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Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Seafoam, pros and cons using it on a 302?
Posted by SLOWFOX (Member # 11067) on
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X2
Posted by venomous99 (Member # 1917) on
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-pro: cleans the shit out of your motor, can use it as a smoke screen driving down the street like you're spyhunter.
-con: cost money
Posted by losbadgts (Member # 4394) on
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I do it to all my cars once a year, never had any issues, I always use the vacuum line from the brake booster, and put some on my gas tank aswell, then I changed my oil and after my gas tank is empty I changed my fuel filter. So pretty much I use it right before a tune up
[ November 16, 2011, 07:07 AM: Message edited by: losbadgts ]
Posted by Slowback67 (Member # 6348) on
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That stuff works good. I would suggest doing an oil change after you get gas again and fill it with fresh gas.
That spyhunter line make me laugh....
Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on
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Originally posted by losbadgts:
I do it to all my cars once a year, never had any issues, I always use the vacuum line from the brake booster, and put some on my gas tank aswell, then I changed my oil and after my gas tank is empty I changed my fuel filter. So pretty much I use it right before a tune up
pretty much the Jist Dana.
Posted by Mach916 (Member # 8264) on
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doesnt really clean much..i let it sit...for..days.. in my buddys 96 cobra head intake ports..valves were closed so i just filled the ports up..and let them sit..didnt do much at all..had to use a wire brush..so to say this shit does anything major is just funny to me.
Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on
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Originally posted by Mach916:
doesnt really clean much..i let it sit...for..days.. in my buddys 96 cobra head intake ports..valves were closed so i just filled the ports up..and let them sit..didnt do much at all..had to use a wire brush..so to say this shit does anything major is just funny to me.
so you used it as more of a cleaning solvent then letting it run through the motor? when I used to sell autoparts the Seafoam rep came in and we tested it on some of our work trucks and seriously the difference was amazing! I even used it one time and it even helped my car pass smog. I went in and they failed it went home ran seafoam and cam back for the free re-test and it dropped the numbers a fair amount the car really needed a cat but wasnt ready to replace the cat just yet.
Posted by Mach916 (Member # 8264) on
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Originally posted by v-town coupe:
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Originally posted by Mach916:
doesnt really clean much..i let it sit...for..days.. in my buddys 96 cobra head intake ports..valves were closed so i just filled the ports up..and let them sit..didnt do much at all..had to use a wire brush..so to say this shit does anything major is just funny to me.
so you used it as more of a cleaning solvent then letting it run through the motor? when I used to sell autoparts the Seafoam rep came in and we tested it on some of our work trucks and seriously the difference was amazing! I even used it one time and it even helped my car pass smog. I went in and they failed it went home ran seafoam and cam back for the free re-test and it dropped the numbers a fair amount the car really needed a cat but wasnt ready to replace the cat just yet.
the alcohol in it is what helped you pass smog..passing it threw the intake manifold wont do anything other then expensive smoke..brotha it sat for days and didnt do shit to the sludge..jack shit..only using a brush did anything... in the engine its better and cheaper to just run one quart of tranny fluid..i wish i would have taken pictures.
Posted by Mach916 (Member # 8264) on
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im just saying..not trying to bash..just trying to help save you guys some money.it might clean the dust off in the intake manifold haha
Posted by Rob1 (Member # 9444) on
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I think it works with the heat inside the motor to steam clean it. Ive used it on a couple of my cars and have felt a noticeable difference the way the car ran
Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on
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Originally posted by Rob1:
I think it works with the heat inside the motor to steam clean it. Ive used it on a couple of my cars and have felt a noticeable difference the way the car ran
Im pretty sure it says right on the bottle to warm up the enginge before use. I have used it in a few cars and have always had a good results. I never seen anywhere in the direction that it says to soak on parts. Following directions is key.
Posted by g-ride14 (Member # 9143) on
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Originally posted by SnakeBit:
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Originally posted by Rob1:
I think it works with the heat inside the motor to steam clean it. Ive used it on a couple of my cars and have felt a noticeable difference the way the car ran
Im pretty sure it says right on the bottle to warm up the enginge before use. I have used it in a few cars and have always had a good results. I never seen anywhere in the direction that it says to soak on parts. Following directions is key.
+1 i've used it on my cobra with great results.
Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on
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Originally posted by Mach916:
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Originally posted by v-town coupe:
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Originally posted by Mach916:
doesnt really clean much..i let it sit...for..days.. in my buddys 96 cobra head intake ports..valves were closed so i just filled the ports up..and let them sit..didnt do much at all..had to use a wire brush..so to say this shit does anything major is just funny to me.
so you used it as more of a cleaning solvent then letting it run through the motor? when I used to sell autoparts the Seafoam rep came in and we tested it on some of our work trucks and seriously the difference was amazing! I even used it one time and it even helped my car pass smog. I went in and they failed it went home ran seafoam and cam back for the free re-test and it dropped the numbers a fair amount the car really needed a cat but wasnt ready to replace the cat just yet.
the alcohol in it is what helped you pass smog..passing it threw the intake manifold wont do anything other then expensive smoke..brotha it sat for days and didnt do shit to the sludge..jack shit..only using a brush did anything... in the engine its better and cheaper to just run one quart of tranny fluid..i wish i would have taken pictures.
if you let it sit while it was cold of course it isn't going to do anything.
what you want for that is easy off oven cleaner.
