I KNOW this is a repost but I cant find them anymore so lemme just go ahead and ask then you'll NEVER have to worry about ME asking again. SEAFOAM is it a yes or a no? because my buddy is gonna come over tommorow and we are gonna seafoam the car. I remember someone saying it damaged there car and other ppl say it works WONDERS. So should I or not...my car seriously needs her kick back and I think its cause she is DIRTY, hasnt had a tune up in...like 5 years (45k miles)...and all that...SOOOO I need to know what yalls input on the seafoam is. thanx.

 

You answered yourself...it's not up to us what you do to you car, it's up to you.

Ive used it, didnt notice any difference. Yes it smoked, and yes it idled smoother but thats it.

 

No. See I asked for input A) if yall think its a good idea B) If there was any chance of damaging my car...just incase thats not how you read it.

 

Ok...well still, what difference will it make it someone says it's a bad idea? Many people have done it and their car was fine. There have been some cases where people think seafoam caused damage to other engine components. Think of it...people who experienced problems must've done something wrong. I don't personally know of anyone who's had problems related to seafoam, but I do think it's overrated. For $5 a bottle - it's not bad. Making sure you know how much to put in and HOW/WHERE to put it in is the key. Otherwise problems may occur.

 

A.) maybe

B.) maybe

I myself have not tried it. I have gotten some results with Chevron techron. Fuel additive you put in your tank. I gained about 50 miles to the tank. happy enough. With seafoam, I didn't like the idea of my car smoking and junk. Good luck.

 

thanx. Bijangxe...do u have any helpful tips for me b4 I go and do it?

 

Cover painted areas like fenders and bumper with big garbage plastic bags and some tape; then make sure not to put any foam on electrical parts; make sure when rinse it do it with spray mode, not with really hard strong water. After aplied, let it work/seat for 10-15 minutes; remove plastic and start engine for 15 minutes to let it dry, you will see lots of smoke but it is normal. It is always better to have a nice and clean engine. I do it at least once a year.

 

are u talking about dumping the seafoam down that tube? or actually putting it on sumtin...I was told u put seafoam down a tube and keep revving the engine using the throttle to pump it down into the engine then it will come out the exhaust.

 

You were told wrong.

 

man this stuff seafoam sounds like a huge gimmick! i dont know anything about it.... use your own judgement but...this walkthrough i just read on how to use seafoam, tells you how to pour a ton of junk through your whole engine..

15.Spray Sea Foam Deep Creep into throttle body, fully soaking the blades, the bottom, top, and up and down into the intake manifold behind the throttle body. Use a good amount.
16.Wipe off excess liquid and visible deposits from the throttle body and blades with a shop or paper towel (especially around the edges of the blades), and reconnect intake bellows.

instruction 15 and more so 16 tells you to clean your TB...and i think THATS what gives the benefeits of any of this....seafoam sounds like it just adds a smoke effect. in closing it says
"If your car hasn't been cleaned in awhile, or has a lot of build-up for some reason, notice how the idle is smoother, the throttle response is crisper, the engine revs more smoothly, and possibly how it even pulls a little harder. "
i personaly wouldnt buy into it. it does say that next oil change you do, youll have suspended dirts and damaging metal particless, shavings, in the sea foam. so when you flush it out, it brings the dirt with it.
does it realy do this? because i would buy that!

How to use Sea Foam on your Car

 

Actually my mechanic used an additive, not seafoam though right before he flushed my system. He was reving it hard to 6k rpms I asked him why and he said so that it cleans as much as possible. 5 minutes later he stopped reving it and then let it idle for another 10 minutes. Shut her off and then flushed the system. And yes dayglo there was "gunk" and particles in the old oil. But I didn't see any metal shavings. Can you use seafoam on tranny?.. Cuz I thought only the tranny can cause metal flakes/shavings.

