4th Generation Maxima (1995-1999) Visit the 4th Generation forum to ask specific questions or find out more about the 4th Generation Maxima.

Is it safe to use Techron in the tank a week after adding Sea Foam?

Old Apr 11, 2014 | 01:15 AM
  #1  
dpool34's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 30
Is it safe to use Techron in the tank a week after adding Sea Foam?

This must be my 20th post in the past couple weeks; I'm a complete newb. I'm on my fourth Nissan, but this time around I'm trying to maintain my car on my own (with the help of the maxima.org community) for frugality purposes, but also to learn.
I put about a half bottle of Sea Foam in my gas tank last week. Unfortunately, I didn't realize at the time that Sea Foam isn't all that it's cracked up to be. It seems the general consensus in the forum is the only fuel treatment worth it's salt is Chevron Techron. I'm eager to add it to my fuel tank, but is it a good idea to add it now since I put some Sea Foam in last week? Should I wait a bit, or am I over-thinking this?
Thanks in advance. This community has honestly exponentially increased my Maxima experience.
Old Apr 11, 2014 | 05:11 AM
  #2  
njmaxseltd's Avatar
Member who somehow became The President of The SE-L Club
iTrader: (19)
 
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 16,024
Dump it in....
Old Apr 11, 2014 | 01:12 PM
  #3  
jfactor's Avatar
Member
 
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 153
From: Fort Worth, TX
Seafoam works great when you run half a can through the intake, gas tank not so much. I haven't tried the techron but I hear good things. I've used b12 for years in all the vehicles we have here at the house and it works great. I had a 94 isuzu pup with over 200k, pulled the injectors before I got rid of it and they looked brand new.
Old Apr 11, 2014 | 01:44 PM
  #4  
cashoit's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 4,005
From: Worcester, MA
dump that bish in and watch the magic occur!
Old Apr 11, 2014 | 05:51 PM
  #5  
jholley's Avatar
Senior Member
iTrader: (13)
 
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 1,319
From: TN
Have you used up the tank of gas mixed with sea foam? You're safe to add the techron into a newly filled tank of gas. After the techron mixture gets used up change the motor oil.
Old Apr 11, 2014 | 06:33 PM
  #6  
deathwobble's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 160
From: slc ut
There is a very small chance that it will cause all the subatomic practicals to collapse in on each other, causing millions of microscopic black holes that will then consume each other untell there is a super massive balck hole, that will devour the universe untell it becomes so massive it can't fight the gravitational pull and then it also collapses In on it's self becoming so Incredibly dense and hot that it violently explodes out ending all life as we know it. But that's pretty rare

Last edited by deathwobble; Apr 11, 2014 at 06:35 PM. Reason: spelling
Old Apr 12, 2014 | 01:09 AM
  #7  
dpool34's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 30
Originally Posted by jholley
Have you used up the tank of gas mixed with sea foam? You're safe to add the techron into a newly filled tank of gas. After the techron mixture gets used up change the motor oil.
I should change my motor oil after I out Techron is the gas tank? Or did you mean change the motor oil after putting Sea Foam in the oil crankcase?
I hope you meant that latter because I just had an oil change 200 miles ago and I'm dying to use Techron.
Edit: oh, to answer your question... I used up most of the Sea Foam-treated fuel (I put about a 1/2 bottle of Sea Foam in a 1/2 tank of gas. I refilled since then.

Last edited by dpool34; Apr 12, 2014 at 01:12 AM.
Old Apr 12, 2014 | 08:10 AM
  #8  
bhunter's Avatar
Supporting Maxima.org Member
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,036
Techron might be better but I have had good results with Seafoam. I have used it in my 300zx (miss that b!tch) my G35 and my lawnmower.

I don't think there would be any harm putting both in, as I bet they are very similar.
Old Apr 12, 2014 | 08:42 AM
  #9  
max ride 41's Avatar
Senior Member
iTrader: (4)
 
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 6,789
From: in my max, pa. :p
if you just seafoamed then chevron is not needed. they're both cleaning out your intake and injectors so y would you do the same thing again? not needed
Old Apr 12, 2014 | 10:04 AM
  #10  
bewrong's Avatar
Member
 
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 110
From: Fort Worth, TX
The only harm that could possibly come from using both at once is decreased power, and only temporarily.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
My Coffee
New Member Introductions
15
Jun 6, 2017 02:01 PM
doctorpullit
8th Generation Maxima (2016-)
60
Dec 12, 2015 09:39 AM
Need help
5th Generation Maxima (2000-2003)
23
Oct 2, 2015 08:56 AM
Andy29
5th Generation Maxima (2000-2003)
8
Sep 29, 2015 05:32 AM
DC_Juggernaut
7th Generation Maxima (2009-2015)
4
Sep 28, 2015 04:07 PM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 03:53 PM.