Seafoam finally here !

[762mm]

To my great surprise I've finally found the legendary engine cleaner up here in Canada during a visit to a local CarQuest auto parts store (I was actually looking for something completely unrelated when I came across it). The standard cleaner was $12 CDN (the one you pour into the TB, oil or gas tank for cleaning), but they also had a transmission Seafoam and another one for some other application (I didn't check what exactly). I just thought it would be a good idea to post this find since a lot of fellow countrymen here seemed to be asking where they could find it not long ago (NAPA, Canadian Tire, and others over here never even heard of Seafoam, I checked).

After getting home with the seafoam, I immediately used about 1/2 the can by slowly pouring it into the engine through the brake booster line (with a funnel) - it made a small cloud of smoke for a few seconds (not as much as I expected), then the smoke started dissipating and everything was normal after about 40 seconds. I didn't really notice that much of a diffrence, but perhaps my mileage will tell otherwise. I'll try to post an update once I calculate mileage after the Seafoam treatment.

 

[celly]

Old news. I scored a few cans a few months ago after someone posted about it on the site. I'm going to use my second can shortly and used they Bug B Gone product this past weekend on a trip to Winnipeg. It's at Auto Value here in Alberta, all stores.

 

[00XLS]

In case you can't find seafoam, I believe GM top end cleaner is the same stuff

 

[762mm]

Hmm.. I guess I missed the post where it was first reported, but I was looking for that stuff for so long with no success that I just had to share this find. I don't know about the GM cleaner, but I would assume it would be more expensive than seafoam if bought at a dealer...