Anyways after the oil change, the car's alot more quieter, and the rev sounds a bit louder. After I did the spark plug replacement holy **** I was finally happy with gas mileage and low end performance (torque)

 

all without cleaning your TB by hand?
well that doesnt sound so bad then. i still duno if i would try on my max

 

I have used it on my old 99 SE-L and on present 00 GLE and will eventually use on 05 SE. I also used it on my boss's Sebring. It does something to the car. I figure it works for something. I put it in my crankshaft and will change the oil soon so I will see what somes out. I am thinking it will be just funk that build up in th eengine. The 00 GLE has 96k miles on it.

 

I personally use it every few oil changes. The first time it made a noticeable difference in my idle. My mpg increased, but nothing drastic on them. Throttle response seemed crisper. Each use after the first the differences weren't as noticeable, but they're there (hopefully cause my engine internals are clean, and only need maintained or a light cleaning). The differences are about the same as if I cleaned my throttle body.

Follow the directions on the can. I only use 1/3 can per time when sucking it through a vacuum line. You can use the brake booster vacuum hose or another one on the top of the upper intake manifold. Just make sure it's one that feeds all 6 cylinders. Put 1/3 of the can in to a cup with a large opening so you can get a hose in to it with your thumb covering it. Also make sure the cup allows you to see how much of the Seafoam you're putting in and how fast. With the car running, disconnect the vacuum hose, and cap the engine side end with your thumb to prevent the car from stalling. I have a long vinyl hose that I use to "extend" the engine's vacuum hose to make this easier. I then place the hose end, with thumb still covering the opening, into the cup (another reason a wide opening is necessary). Slowly move your thumb to "open" the hose end while in the seafoam, allowing it to suck it in slowly. The engine will start to idle rougher, but keep going. Play with the amount/speed injested to prevent the car from stalling, but still injesting the Seafoam. When the seafoam is gone, immediately shut off the car. Re-connect the vacuum hose to where it goes. The can says wait 5 minutes, but I normally wait about 10. Crank the car, and let idle for a minute or so until the idle becomes stable. It may want to stutter initially until most of the seafoam is out of the manifold or wherever. You can then either let it idle and rev it in your driveway to watch the smoke, or drive it down the road smoking the neighborhood out. It's your call. I usually smoke out my driveway for a minute, then hit a back road. The car will smoke for a few minutes. And the smoke can be extreme, especially if it's your first treatment and it soaked the internals pretty good. If it's really extreme, you could even do a second treatment later (but before you change your oil).

After the Seafoam treatment, it is a good idea to change your oil. This is to remove any particles that the Seafoam may have dislodged that made their way in to your oil. I did notice on my first use my oil was really black when changed right after the treatment (and it was still golden brown immediately prior to Seafoam). Even though oil color doesn't predict the condition of the oil, it becoming black leads me to believe that there was some definite cleaning going on.

Each use after the initial treatment hasn't produced as noticeable results in performance, mpg, or the darkening of my oil. But the differences are definitely there. We change air filters, clean TB's, and run injector cleaners, but most people don't do anything to clean the rest of their intake system and such. With the differences I've noticed using Seafoam, I'll continue using it on both of my vehicles, even though it's only a "maintenance" cleaning now. It's part of my routine just as using Techron or Lucas Fuel Treatment for injectors and TB cleanings every few oil changes.

If you get the Seafoam Deep Creep, it is easier to use. It's the same product as regular Seafoam, but in an aerosol can. It also has other uses similar to PB Blaster and WD-40.

Some people put the remaining Seafoam in their gas tank. Nothing wrong with that, but I save it for my next intake cleaning. My gas tank gets Techron or Lucas, which I feel do an excellent job on the injector/cylinder end.

Hope this helps. Any questions, email or PM me. If you need pics, I can take some quickly and email to you.

Dave

 

do they sell it at pepboys? or discount auto? I've honestly never heard of it out of this forum.

 

They sell it at Auto Zone. The stuff dealers use (my cousin works for Honda) is called Justice Brothers. Its like a seafoam-type product in that you put it in the oil, fuel, and intake but it costs 149.99. Their cost is $39. He cant get any for $39 though. He cant even get it from the parts counter unless its on the work order. And it DOES work. I don't know about seafoam but this justice brothers stuff is good.