I want to get an account of who has used seafoam and what the results were. If you have used it please post the results.

 

what is it? school me!!

 

It's a special fluid that you can put pretty much anywhere in your motor.

Oil, fuel, crankcase can all benefit from this stuff.

I have an LS with 193,XXX and every 3 oil changes or so I dump some seafoam in.
Obviously my motor benefited from seafoam more then a new motor will.
It's supposed to clean out all the built up carbon etc....

I use it because It's like $4 and half goes in my motor via the brake booster vacuum line and the other half goes in my fuel. Cheaper then buying fuel treatment.

There are TOO many great posts on this stuff for me to even waste your time.
In the nicest way possible, do a search please!!!!

 

??? Coolness. I've been schooled.

 

search, its been discussed ad nauseum

 

What ever happened to marvel mystery oil?

 

The only things you ever need to add to you engine are quality oil, quality fuel and quality coolant. Do this and it will run great for a long time under most conditions. You don't need to gamble with silly additives with unknown side effects (save for the occasional bottle of Techron concentrate).

Seafoam is smoke and mirrors.

 

im making a post this weekend with pics of my motor internals a few days after sea foam

 

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You are wrong.

If you don't want to try it fine, but unless you've got tech to back that up...be silent.

 

I used it in my 89 Lincoln with a full tune up and the car ran great.

I also used it in my lawnmower, which seemed to make it idle smoother.

 

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You are wrong.

If you don't want to try it fine, but unless you've got tech to back that up...be silent.
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OK, and where's yours' at?

 

Where to buy it? I'll try it.

 

i used it and will continue to do so. put it in booster line till stall, put in tank, put in oil. changed oil and plugs after. made a noticeable difference. i love the stuff, car has 105k or so and ran really really rich due to a bad o2 sensor for about 3 monthes before the seafoam.

also i was told you can put a teaspoon in each spark plug hole and let it sit for at least 24 hours. thats hardcore though and i havent had a chance to tets this one out yet.

in short, seafoam is 6 dollar noticeable change in throttle response and low rpm pick up. up top in the range it seemed about the same as before though.
dave

 

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There are already exists a body of experience dating back for many years as proof that it works, if you want to dispute that then step up with some tech.

Discounting second hand experience, personally I have used the stuff religiously for around 3 years in 4 different cars, 2 motorcycles and a lawnmower. At least twice a year in each (besides the POS lawn mower which I just bought this summer).

I have used it before and after, and I am not talking about 'oh yeah the car is quicker', it's more along the lines of my GF's car had a valve tap that could be heard from 20 feet away, after Seafoam you could barely hear it standing in front of the car. No smoke and mirrors there, clear as day that it works.

Discount it if you must, I could care less if you use it. If you are however, bring something to the table besides an blind opinion not even remotely based in fact.

 

Though I have no plan of using Seafoam, I think it is a decent additive. The only problem I have with the product is that people think it's some sort of magical product, when in reality it's made up of common solvents.

Taken from Seafoam's MSDS: http://www.seafoamsales.com/pdf/trans_tune.pdf

40%-60% Pale Oil (Mineral Oil)
25%-35% Naphtha
10%-20% Isopropyl Alcohol

Also, with solvent based cleaners (ie Seafoam), the cleaning action is very sudden and all at once. There are chances of fouling plugs/cats or dislodging large particles.

However, I am more of a fan of esther-based cleaners (ie Auto-Rx) which work slower and more gradual.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by timmy8151 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Though I have no plan of using Seafoam, I think it is a decent additive. The only problem I have with the product is that people think it's some sort of magical product, when in reality it's made up of common solvents.

Taken from Seafoam's MSDS: http://www.seafoamsales.com/pdf/trans_tune.pdf

40%-60% Pale Oil (Mineral Oil)
25%-35% Naphtha
10%-20% Isopropyl Alcohol

Also, with solvent based cleaners (ie Seafoam), the cleaning action is very sudden and all at once. There are chances of fouling plugs/cats or dislodging large particles.

However, I am more of a fan of esther-based cleaners (ie Auto-Rx) which work slower and more gradual. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree, it's not rocket science, or magical mystery science.

I have good things about the Auto-Rx too, and I think it would be handy to have a bottle around.

 

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Then where is it? You've just given me your take on it, and I've read that huge thread of worthless experiences that don't really show any real hard data that this is totally cleaning the engine. All I've ever seen is people's convuluted belief that this **** will make their engine perform like new.

All things considered, most of the carbon this trash is supposed to clean is replaced with new carbon well before the next oil change. That is a fact.

 

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Then where is it? You've just given me your take on it, and I've read that huge thread of worthless experiences that don't really show any real hard data that this is totally cleaning the engine. All I've ever seen is people's convuluted belief that this **** will make their engine perform like new.

All things considered, most of the carbon this trash is supposed to clean is replaced with new carbon well before the next oil change. That is a fact.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I've used it a few times in my motor, and the first time I did notice a difference. The idle smoothed out a bit, and there was a slightly better throttle response. I use syn oil, and run a techron through every oil change, so I don't think the carbon is building back up as fast as you say. Some still does build up, but I take care of it with the seafoam.

I've opened up my motor, and it's sparkling clean inside as well. I should have taken some pics, but you'd never guess it had almost 100K on the clock. It's not a miracle cure for anything, but it worked for me, and I treat it like flushing brake fluid and radiator; something to help extend the life of my car and keep it in top shape.

 

I've used before and will continue to use it from looking at my past smog test result and my recent ones, I've notice the sea foam definitly cleans the carbon build up alot better. my recent smog test results showed a cleaner emissions output compared to the my old test which wasn't cleaned with sea foam.

definitly something to consider using prior to going to the smog test only station

 

theres a huge thread about this in february go search for it. looked at the archives.

also foudn this http://www.team-integra.net/se...D=972 good luck.

you might lose compression because it cleans off some of the carbon build up on your pistons lol. and you should probabaly change your oil after because carbon particles will get in there and you dotn want it to keep cycling around with your oil and mess up more ****.

 

I say definitley a good thing to use. I just used it and my civic is purring like a nice little kitty cat at idle, then roars like a pissed off lion when throttle opens up. Much better throttle response I think, but yeah dude, DEFINITLEY change the oil next day after

 

i uesd it two days ago...its a good product...but yeah, just change your oil. I changed the oil filter too on mine. And today, went to the smog test only center and passed. My second try at it...the first time it didn't pass. Seafoam

 

DaMn I wanna vote, When can i do all that good sh!%

 

Just so people know. About three years ago Castrol (TM) did a study on detergents and found that Seafoam (TM) destroyed the oil and cause premature wear on rockers and valve seals. I know its like a miracle ex lax for your motor, but it really does hurt it. If I could find some kind of link I would but like I said, that was three years ago.

Unless you plan on change your oil Immediately after using it...DON'T USE IT!!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nathan atwell &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just so people know. About three years ago Castrol (TM) did a study on detergents and found that Seafoam (TM) destroyed the oil and cause premature wear on rockers and valve seals. I know its like a miracle ex lax for your motor, but it really does hurt it. If I could find some kind of link I would but like I said, that was three years ago.

Unless you plan on change your oil Immediately after using it...DON'T USE IT!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

yep change your soon!