hey everyone,
i used seafoam for the first time in my car today (2k2 w/ 34000 miles) and it worked great! it didnt take too much time, and was definitely worth the 6 bucks. the car has better pick-up and a smoother idle...i cant even tell the car is running anymore! i will be doing this every other oil change from now on

 

i had a good experience with it in my 98 I30 as well so im a supporter as well

now just wait for E55AMG to start yelling and saying how it does nothing.

 

lol, well thats just how it is on the .org....brutal!

 

Why would using seafoam cause problems? Or what problems have been run into with using it?

 

I've only heard of one kid that was saying his car was running like **** after dumping it in the oil...

 

Seafoam Is Teh B0mz0r!!!1!!1!!111

 

it can supposedly kill o2 sensors but if they go cause of seafoam than they were already on there way out.
i wouldnt put it in my oil.
i havent put it in my gas but wouldnt hesitate to
if you pour it in to fast to your intake manifold than you can kill (hydrolock) your engine

overall its not necessary but it cant do to much damage if used properly

 

Most of the cars I've owned, I put well over 200k miles w/out any engine additives and 3500 mile oil change. Only thing going into my engine is the oil.

 

It causes problems because you have people here that don't know what the hell they're doing when they do the engine cleaning part. I've saw a vid where someone sucked it through the brake booster while running up the revs really high.

If you take your time with it and suck it in a little at a time, you won't have any issues. My car idles a lot smoother since doing it last summer.

 

where can a buy this stuff?

 

I know there is 3 ways to use it, in the oil, in the gas or suck it up thru some hose??? which is the best way. and is there a write up on how to do it thry the brake booster hose?

 

Where do you buy seafoam. I checked on the web but cant find anyone who sells it.

 

Autozone for like under $6 per can

 

What is the best way to use this stuff?

 

This stuff is great. Used it today on my car for the first time since the engine was rebuilt at 90k. I have 178k now. I'm looking to put this stuff in every 10 to 12k from now on.

 

go to their website and you will see that each serves its own function. i used it in my brake booster line before an oil change. i typically do not use oil additives but i put in the crank and ran it pretty hard for a few miles then came back for the oil change.

 

Use the 'foam', young Maxima owner... Trust it! I used it for the first time almost a week ago, and will make sure it's in my garage always. I did it via the brake booster vaccuum line and it worked excellently. I had no problems at all. Will be trying it in the gas tank pretty soon now. Definitely worth MORE than the $6.99 I paid for it

 

I have 114k miles and I'm almost sure that Seafoam was never used on my car. I'm ready to use it, gotta pick it up today from Autozone

Is this the right sequence?

1. Brakebooster - half can
2. Crankcase/oil - half can

3. Fuel tank - One full can

 

i used 1/3 for the brake booster, 1/3 for the crank and i used the last 1/3 before my most recent oil change in the brake booster. i normally use Bg44K or chevron techron fuel system cleaner.

 

Where and how do you use it on the brake booster line?

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...3&postcount=39

That's one great post by JaTaN.

 

I have used two full cans in the last month. The maxima runs better and bettter after each can. The funny thing is all that smoke that comes out the exhaust. I will be getting an oil change this weekend and well will add a can to the oil, a can to the gas and another can to the brake booster. I figure the first two cans have cleaned up the intake somewhat, will probably do two cans by next week to really clean it out!!!

 

Much appreciated

 

I have never used Seafoam and am not knocking it. My car runs perfectly and idles bang on 650 rpm. Granted the car is low mileage and it still has the original plugs.
But its beyond my comprehension why someone with a 2003 Maxima (hct67) feels compelled to run so much of this stuff through his vehicle. It makes absolutely no sense to me.

 

free bump to the top

 

SeaFoam has made noticeable improvements when used through the brake booster hose. It did absolutely nothing when put into the fuel tank (that was a full can of it too), and I am not dumping any crap like that into my crankcase. I use Mobil 1 5W-30 synthetic all the time so it should be clean enough inside there.

 

What he said goes for me too.

