Sea Foam: Engine savior or historic hoax??? | |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77687104 United States 10/28/2020 06:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The first Seafoam oil treatment cleaned it up enough to make the lifter ticking go away completely, but then it started to come back by the time the oil neeeded to be changed again, so I repeated the treatment. Now I don't hear it at all, and I continue do Seafoam treatments as preventative maintenance every other oil change. One $7 bottle of seafoam does a little more than 2 oil treatments if I remember correctly. My engine currently has 175k on it. I don't have any experience with spraying seafoam into the intake system or adding it to the gasoline to clean injectors and the fuel system. |
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(OP) User ID: 77256733 United States 10/28/2020 06:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks for all the replies, I find it odd that the product would only be good for outboard boat motors but none the less, I believe it to be good for all internal combustion engines. Just didn't know if there was something I was not aware of in the form of "side effects". Scottobereal |
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(OP) User ID: 77256733 United States 10/28/2020 06:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I love it when added to the engine oil and run for the last 100-200 miles of driving right before an oil change. The engine in my car (VQ series Nissan/Infiniti v6) is known for the oil passages being quite small, and oil having a hard time properly lubricating the top end. As a result, even a small amount of buildup within the upper oil passages can lead to lifter tapping as the miles on the engine increase. The lifter tapping can be quite loud, but it only happens at idle when the engine is warm. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77687104 The first Seafoam oil treatment cleaned it up enough to make the lifter ticking go away completely, but then it started to come back by the time the oil neeeded to be changed again, so I repeated the treatment. Now I don't hear it at all, and I continue do Seafoam treatments as preventative maintenance every other oil change. One $7 bottle of seafoam does a little more than 2 oil treatments if I remember correctly. My engine currently has 175k on it. I don't have any experience with spraying seafoam into the intake system or adding it to the gasoline to clean injectors and the fuel system. YES, added it to my oil before last change and it clean the heck out of everything, oil looked funky but didn't run it more than about 100 miles. Scottobereal |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77687104 United States 10/28/2020 06:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I love it when added to the engine oil and run for the last 100-200 miles of driving right before an oil change. The engine in my car (VQ series Nissan/Infiniti v6) is known for the oil passages being quite small, and oil having a hard time properly lubricating the top end. As a result, even a small amount of buildup within the upper oil passages can lead to lifter tapping as the miles on the engine increase. The lifter tapping can be quite loud, but it only happens at idle when the engine is warm. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77687104 The first Seafoam oil treatment cleaned it up enough to make the lifter ticking go away completely, but then it started to come back by the time the oil neeeded to be changed again, so I repeated the treatment. Now I don't hear it at all, and I continue do Seafoam treatments as preventative maintenance every other oil change. One $7 bottle of seafoam does a little more than 2 oil treatments if I remember correctly. My engine currently has 175k on it. I don't have any experience with spraying seafoam into the intake system or adding it to the gasoline to clean injectors and the fuel system. I forgot to mention it, but look up "Project Farm" on youtube. That guy/channel does great testing videos, and he has a couple on seafoam. His videos are what led me to try it for the first time. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 79553736 United States 10/28/2020 06:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks for all the replies, I find it odd that the product would only be good for outboard boat motors but none the less, I believe it to be good for all internal combustion engines. Just didn't know if there was something I was not aware of in the form of "side effects". Quoting: Blan Halen It will fuck up all of the sensors including O2 sensors temporarily and the car will run like shit until you restart the computer if you use the gas treatment, which with some more modern cars is not even possible. It is GREAT for use in small engines and older boat motors though. If you put it into a modern car you're going to end up worst off than how you started. On the other hand the oil treatment cleans the engine out slick as a whistle, just dont leave it for more than a hundred miles or so before you drain and discard the oil. