How to clean crankcase using seafoam?
09-20-2006, 09:56 AM
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How to clean crankcase using seafoam?
I found the write up how to clean the intake manifold via vacuum line here:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=346574&page=3
However, where is the write up on how to clean the crank case with seafoam? Also where is the write up on how much to add to the gasoline. Whiles were at cleaning different points, are there any other spots to add seafoam to other than the 3 aforementioned areas?
P.S. - I checked the stickies and couldn't find ****.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=346574&page=3
However, where is the write up on how to clean the crank case with seafoam? Also where is the write up on how much to add to the gasoline. Whiles were at cleaning different points, are there any other spots to add seafoam to other than the 3 aforementioned areas?
P.S. - I checked the stickies and couldn't find ****.
09-20-2006, 10:13 AM
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Well to clean the crankcase i think you just pour about half the bottel into your oil and just let the car run for a little bit. I just did the vacum line one with about half the bottle of seafoam and then just poured the rest of it in the fuel tank.
09-20-2006, 10:25 AM
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It should say on the bottle how much, like the Marvel Mystery oil does...I saw it on mine.
09-20-2006, 10:33 AM
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How much fuel did you have when you poured it in the tank. I have heard reports to change your oil no more than 100 miles after you have added it to the oil, so it would only make sense that you had enough "seafomed" gas to cover no more than this 100 miles.
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09-20-2006, 10:40 AM
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I used a 3/4 tank and 1/2 bottle, used the other 1/2 in the vaccum line, drove it for 2-3 miles and changed the oil.....smoked like a bastard...neighbor yelled across the street ...time to sell....my street looked like somone lit off a hundred smoke bombs...
09-20-2006, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by kingrukus
How much fuel did you have when you poured it in the tank. I have heard reports to change your oil no more than 100 miles after you have added it to the oil, so it would only make sense that you had enough "seafomed" gas to cover no more than this 100 miles.
Where are puppetmaster, irishj, emax95 and the other 5th gen knowledgegodz?
Where are puppetmaster, irishj, emax95 and the other 5th gen knowledgegodz?
The main thing with pouring the seafoam into the oil is to change the oil right after as it thins it out and cleans out the engine and you get sludge in the oil.
09-20-2006, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by kingrukus
How much fuel did you have when you poured it in the tank. I have heard reports to change your oil no more than 100 miles after you have added it to the oil, so it would only make sense that you had enough "seafomed" gas to cover no more than this 100 miles.
09-20-2006, 03:58 PM
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How bad is the smoking really? I've read a lot about the smoking. After this cleaning, would it be the best time to add a Oil Catch can to keep the engine clean of build up? Would make sense.
09-20-2006, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by kingrukus
I found the write up how to clean the intake manifold via vacuum line here:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=346574&page=3
However, where is the write up on how to clean the crank case with seafoam? Also where is the write up on how much to add to the gasoline. Whiles were at cleaning different points, are there any other spots to add seafoam to other than the 3 aforementioned areas?
P.S. - I checked the stickies and couldn't find ****.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=346574&page=3
However, where is the write up on how to clean the crank case with seafoam? Also where is the write up on how much to add to the gasoline. Whiles were at cleaning different points, are there any other spots to add seafoam to other than the 3 aforementioned areas?
P.S. - I checked the stickies and couldn't find ****.
you ask alot of questions...for someone whose been on the org for quite a long time....not that it's bad to ask questions...but alot of the stuff yer asking, is complete common sense...especially you been on the org for so long...
09-20-2006, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by kingrukus
I found the write up how to clean the intake manifold via vacuum line here:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=346574&page=3
However, where is the write up on how to clean the crank case with seafoam? Also where is the write up on how much to add to the gasoline. Whiles were at cleaning different points, are there any other spots to add seafoam to other than the 3 aforementioned areas?
P.S. - I checked the stickies and couldn't find ****.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=346574&page=3
However, where is the write up on how to clean the crank case with seafoam? Also where is the write up on how much to add to the gasoline. Whiles were at cleaning different points, are there any other spots to add seafoam to other than the 3 aforementioned areas?
P.S. - I checked the stickies and couldn't find ****.
09-20-2006, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by steven88
the answer is in the back of the bottle...
you ask alot of questions...for someone whose been on the org for quite a long time....not that it's bad to ask questions...but alot of the stuff yer asking, is complete common sense...especially you been on the org for so long...
you ask alot of questions...for someone whose been on the org for quite a long time....not that it's bad to ask questions...but alot of the stuff yer asking, is complete common sense...especially you been on the org for so long...