 

i think it did do a little something when put into the fuel tank..the reason i say this is because when i first did seafoam into my brake booster line, i had a can left, so i decided to put it into the gas tank of my mom's 2k max...the next day, she came home from work and said "wow my car was really responsive today"...im not sure if it had anything to do with it, but she said ever since that day, her car has been much better than before...

 

I almost think this is a mandatory tune up procedure if you're a 5 speed/6 speed. I have put this stuff in 4 manual cars and they got the most smoke. I put it in 2 autos, one smoked pretty good, the other not much, but everyone immediately noticed marked improvement. Cleaning the throttle body works real well with this; I apply seafoam through the brake booster, instructions say to wait 5 minutes before you start it up, during this time you can take off cold air/hai,etc and clean out the throttle body with some cleaner and a rag, by the time you're done it's time to crank up to let the seafoam blow out.
When you clean the throttle body, you will want to run seafoam because you can only reach so much of that oil gunk that's built up in the throttle body, this gunk can extend into the actual intake manifold also, so it has a build up of oil and gunk and the seafoam helps clean some of it up.

 

I did the seafoam over weeked and I noticed a differnce right off the start. Car did not smoke as much as I thought at idle, but when I drove off it smoked like crazy, smoked up the whole street! The car runs and pulls much better at all rpms. I poured the rest in the gas tank today with about 10 galons of gas. I will see how this dose.

 

i poured it in my crankcase and in my gas tank. im waiting til later this week to change out my oil. do people who experience the better results go through the brake bleeder? is there anywhere else this can be put other than the three listed? what about the fuel pressure regulator?

 

there is not a best place to put it. if you read the bottle, it will describe the different functions it can help in the 3 different locations. i typically on use chevron techron for the fuel system so i just used it through the brake booster (not brake bleeder) and used a small amount in the crankcase. i bought it at advance auto and used the crankcase portion in the parking lot then drove the car hard back to the house and changed the oil immediately. if you are going for a difference you might can feel such as responsiveness then use the brake booster method.

 

like i said, i used in through the crankcase, and through my gas tank. lol, sorry about the brake bleeder, im retarded at times. i'm considering the brake booster method, but im fearful that i'd probably fock something up. also, what about the fuel pressure regulator? anyone put it through there?

 

I used th Sea Foam for all three, Gas, Oil and Through the Brake Vacuum line. Also I just purchased the Sea Foam Deep Creep, You can use this to clean out your Throttle Body. I will let everyone know how it goes. I personally will only use Sea Foam from now on. I have had incredible results and love the stuff. I usually use a Whole Can for the Vacuum Line, The Gas Tank and a Half of Can for the Oil Crankcase. No problems ever and have done this 3 times already!!!! What I would like to do it take the Throttle Body and Intake Manifold off the car and just spray both with Deep Creep over and over again till its spotless and then put it back on and feel the results!!!

 

When a carbon cleaner is needed – to spray into carburetors of all types, throttle body throats, pcv valve or main manifold vacuum lines.
Your service technician can offer a SEA FOAM DEEP CREEP treatment as part of a pre-tune-up cleaning. When air intakes need cleaning – causing rough idles or stalls, because throttle plates are dirty.Your service technician can offer a SEA FOAM DEEP CREEP treatment to safely clean the throttle plates and system.

 

Do you work for Seafoam or affiliated with them in any way?

 

No, But its the only friggin product I have found to aqctually do what it says it does. So many BS products out there. I use it and trust it.

 

Your right. I used half a can in the brake booster and noticed a difference 1 minute after the smoke went away. I called the guys at Seafoam and they say to use it when the car is at its hottest its a heat activated product they say. They also told me its best to have someone rev up the car a little maybe arond 1800-2k rpms when adding to the brake booster.

 

I just dumped a pint of Seafoam into the gas tank, not sure if i'd observe any difference ... i dumped a bottle of Techron some 6000 miles ago ...

i wanna do the brake booster method of adding seafoam but i'm little hesitant as to how slow i should do it. As for measurement, is it sufficient to say use half the (dannon yogurt small ) cup of Seafoam ?!?

 

what exactly does the seafoam do to the engine, sorry for asking like a noobie, but i am