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79553736 United States 10/28/2020 07:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks for all the replies, I find it odd that the product would only be good for outboard boat motors but none the less, I believe it to be good for all internal combustion engines. Just didn't know if there was something I was not aware of in the form of "side effects". Quoting: Blan Halen It will fuck up all of the sensors including O2 sensors temporarily and the car will run like shit until you restart the computer if you use the gas treatment, which with some more modern cars is not even possible. It is GREAT for use in small engines and older boat motors though. If you put it into a modern car you're going to end up worst off than how you started. On the other hand the oil treatment cleans the engine out slick as a whistle, just dont leave it for more than a hundred miles or so before you drain and discard the oil. Seafoam has also been known to clog catalytic convertors, which can be a very expensive fix. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79554752 United States 10/28/2020 07:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I love it when added to the engine oil and run for the last 100-200 miles of driving right before an oil change. The engine in my car (VQ series Nissan/Infiniti v6) is known for the oil passages being quite small, and oil having a hard time properly lubricating the top end. As a result, even a small amount of buildup within the upper oil passages can lead to lifter tapping as the miles on the engine increase. The lifter tapping can be quite loud, but it only happens at idle when the engine is warm. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77687104 The first Seafoam oil treatment cleaned it up enough to make the lifter ticking go away completely, but then it started to come back by the time the oil neeeded to be changed again, so I repeated the treatment. Now I don't hear it at all, and I continue do Seafoam treatments as preventative maintenance every other oil change. One $7 bottle of seafoam does a little more than 2 oil treatments if I remember correctly. My engine currently has 175k on it. I don't have any experience with spraying seafoam into the intake system or adding it to the gasoline to clean injectors and the fuel system. I forgot to mention it, but look up "Project Farm" on youtube. That guy/channel does great testing videos, and he has a couple on seafoam. His videos are what led me to try it for the first time. I love that guy,he has very interesting comparisons.Ionly wish he wouldn't talk so fast,like he's on speed. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 72022675 United States 10/28/2020 07:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Best way to judge an engine cleaner is by the level of cancer warnings on the can. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72022675 Anyone remember ACDelco's X66 in the white and red cans? That stuff had crazy warnings and it worked amazing. I wish it was still available...long live X66 I'm talking about the original stuff with the pull top can, not the newer stuff |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77503636 United States 10/28/2020 07:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I’ve used it for decades in my vehicles. They say there’s a risk to catalytic converters but I e never had a problem. If I had a vehicle I suspected the motor had a lot of build up I’d do the gas treatments for a few tanks before I used it in the oil. And out of abunbance of caution I use it in the oil 300-500 miles before an oil change as the stuff is basically kerosene and will reduce the oil viscosity. Crankcase treatment is fun lots of smoke for a couple minutes after restarting it. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77070158 United States 10/28/2020 07:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Don't know about saver - but it tweeks the old engines well. I had a 99 jeep wrangler and would slowly run it through the air intake and clean the shit out of the carb. It also works well as a fuel stabilizer for my 2019 SeaDoo. So... Sea Foam gets.. 5 Stars from me. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 57199317 Canada 10/28/2020 07:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I love it when added to the engine oil and run for the last 100-200 miles of driving right before an oil change. The engine in my car (VQ series Nissan/Infiniti v6) is known for the oil passages being quite small, and oil having a hard time properly lubricating the top end. As a result, even a small amount of buildup within the upper oil passages can lead to lifter tapping as the miles on the engine increase. The lifter tapping can be quite loud, but it only happens at idle when the engine is warm. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77687104 The first Seafoam oil treatment cleaned it up enough to make the lifter ticking go away completely, but then it started to come back by the time the oil neeeded to be changed again, so I repeated the treatment. Now I don't hear it at all, and I continue do Seafoam treatments as preventative maintenance every other oil change. One $7 bottle of seafoam does a little more than 2 oil treatments if I remember correctly. My engine currently has 175k on it. I don't have any experience with spraying seafoam into the intake system or adding it to the gasoline to clean injectors and the fuel system. I forgot to mention it, but look up "Project Farm" on youtube. That guy/channel does great testing videos, and he has a couple on seafoam. His videos are what led me to try it for the first time. Thanks for the link... |
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