09-20-2006, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by kingrukus
I could have been on the .org for 25 years, and I will still ask questions. I rather ask questions and be 100% sure than go fooling around with the car. I dont see how this is common sense...maybe for someone more mechanically inclined.
09-20-2006, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by steven88
umm...it's common sense to read...read through the threads...you can search, so use it...read on the back of the bottle? its all over the place...your asking stuff that an elementary kid can answer...but your 24 years old and a 5 year org member, and you still can't figure stuff out?
09-20-2006, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by kingrukus
How about this? How about you stop answering my threads and pretend I Dont exist. Further more, how about you add me to your ignore list. Go f'uck off.
maybe puppet, irish, aint answering your threads cuz the answers are so obvious
09-20-2006, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by steven88
wow, tsk tsk, temper temper
maybe puppet, irish, aint answering your threads cuz the answers are so obvious
maybe puppet, irish, aint answering your threads cuz the answers are so obvious
09-20-2006, 09:17 PM
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I've got 2 pairs of 4 ounce gloves (MMA style). I'll let you guys borrow them if you promise to settle this like men and beat some a$$ instead of cyber-bullying each other. You're both GHEY!
09-20-2006, 09:51 PM
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kingrukus.......take it from an old fellow canuck......if you've been using the recommended oil and changing it when recommended or earlier and your car is running fine then don't use any additives such as SeaFoam. SeaFoam is nothing more than a mixture of naptha (white gasoline), a light oil and isopropanol (wood alcohol) NONE of which I would put in any crankcase (or the fuel tank for that matter) of any engine that I own. The naptha is great oil DILUTER and "grease CUTTER". Diluting the oil with gas is for being able to crank/start large aircraft engines in the freezing Arctic.... NOT your car. See where I'm going here. It will affect the ability of the oil to lubricate the engine. I've seen the insides of a lot of different engines and when an engine has been maintained in accordance with the owner's manual etc. etc. additives such as SeaFoam are of NO benefit and in my opinion using it is just asking for trouble. SeaFoam by the company's own sales pitch was concocted about 40 plus years ago for cleaning the carbon and varnish out of 2 stroke engines (outboards) which especially 40 years ago did get carboned up just by design (the oil was in the fuel). That's not what you have. Normally, gasoline engines these days are not internally plugged/sludged or varnished up. Most are in fact "clean as a whistle". And high mileage has nothing to do with it..... contaminants are NOT cumulative if you do regular oil changes. I'm not just picking on SeaFoam, some contain varsol for example. That's one of the solvents we use to "clean" engine parts with. With today's oils your engine is already clean. Just make sure the PCV valve is working and the crankcase vent is clear and you'll be fine.
09-21-2006, 12:51 AM
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How about this? How about you stop answering my threads and pretend I Dont exist. Further more, how about you add me to your ignore list. Go f'uck off.
09-21-2006, 05:10 AM
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So basically your saying he can go buy a Haynes manual and do an engine swpa on his own since the instructions are and any elementry kid can answer and do an engine swap because its in a manual?
Nothing wrong with him clarifying and he indicated he tried to do a search. Any elementry kid can read that.
Nothing wrong with him clarifying and he indicated he tried to do a search. Any elementry kid can read that.
09-21-2006, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by P. Samson
kingrukus.......take it from an old fellow canuck......if you've been using the recommended oil and changing it when recommended or earlier and your car is running fine then don't use any additives such as SeaFoam. SeaFoam is nothing more than a mixture of naptha (white gasoline), a light oil and isopropanol (wood alcohol) NONE of which I would put in any crankcase (or the fuel tank for that matter) of any engine that I own. The naptha is great oil DILUTER and "grease CUTTER". Diluting the oil with gas is for being able to crank/start large aircraft engines in the freezing Arctic.... NOT your car. See where I'm going here. It will affect the ability of the oil to lubricate the engine. I've seen the insides of a lot of different engines and when an engine has been maintained in accordance with the owner's manual etc. etc. additives such as SeaFoam are of NO benefit and in my opinion using it is just asking for trouble. SeaFoam by the company's own sales pitch was concocted about 40 plus years ago for cleaning the carbon and varnish out of 2 stroke engines (outboards) which especially 40 years ago did get carboned up just by design (the oil was in the fuel). That's not what you have. Normally, gasoline engines these days are not internally plugged/sludged or varnished up. Most are in fact "clean as a whistle". And high mileage has nothing to do with it..... contaminants are NOT cumulative if you do regular oil changes. I'm not just picking on SeaFoam, some contain varsol for example. That's one of the solvents we use to "clean" engine parts with. With today's oils your engine is already clean. Just make sure the PCV valve is working and the crankcase vent is clear and you'll be fine.
