well knowledge people PROVE that seafoam is bad for the engine. EVEN the OP said that you have to change your oil after using seafoam. AND HE HIMSELF PUT IN IN THROUGH THE BOOSTER LINE!!!
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by callmechad
ok sorry for a pointless question. but what exactly this this seafoam do? and when do you kno you should do it? and how do u do it?
seafoam is supposed to clean carbon build up from your engine, intake mani and exhaust mani. but while doing so, it dilutes your oil. read the link to the thread that i posted. they explain there what happens
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Unseen Racer
read this ok
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...hlight=seafoam

well knowledge people PROVE that seafoam is bad for the engine. EVEN the OP said that you have to change your oil after using seafoam. AND HE HIMSELF PUT IN IN THROUGH THE BOOSTER LINE!!!
just to clarify, are you suggesting that we shouldn't use seafoam or are you agreeing that you need to change the oil right after and that's the OP of this thread's problem is he didn't do it right?

EDIT: okay i think i figured out your stance, nevermind
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