Seafoam

fidget · 10-12-2006, 01:17 PM

I just picked up a can of seafoam and it mentions that there are several ways to use it, as a fuel additive, in your oil, or through a vacume hose. I think i'm going to go the third route and was wondering if anyone has ever used this product before and if so what hose you used. Thanks.

N8s93turbo · 10-12-2006, 01:19 PM

i've used it. it was cool cuz of all the smoke but i really didnt notice much gains.

Mister2.2 · 10-12-2006, 04:55 PM

Do not stick it in your oil. Run it through a vacuum line, you can use a Styrofoam cup that is cut in half, works well. Let it suck it in until it sounds like it will stall out, then stop, repeat.

TwoDrifter · 10-12-2006, 08:22 PM

y not through your oil too?

CyFi · 10-13-2006, 03:36 AM

if you have a high mileage motor it will spring up leaks

fidget · 10-13-2006, 01:21 PM

Thanks for the info. Vacume line it is.

Gairloch · 10-14-2006, 01:16 AM

High milage motors are sometimes actually sealed by the gunk and residue that oil leaves behind. Seafoam can clear those plugs out creating the leaks that cyfi referred to.

N8s93turbo · 10-14-2006, 11:55 PM

let us know how it goes

fidget · 10-15-2006, 01:29 AM

Ran the full can through a hose on the throttle body, i've been told that it takes awhile but it sucked it right up in 45-60 seconds. Greeted with a nice sputtering engine and a garage filled with thick white smoke (the car was actually outside the garage with the rear facing towards the open door.) Turned it off and let it sit for 15 or so minutes meanwhile washing my eyes out with a hose and spray nozzle. Fired it up and drove it around the neighborhood. If you've ever seen a james bond movie where he enables the smokescreen you'll get the general picture. I'm not sure if it's a placebo effect or what but it does feel to me that it accelerates smoother and a bit quicker.

Worth the 5 bucks?
Easily.

MR2NR · 10-15-2006, 02:24 AM

I've used it in several vehicles and also in each way directed... Through a vacuum line is definitely the most effective and fastest way to clean up the valves and cylinders. Putting it in your gas tank is more for doing it periodically, although I wouldn't recommend doing it too often. And putting it in your oil essentially just thins out the oil a little bit and also mixes additives which help clean out the grime in the lower half of the engine. A lot of guys swear by Seafoam, and of course there are some that don't like it as well.

10-12-2006, 01:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
fidget No Skills Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 247 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Seafoam I just picked up a can of seafoam and it mentions that there are several ways to use it, as a fuel additive, in your oil, or through a vacume hose. I think i'm going to go the third route and was wondering if anyone has ever used this product before and if so what hose you used. Thanks.

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Mister2.2 Cheese it! Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,274 Thanks: 108 Thanked 109 Times in 94 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Do not stick it in your oil. Run it through a vacuum line, you can use a Styrofoam cup that is cut in half, works well. Let it suck it in until it sounds like it will stall out, then stop, repeat. __________________ --Josh MR2Trader.com Free Accounts to Buy and Sell your MR2 Parts! Ask me about Web Hosting Solutions, starting at $5.95 a month. 'I am at two with nature.' 'Students achieving Oneness will move on to Twoness.'

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Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,854 Thanks: 125 Thanked 258 Times in 228 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	High milage motors are sometimes actually sealed by the gunk and residue that oil leaves behind. Seafoam can clear those plugs out creating the leaks that cyfi referred to. __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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10-12-2006, 01:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
N8s93turbo TEAM A.S.S. RACING Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mississippi/Pennsylvania Posts: 2,473 Thanks: 5 Thanked 26 Times in 17 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (14/100% )	i've used it. it was cool cuz of all the smoke but i really didnt notice much gains.

10-12-2006, 08:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
TwoDrifter No Skills Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	y not through your oil too?

10-13-2006, 03:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
CyFi Shoulda put a ring on it Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,398 Thanks: 12 Thanked 38 Times in 35 Posts iTrader Rating: (11/100% )	if you have a high mileage motor it will spring up leaks

10-13-2006, 01:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
fidget No Skills Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 247 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Thanks for the info. Vacume line it is.

10-14-2006, 11:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
N8s93turbo TEAM A.S.S. RACING Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mississippi/Pennsylvania Posts: 2,473 Thanks: 5 Thanked 26 Times in 17 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (14/100% )	let us know how it goes

10-15-2006, 01:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
fidget No Skills Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 247 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Ran the full can through a hose on the throttle body, i've been told that it takes awhile but it sucked it right up in 45-60 seconds. Greeted with a nice sputtering engine and a garage filled with thick white smoke (the car was actually outside the garage with the rear facing towards the open door.) Turned it off and let it sit for 15 or so minutes meanwhile washing my eyes out with a hose and spray nozzle. Fired it up and drove it around the neighborhood. If you've ever seen a james bond movie where he enables the smokescreen you'll get the general picture. I'm not sure if it's a placebo effect or what but it does feel to me that it accelerates smoother and a bit quicker. Worth the 5 bucks? Easily.

10-15-2006, 02:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
MR2NR OPTion5 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Portland Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I've used it in several vehicles and also in each way directed... Through a vacuum line is definitely the most effective and fastest way to clean up the valves and cylinders. Putting it in your gas tank is more for doing it periodically, although I wouldn't recommend doing it too often. And putting it in your oil essentially just thins out the oil a little bit and also mixes additives which help clean out the grime in the lower half of the engine. A lot of guys swear by Seafoam, and of course there are some that don't like it as well.