09-21-2006, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by TDotMax
So basically your saying he can go buy a Haynes manual and do an engine swpa on his own since the instructions are and any elementry kid can answer and do an engine swap because its in a manual?
Nothing wrong with him clarifying and he indicated he tried to do a search. Any elementry kid can read that.
Nothing wrong with him clarifying and he indicated he tried to do a search. Any elementry kid can read that.
09-21-2006, 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Hoooper
to answer the crankcase question, it seems to be the concensus that you go in this order. Gas tank-100mi before oil change, crankcase-50mi before oil change, manifold-20minutes before oil change(basically long enough to get the seafoam out of the engine)
09-21-2006, 08:33 AM
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I love making the smoke.....LOL...fun....
09-21-2006, 09:53 AM
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So basically your saying he can go buy a Haynes manual and do an engine swpa on his own since the instructions are and any elementry kid can answer and do an engine swap because its in a manual?
Nothing wrong with him clarifying and he indicated he tried to do a search. Any elementry kid can read that.
Nothing wrong with him clarifying and he indicated he tried to do a search. Any elementry kid can read that.
09-21-2006, 09:58 AM
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Don't worry about stephen88, he is trying to look "smart" infront of his maxima peers. Quite honestly I couldn't care less what I look like around here, after all it is a forum that exists in cyberplace that is meant for information, which is fueled by people that I will never meet.
09-21-2006, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by steven88
not exactly....don't talk about something you don't know
09-21-2006, 01:03 PM
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Dude, just quit. The minute you tried to invalidate my question because of my age and tenure here, it was obvious that you were to trying to reflect a superiority complex on yourself. Please go take your broken FSTB and stick it up your ***. Mods, please lock this thread and prevent further ramblings from God's most knowledgable 18 year old bursting at the seams with seafoam common sense.
09-21-2006, 01:12 PM
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Dude, just quit. The minute you tried to invalidate my question because of my age and tenure here, it was obvious that you were to trying to reflect a superiority complex on yourself. Please go take your broken FSTB and stick it up your ***. Mods, please lock this thread and prevent further ramblings from God's most knowledgable 18 year old bursting at the seams with seafoam common sense.
But please don't play these e-thug games, no one likes them... keke puppetmaster bannded me for a week y0
09-21-2006, 01:23 PM
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chill out king, i don't see why you didn't read the back of the bottle first before you posted on here. its pretty obvious that the back of the bottle should be one of the first places to read, then the stickies and if all else fails...the org. man tho e-thugging isn't cool
09-21-2006, 02:04 PM
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Alright cyber thugs, I dont have a bottle of the stuff yet. It is not widely available in canada. Before I purchased it, I wanted to know how to do it. Forget it, I already learned how to from another chap with his steps above. Look at all the teenage thugs run after me now from CA.
09-21-2006, 02:09 PM
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wow....are you for reals? calling me a cyber thug, your funny. you've been on the org. twice as long as i have and you can't find a smiple answer and plus you posted this thread in a 5th gen forum when it should have been in the fluids section, how pathetic can you be
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09-21-2006, 02:52 PM
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hey kingrukus im sorry but im gonna have to side with the law and limsandy. this should be on the fluids and lubricants section. also take some extra time to look a little harder in there. theres plenty of threads about seafoam. just have to go a few pages back.
in a few minutes i already found most of your questions and their answers:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=468928
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=308576&pp=30
in a few minutes i already found most of your questions and their answers:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=468928
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=308576&pp=30
09-21-2006, 03:00 PM
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The funny part is I already got my questions answered, and now everyone is sh'itting that its in the wrong section. This post seems to have startled and hurt many of you children.
Now NYC is attacking from the east coast. West Coast nukkaz and east coast nukkaz tryin to run game against a north side nukka. The Law tried to put down, and hiz a'ss got hakk, he got a east coast nukka tryin to blow **** from the back.
Now NYC is attacking from the east coast. West Coast nukkaz and east coast nukkaz tryin to run game against a north side nukka. The Law tried to put down, and hiz a'ss got hakk, he got a east coast nukka tryin to blow **** from the back.
09-21-2006, 03:20 PM
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lol look who the cyber thugger is.....nukkaz this.....nukka that....what a thug, hes a hardcore Toronto e-thugger, better watch out he might get you with some of their maple syrup in your eyes
09-21-2006, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by The Law
lol look who the cyber thugger is.....nukkaz this.....nukka that....what a thug, hes a hardcore Toronto e-thugger, better watch out he might get you with some of their maple syrup in your eyes