phast92se

i was jus wonderin if someone that has used seafoam could tell me where to get it. is it sold in places like autozone and pepboys, or do i have to order it??

Jeff92se

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I used the spray version of the intake/conbustion chamber cleaner. Not all places carry it. Would be best just to CALL a few local places. But depending on what you want to use it for, there are alot of similar products.

phast92se

i was gonna use it for the intake and maybe the fuel system

subs1000w

i always see it at lawnmower repair places

MrGone

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Napa

I have 2 bottles in my garage. Maxima is going to be soooo clean when its running again

David89Max

i know i should know but what is seafoam

Karmapolice

Napa, and autozone. Get three bottles, one for gas tank, one for oil, and one in the vac line off of the brake booster. Get ready for ALOT of smoke. Your neighbors will love you.

Cliff Clavin

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isn't that the stuff that washes up on the beach after a storm?

Jeff92se

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If you do this with the liquid version in a can, BE CAREFULL! You could very well hydrolock the engine. The vac line from the brake booster is WAY to big. Use a restrictor valve.

MrGone

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3 Cans is WAYYYY tooo much.

Even my 2 cans, with putting the proper ammounts in the fuel and crank, will leave alot left for me to pull threw the vacuum.

As jeff said, no brake booster, if your a 5spd, you can probably use the line from the Variable Intake. I would probably use a 1/4" or 3/8" hose, but you have to feather the stuff, if you let it suck it a bunch the engine will stumble and stall and probably hydrolock like Jeff said.


David, Seafoam is probably the best product for cleaning your engine of carbon deposits and build up. Marine people use it in their gas tanks as a stabilizer if the boats going to be sitting for a while.

phast92se

i cant find any places around me that carry it, ill jus have to keep lookin and hope i find it... anyways thanks for the info tho ill have to remember to look this thread up whenever i can find it

MrGone

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do you have a Napa local?
They should be able to order it for you if they dont have it in stock.

phast92se

yeah there's one, i stopped in yesterday and i didn't find it so i just left... i didnt think to have them order it for me, i'll prolly stop back in in a few days and order a few bottles

David89Max

thanks

broncoguy

I found it at O'Reilly's- not sure if you guys have those around you. Autozone didn't carry it, and neither did PepBoys.

snowman2155

That stuff like a cleaner? You just pour it in?

JC93SE

Try CarQuest

broncoguy

Used the Trans-Tune product on my tranny today- testimonials on the web site say this dude with a 89 Accord cured his slipping tranny with it. Guess what? didn't work on the max...I didn't really think it would, but had to try that $5.99 cure before I go for the $1200-plus cure. Bought the carbon cleaner stuff too, but haven't tried it yet.

MrGone

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http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUpConsumer.htm

http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUpTechGas.htm

phast92se

well i finally got my hands on a bottle of seafoam, but i have one question wheni go to pour a 1/3 of the bottle in the gas tank, should my tank be near empty or can i go ahead and pour it in while my tank is on 3/4??

MrGone

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have you read the instructions on the can?


I'd have your tank near empty so your not using so much of it in the tank, and mix it as instructed. Also mix in the reccomended ammount with the oil, and use the rest in the vacuum.

abunai

I've seen it at K-mart and Wal-mart.

rymo926

try lucas stop slip tranny add. Iwas leaking and sliping with no 2nd nor 4th and it slowed down the leak and shifting from 1st to 3rd better. after the rebuilt i put another bottle in and it made it shift even better. but it's 9.99 and i use two bottle

Karmapolice

I always wondered about that lucas stuff.

DARHAW-MAX

I am usually wary of this kind of stuff; however, if other, knowledgeable .ORG members used it, then I may have to give it a try.

MrGone

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I was thinking about putting the Lucas in our 91 Jimmy, but went with Hyperlube instead. this is for the oil.

The engine is tired and I am trying to use a thicker oil to bring back some compression. I dont reccomend this for Maxima's, its just this is a standard pushrod chebby and this is a bandaid fix until I have more time to rebuild that engine, or just consider dropping in a 350 or something and lowering the gear ratios for a nice cruiser.

also for the record, the seafoam made more of a difference than the hyper lube. You can use Lucas oil to build engines, or hyper lube, but I'm probably just going to use some Comp Cams breakin lube when I rebuild my VE, if I do.

Karmapolice

I used sea foams Trans Tune and it did nothing. Maybe a little smoother but not worth it.