Posted by SlowStockFox (Member # 1081) on
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ive used it on over 20 cars and i always seem to get mpg, the car ran better, ive also seen it help someone pass smog. seafoam kicks ass. it just has gone up in price alot... kinda sucks
Posted by 2BlueGeeTees (Member # 4702) on
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Seafoam: best substance to come in a bottle that doesn't have an alcohol content!
Posted by SLOWFOX (Member # 11067) on
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Ok so how do i use it please details..
Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on
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Originally posted by SLOWFOX:
Ok so how do i use it please details..
Pretty easy.
1st thing to do is warm up your car. LOL
Then split the into 3 equal parts. I usually use 3 party cups.
Pour 1 cup in the gas tank
Pour 1 in the crank case
With the car running " and warm" remove the big vaccume hose connected to the brake booster. Slowly suck up the entire 3rd cup, slowly or it will stall the motor. When the cup is almost empty I usually let it stall. Let it sit for at least 30 min and then it's time for the smoke screen! Let it run until the smoke stops and give it a few hard rev's, keep it below 3K. It will probably smoke for a good 5-10 minutes. Change your oil after 50 - 100 miles. You will definetly notice a difference.
[ November 16, 2011, 06:24 PM: Message edited by: SnakeBit ]
Posted by SS396 chevelle (Member # 7277) on
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Originally posted by SLOWFOX Ok so how do i use it please details..
Read the fucking directions it is on the god damn bottle.you do know how to read right
Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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I might do this to my Jeep. Probably can't use seaform on a diesel right?
Posted by SLOWFOX (Member # 11067) on
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Originally posted by SS396 chevelle:
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Originally posted by SLOWFOX Ok so how do i use it please details..
Read the fucking directions it is on the god damn bottle.you do know how to read right
Hahaha somebody needs to get laid on needs to stop visiting tyrone lol.....
Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on
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Originally posted by WildFire532FB:
I might do this to my Jeep. Probably can't use seaform on a diesel right?
It says for diesel on the front of the can. I've never done that.
Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Originally posted by SnakeBit:
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Originally posted by WildFire532FB:
I might do this to my Jeep. Probably can't use seaform on a diesel right?
It says for diesel on the front of the can. I've never done that.
I'll try it on the Jeep. Seems like its having issues.
Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Does it clean out the upper intake?
Posted by SLOWFOX (Member # 11067) on
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Originally posted by SnakeBit:
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Originally posted by SLOWFOX:
Ok so how do i use it please details..
Pretty easy.
1st thing to do is warm up your car. LOL
Then split the into 3 equal parts. I usually use 3 party cups.
Pour 1 cup in the gas tank
Pour 1 in the crank case
With the car running " and warm" remove the big vaccume hose connected to the brake booster. Slowly suck up the entire 3rd cup, slowly or it will stall the motor. When the cup is almost empty I usually let it stall. Let it sit for at least 30 min and then it's time for the smoke screen! Let it run until the smoke stops and give it a few hard rev's, keep it below 3K. It will probably smoke for a good 5-10 minutes. Change your oil after 50 - 100 miles. You will definetly notice a difference.
thanks man i was gonna do it on my last oil change but had my doubts...
Posted by maeco (Member # 2578) on
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I use it in all the cars I buy before oil change works great.
Posted by slidewayz94 (Member # 3101) on
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I've used seafoam several times its good stuff
Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Just bought some seafoam, gonna do this next week on my Jeep at work. Someone said its expensive? it was only 7.99 was it cheaper at one point?
Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on
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Originally posted by WildFire532FB:
Just bought some seafoam, gonna do this next week on my Jeep at work. Someone said its expensive? it was only 7.99 was it cheaper at one point?
Yeah I seen that comment. LOL
Crazy expensive!
Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Gonna sea foam today, gonna be pissed if i can't drive home after work.
Posted by fredfifty (Member # 10320) on
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I might do this...in a 91 5.0 where do i access the crankcase to dump the seafoam?
Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on
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Originally posted by fredfifty:
I might do this...in a 91 5.0 where do i access the crankcase to dump the seafoam?
...the oil fill cap?
Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on
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Originally posted by Blind:
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Originally posted by fredfifty:
I might do this...in a 91 5.0 where do i access the crankcase to dump the seafoam?
...the oil fill cap?
Yes, put it in your oil.
Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Doing this right now and it maybe smoked for 30 seconds not even enough to block out my visibility of the back of my jeep
Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Wow what is in this stuff?! It definitely made my Jeeps 5.0 run hella smoother. It was like driving a different vehicle almost. Never smoked like other peoples videos and comments ur it sure made a difference
Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on
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Originally posted by WildFire532FB:
Wow what is in this stuff?! It definitely made my Jeeps 5.0 run hella smoother. It was like driving a different vehicle almost. Never smoked like other peoples videos and comments ur it sure made a difference
I believe It is just a petroleum based cleanser. . It made my engine light turn off after using it in my 05 Magnum. How long did you let it soak? How much did you suck up into the brake booster? My magnum only smoked for maybe 2-5 minutes but my 5.0 with 100k smoked for a good 5-10 minutes. Huge cloud, my neibor that there was a fire. Not a bad buy for $8 huh?
[ November 21, 2011, 05:03 PM: Message edited by: SnakeBit ]
Posted by SLOWFOX (Member # 11067) on
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Gonna try this on friday see wat happens? I just did an oil change does that matter?
Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on
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Originally posted by SLOWFOX:
Gonna try this on friday see wat happens? I just did an oil change does that matter?
If you just changed you oil, I would not put it in your oil. I would put half the bottle in the brake booster hose and 1/2 in the gas tank. I'm not sure about leaving it in your oil for 3K miles till your next oil change.
Posted by streetsleeper (Member # 9895) on
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one of my coworkers put the seafoam after I dropped the oil in the vacuum line and oil filler and let it sit for 5-10 mins before telling me he had put it in already, I filled it up with oil as I was cussing at him, ignited the car and it seized the pistons... I was so pissed I kept cranking and eventually threw a piston through the block! Good thing it was only a 90 CRX I turned around and sold it for 500 buks
Posted by maeco (Member # 2578) on
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Originally posted by SnakeBit:
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Originally posted by SLOWFOX:
Gonna try this on friday see wat happens? I just did an oil change does that matter?
If you just changed you oil, I would not put it in your oil. I would put half the bottle in the brake booster hose and 1/2 in the gas tank. I'm not sure about leaving it in your oil for 3K miles till your next oil change.
yeah i normally run it through this way but a whole bottle in the vacuum and whole bottle in the tank.
Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on
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Originally posted by streetsleeper:
one of my coworkers put the seafoam after I dropped the oil in the vacuum line and oil filler and let it sit for 5-10 mins before telling me he had put it in already, I filled it up with oil as I was cussing at him, ignited the car and it seized the pistons... I was so pissed I kept cranking and eventually threw a piston through the block! Good thing it was only a 90 CRX I turned around and sold it for 500 buks
HUH? It doesnt sound like you followed the directions.
Posted by SLOWFOX (Member # 11067) on
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Just did it on my 5.0 and yea totally a diffrent car idle on my car is better know n also better throttle response...
Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Originally posted by SnakeBit:
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Originally posted by WildFire532FB:
Wow what is in this stuff?! It definitely made my Jeeps 5.0 run hella smoother. It was like driving a different vehicle almost. Never smoked like other peoples videos and comments ur it sure made a difference
I believe It is just a petroleum based cleanser. . It made my engine light turn off after using it in my 05 Magnum. How long did you let it soak? How much did you suck up into the brake booster? My magnum only smoked for maybe 2-5 minutes but my 5.0 with 100k smoked for a good 5-10 minutes. Huge cloud, my neibor that there was a fire. Not a bad buy for $8 huh?
I put a 1/3 each into my oil, vac line and gas tank.
Posted by streetsleeper (Member # 9895) on
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Originally posted by SnakeBit:
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Originally posted by streetsleeper:
one of my coworkers put the seafoam after I dropped the oil in the vacuum line and oil filler and let it sit for 5-10 mins before telling me he had put it in already, I filled it up with oil as I was cussing at him, ignited the car and it seized the pistons... I was so pissed I kept cranking and eventually threw a piston through the block! Good thing it was only a 90 CRX I turned around and sold it for 500 buks
HUH? It doesnt sound like you followed the directions.
Yeah I wasn't planing on using it that time. He just put the can in without telling me.
Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Originally posted by streetsleeper:
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Originally posted by SnakeBit:
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Originally posted by streetsleeper:
one of my coworkers put the seafoam after I dropped the oil in the vacuum line and oil filler and let it sit for 5-10 mins before telling me he had put it in already, I filled it up with oil as I was cussing at him, ignited the car and it seized the pistons... I was so pissed I kept cranking and eventually threw a piston through the block! Good thing it was only a 90 CRX I turned around and sold it for 500 buks
HUH? It doesnt sound like you followed the directions.
Yeah I wasn't planing on using it that time. He just put the can in without telling me.
What did you do? 2 cans? or you put oil in the vacuum line? Kinda hard to read what happened.
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