Seafoam to reduce rough idle? Yeah?

[NewbieVet]

but dont leave it in too long only a few miles** and also injected in through a vaccum line..

Please expand on this. Does this apply to both gas and oil?

 

[GAINMOB]

this is above my comprehension level...use it...dont let it stay in for more than 15 mins...its suppose to clean stuff...sounds like i cant put in and leave it alone so i'll just stick to what i'm doing...nothing...

 

[SOLISIMO]

Taken off of f150online

The only thing that removes varnish is from the Keytone family of solvents. Seafoam contains none of the Keytones. Want to remove varnish, use Berrymans B12. Seafoam contains zero cleaners, it's a 20 viscosity pale(light) oil, naptha, and Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. If you can find pharmaceutical grade alcohol at 90%, mixed with ATF and a splash of naptha, you just made a far better cleaner than Seafoam ever could be. At least the ATF brings cleaners to the mix.

 

[tonydiv]

He may have a point but I always use Seafoam sucked in by a vacuum line. The idea is to remove carbon from the valves and upper intake. (that's when you get a ton of smoke)

If I'm concerned about varnish in the fuel system, I use a regular fuel injector cleaner.

I still can't bring myself to put Seafoam in the oil, though.

 

[SOLISIMO]

So they sell one sea foam, its up to you where you want to put it correct? If I just wanna put it in the fuel what does it do?

 

[nvycrmn]

from seafoam website:

You can leave Sea Foam® in the oil indefinitely as long as the oil is clean. The addition of a high-detergent oil like Sea Foam® may cause the oil to become dirty faster than normal as buildup oil residue and contamination are cleaned. Check the oil at regular intervals and when it gets dirty, change it.

 

[designit]

He may have a point but I always use Seafoam sucked in by a vacuum line.

Which line? any chance of a pic? I'd like to burn the bottle on my counter that way... Rather than thru the tank.

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{edit} found on the other site... put into the rubber tube connected to the master cylinder housing? I would have never guessed that one... Is that right?

 

[nvycrmn]

http://www.seafoamsales.com/how-to-use-sea-foam-motor-treatment.html.

 

[panda24619]

from the old forum. theres still good info. just gotta find it. a step by step walk threw on it. http://expeditionforum.com/showthread.php?t=7500&highlight=sea+foam

 

[NewbieVet]

from the old forum. theres still good info. just gotta find it. a step by step walk threw on it. http://expeditionforum.com/showthread.php?t=7500&highlight=sea+foam

Awesome thead, thanks Panda! Where are all these guys who used to post on the old forum? Seems like we should be dragging them kicking and screaming over here!!

 

[panda24619]

ummm... a lot have just gone on with their lives and stoped posting stuff and a lot are rebels and havent come over her. some of the threads over there talk about it. i mean theres still great info over there, but with all the spam and slowness it kind of died.

but im going to do that with my sea foam. CHECK your orielys. theres still a sale at the one by my house. been like that for a month. by 2 cans for $9.99 get the 3rd free. a good deal in my eyes. so i bought 3. just gonna wait for my dad to come home from vegas and see when he wants to do the oil changes and ill dump mine in the oil and gas and vacuum lines and see if that helps anything. im losing miles some where. went from 300 a tank to now barely 270. shes sitting in the driveway starving for gas. haha

 

[NewbieVet]

im losing miles some where. went from 300 a tank to now barely 270. shes sitting in the driveway starving for gas. haha

Yup those miles are going somewhere alright. Maybe its all the ethanol in the gas??

 

[walnuts4x4]

it could be the ethonol but also it could be a serious problem....







lead foot syndrom... kills MPGs...lol

 

[2000eb]

just bought it for 7.99 at autozone and put half a bottle through my expy and the other half through my corolla's vacuum lines. wow that was fun i put it in let it sit thirty min and the expy only smoked a lil, maybe cause the 4 cats but wow you should see the corolla when i took off i could not even see behind me the smoke was so thick, i think i pissed off some neighbors but o well. i grew up here they should be used to me doin this type of shit or they can get over it. i respect the noise level atleast

 

[panda24619]

it might be lead foot, but also most likely im not doing as many freeway miles. usually just around town now. and the fact that i take a long hill home that might not help either. haha

but i need to do this. waiting for a buddy to get time off so he can keep the rpms steady.

 

[GAINMOB]

i read the stuff from the other site...went to the website...this would be great to try on my wifes car...but she wrecked it...so i'll use on my next fill up on the tank...every 6 months is what was suggested if you use in the tank...that'll be the route i go for now...i

how will this impact the cats if when you use the vaccum line? where is all the building getting burned at?

 

[walnuts4x4]

i've never heard of it messing up the cats on all the forums I have read about it

 

[designit]

i've never heard of it messing up the cats on all the forums I have read about it

Agree.

 

[GAINMOB]

i'm doing it then...gas tank 1st...then i'll do the vaccum or brake boost line...

 

[2000eb]

have fun with the vacuum line i did