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Old 04-04-2007 | 09:11 PM
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Seafoaming...what Are The Benefits And How's It Done???

I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT "SEAFOAMING" MY 96 MAXIMA. I HEARD THAT IT BOTH REALLY GOOD TO DO FOR HIGHER-MILEAGE ENGINES...LIKE MINE... BUT I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HOW TO DO IT, WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO USE, ETC. FEEDBACK FROM Y'ALL PRO MECHANICS WOULD BE SUPER! THANX!!!
Old 04-04-2007 | 09:34 PM
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You feed it in through the brake booster line. I used seafoam "Deep Creep" which is a spray-can form of it. I honestly don't think it did anything. But anyway, here's all you need to know in this thread. Download the video for instructions on how to do it:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....=seafoam+video
Old 04-05-2007 | 05:54 AM
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IT DOESNT DO ****!!! ITS A WASTE OF MONEY
Old 04-05-2007 | 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by f550maranello2
IT DOESNT DO ****!!! ITS A WASTE OF MONEY

It makes smoke show and actuallly hurts your internals while cleaning virtually nothing. It is the equivalent of those cheap loud mufflers that fool themselves into thinking it makes them go faster.
Old 04-05-2007 | 09:28 AM
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I've heard people who say their car ran smoother afterwards.... I did it and didn't really notice a difference. But it is fun to drive down the block afterwards spewing out a trail of thick white smoke and getting looks from everyone.

It only smokes after letting it sit for a few minutes, so it's not just the sea foam burning off... but still i dunno if it really does anything significant.
Old 04-05-2007 | 12:10 PM
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It might not hurt, but heres a better solution:

1-Clean IACV and throttle body (change air filter if needed)
2-Add fuel injector cleaner (techron or gunmount regane clear only) and run tank til light comes on
3-wash and wax your car

Done
Old 04-05-2007 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by kcryan
It might not hurt, but heres a better solution:

1-Clean IACV and throttle body (change air filter if needed)
2-Add fuel injector cleaner (techron or gunmount regane clear only) and run tank til light comes on
3-wash and wax your car

Done
4- change fuel filter.
now your done.
Old 04-05-2007 | 12:54 PM
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why are your posts so huge and colored? what's the need?
Old 04-05-2007 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by JSMax
4- change fuel filter.
now your done.
5.Add Redline SI-1 Complete Fuel system cleaner, worked wonders for my 270k miles Max
Old 04-05-2007 | 05:58 PM
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Step 2 was add fuel system/injector cleaner.......
Old 04-06-2007 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 99BlackMaxMS
Step 2 was add fuel system/injector cleaner.......
I should've said replace the Techron/Regane with Redline...way better cleaner.

Happy now?
Old 04-06-2007 | 12:35 PM
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ummm wtf thread. SEARCH damnit
Old 04-06-2007 | 12:45 PM
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Seafoam...what a waste!!!!

This topic has come up how many times???
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