SEA FOAM!!!

[psychotic]

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[haktmal]

So this thing works like a Carburator Cleaner in your intake? I've done this to my supra and it has a rough idle at first with white smoke coming out but after 5 mins, everything is fine.

 

['96explorereddiebauer]

Originally posted by 410Fortune
It;s funny when people say a smooth idle, with a V-6 you will NEVER get a smooth idle, it's just the fact of life. I mean yes the OHV is pretty smooth, but it will never idle as smooth as a V-8.........something about a V-6 it always has a little BUMP every few piston strokes......

Heh...my engine is pretty darn smooth to me. I did a test on the engine's smoothness at idle with a glass of water. I put the glass of water in the cup holder and the water didn't show any ripples at all. Now, that's smooth for me. If you call V6 rough, try sitting in a brand new 4-cylinder Accord or a Camry, it's rough, at least they're way smoother than my other car, a '90 Accord, that thing shakes! Feels like an earthquake.

 

[haktmal]

Brand new 4-Cylinder Camry or Accord, they're rreaal smooth. I don't know which cars you've been sitting on or have you? But Camry and Accord are sedans that can give you a really smooth ride.

 

['96explorereddiebauer]

They're considered rough in my opinion during idle. But once you hit the gas, they are very very very smooth.

 

[haktmal]

With this Sea Foam thing, I'll go home and try out the whole Carb Cleaner can and will let you guys know how it turn out.

Of course, you know I'm just kidding

 

[punkbek3886]

i happen to have a carquest just 4miles from where i live. ill definitely try it when i remember!

 

[bates]

i went to crappy tire and got some stuff called revive and its in an aerosole can. just spray it in the tb with the engine running and rev a little to keep it from stalling and WOW what a difference.

dont worry bout hydro lock if the engine is running cause you can actually spray a mist of water thru and it wont do anything, it takes more than that.

and as far as just melting varnish and goo off, the pressure from water does help a tad cause when it doesnt compress like gas, the pressure against the carbon build up breaks it off.

 

[b]

I got improvement on performance and startup from putting this seafoam in the gas tank and nursed it through the pvc valve hose. Great stuff! 131k miles and counting!

 

[unpredictable1]

Seafoam is all the rage on many other car forum boards. I found out about it after I bought my Nissan 240sx, heres a link for example:

http://www.nissaninfiniticlub.net/vbulletin225/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2312

I'll be ordering up a few bottles soon for my 240sx, but I have to get it from the States

EDIT: They also have carb cleaner as well, but heres a link for the Crankcase additive:

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http://www.usahardware.com/inet/shop/item/04180/icn/20-903559/twinco_romax/sf.htm

 

[tkauf]

Seafoam

I have read some horror stories about this stuff. If you do not use it right it will hydrolock your motor. You will have broken pistons, rods, and trash your motor. Please read the instructions. I can't imagine any water based product being poured into an engine that was not running!!

Tom

 

[dogfriend]

Re: Seafoam

Originally posted by tkauf
I have read some horror stories about this stuff. If you do not use it right it will hydrolock your motor. You will have broken pistons, rods, and trash your motor. Please read the instructions. I can't imagine any water based product being poured into an engine that was not running!!

Tom

Yes, this was covered in this thread:Dead Link Removed

 

[poconosms1]

I think this is the stuff. Link tells you which stores.

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[HH1]

Update

Called CarQuest and he asked me for what application do I want the Sea Foam for I said "induction" and then he said yes we have that for $4.19! Im walking over to get it now.

 

[Nate1]

Okay, I need some help.
I was trying to seafoam the mum's 97 suburban with about 90k miles on it, she claims its pinging mucho, so I went out and removed brake booster line, shoved small funnel in, poured a few ounces of seafoam in a small zip-lock bag, pinched a tiny hold in a bottom corner, and began to drip some drops into the funnel. I have a few questions though.
The engine ran like poop because of the vacuum line being disonnected and the fluctuations in vacuum. I was afraid of it stalling... should I be very worried?
Also, is a few drops at a time enough? I noticed none of the smoke show that you guys got, only a rough idle for a few, then it smoothed back to normal. I didn't use much sea foam at all... mabey a cap full... how much should I realistically be using?
Is my zip-lock bag method too conservative? It will whisk a drop in the funnel pretty quick from the vacuum, but I only did a few drops at a time, so I'm not sure how well it worked.

I used a larger hole in a ziplock bag and fed it into the intake on my leaf blower/sucker, it was a little stream, because I was not as afraid of hydrolocking that sucker, it doesn't cost as much as a vortec v8. Anyways, it smoke like a mother for a bit, and stalled once or twice when I put too much in, but now it runs extra smoot and starts with one tug. I put some in the gas, I was wondering how effective that is, and if it would be an easier solution on the suburban.

Thanks guys, I'm kinda freaked out about hydrolocking the suburban, so some guidance here would be great!
-----Nate

 

[dogfriend]

I haven't used seafoam, but on some of the older trucks I had with carbs, I used to spray carb cleaner in while running the engine.

You should be okay to add the stuff slowly to the intake. You want to balance it so that the engine is on the verge of stalling, but don't let it actually stall out (that is bad).

 

[HH1]

Man I wish I would have thought of the zip lock bag trick.. I just popped off the brake booster line and the vacume was so intense that i didnt spill more then a few drops i poured it in as fast as I could until it started to shudder and then i just gave it more gas until it smoothed out. It said to only use 1/3 of the can for this kind of treatment but i used 2/3's because it was FUN! hehe and then poured the rest into the oil. The truck runs so much smoother and my idle went up about 300rpm's after the treatment so ill have to unplug the battery again so the computer will relearn the curve. The truck is still pinging at WOT though.

 

[MO_GUY]

does this stuff work the same no matter where you pour it? if so why doesnt everyone just pour it in the tank and let it work through the fuel system

 

[Fhantazm]

Originally posted by HH1
It said to only use 1/3 of the can for this kind of treatment but i used 2/3's because it was FUN! hehe

You poured more than the manufacturer's reccomended amount into your intake, because it was fun?? not to flame you, but thats damn stupid.

 

[410Fortune]

Follow the directions on the bottle! Its just that easy.

Yes you can pour it in any vacuum line or directly into the TB on EFI applications. No you dont want the engine to stall, pour slowly, when it starts to dog, give it some gas and stop pouring. Keep going until you use 1/3 of the bottle this method.......

The ziploc idea is great, but there is no need to do a drop at a time, you want a small stream, which again will cause the engine to dog.

If it does die (then engine) stop pouring and start the engine up, otherwise you can get hydrolocked...........