Seafoam

Have any of you used Seafoam in your engine oil?

Did it seem to make a difference? How much did you use? Is it okay to leave in for a full oil change period or would you need to change your oil sooner than that?

You use it as an engine flush right before an oil change. Just like any other motor flush, you pour it in, run the engine for 5 mins then drain. It is NOT an oil additive

I've never used it personally, but have heard nothing but positive things about it. Mean stuff, apparently.

Yep.....

I use it to flush oil as mentioned.

Usually run a 1/4 can through the motorcycles GAS can every 3000 miles as well

My challenger engine had sat for a couple of years, when I installed it it was blowing smoke, Seafoamed it and the smoke went away, the engine also feels stronger.

Is a miracle product for old rotaries, breaks up carbon in seals and lets the apex/corner seals do their job better.

I didn't know you could use seafoam on rotaries, learn something new everyday. I use to pour it into a vaccum line so it'll get into the cylinders and pour some in the gas tank to clean the injectors.

Lots of smoke from the cleaning. It goes away after 20 mins but engine does feel stronger.

I buy it by the gallon.

don't tend to put it in with the oil, but I put it in the gas or just let the motor suck it up through a vaccum line.

I used it to clean carbon off the tops of my pistons... soaked them in it for an hour and then scraped them with a cherry wood scraper. The stuff worked great.

What was the question again?

I've never used it as an oil additive. I've used the Amsoil motor flush and they look similar.

It works great when you run it though the gas in lawn mowers as well. Kills all the flies near your house for a few days.

fornetti14 wrote: It works great when you run it though the gas in lawn mowers as well. Kills all the flies near your house for a few days.

HA! I noticed this too! I thought it was just a strange occurrence until you mentioned that, I hadn't put the two together!

I was told by a well respected Jeep mechanic about removing carbon by dripping water into the carb. This sounded insane to me, but apparently it was the old school mechanics method.

In reply to Woody:

Water in a spray bottle down the carb works well.

RE: Seafoam

If your car has lots of gunk and carbon deposits, you'll notice a difference.

On my 318is it did nothing but make it run like crap for 10 minutes and then it was back to normal.

I did a google search to see if anybody had determined exactly what is in Seafoam

I got this

http://ezinearticles.com/?Grandmas-Banana-Spice-Cake-With-Sea-Foam-Frosting&id=2843118

seafoam's been going up in price over the last year or two, having the recipe will really help. thanks.

So apparently seafoam is delicious. I wouldn't have guessed that.

Woody wrote: I was told by a well respected Jeep mechanic about removing carbon by dripping water into the carb. This sounded insane to me, but apparently it was the old school mechanics method.

Ever seen what the pistons on an engine with a blown head gasket (letting water into the cylinders) look like? Super-clean. The steam just blasts it off. I don't like to think about where the hard carbon chunks go next though.

thatsnowinnebago wrote: So apparently seafoam is delicious. I wouldn't have guessed that.

Seafoam is the automotive equivalent of Shimmer- "It's a desert topping AND a floor wax!"

It's weird when ancient SNL skits pop into your head...

change oil after seafoaming...

Woody wrote: I was told by a well respected Jeep mechanic about removing carbon by dripping water into the carb. This sounded insane to me, but apparently it was the old school mechanics method.

In addition to the water trick I have seen my father use uncooked rice down the carb when an engine was REALLY carbed up.

I have a coworker that put Seafoam into the oil, and proceed to drive the car for a week. To this day he believes that "Seafoam is crap: I spun all my bearings because of it". I asked him what he thought the viscosity of his oil was with a liter of Seafoam in it..and he gave me a blank look.

I've used it successfully on the eta and a Toyota Tercel...but I don't do it in my own neighborhood.

Keith wrote:

Woody wrote: I was told by a well respected Jeep mechanic about removing carbon by dripping water into the carb. This sounded insane to me, but apparently it was the old school mechanics method.

Ever seen what the pistons on an engine with a blown head gasket (letting water into the cylinders) look like? Super-clean. The steam just blasts it off. I don't like to think about where the hard carbon chunks go next though.

Works, but remember a few drops goes a long way. Super-heated steam can actually pit an iron cylinder, which toasts the rings pretty quick. I had to sleeve a cylinder on my Neon because of this.

A little dab'll do ya..