anyone here use Seafoam?

[Elstupido]

I have used this product as an additive to "renew" old gas in a car, and was impressed. I have read on other forums that it does wonders if you add it straight into the fuel system via the brake booster vacuum line, let it sit for a while, then restart. Supposedly it really cleans thing up. I have heard nothing but postive things about doing this.

http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUpTechGas.htm

 

[zerocool84]

Yes it does work if done correctly

 

[SSSnail]

Depends on the car, there are different procedures for this process, make sure you follow it to the T else you'll be F.

 

[angry hampster]

Smoothed out the idle on my jeep really nicely last spring.

 

[Quixfire]

I use their transmission product a lot when servicing transmissions. I have seen a noticeable improvement in shifting after using it.

 

[bobross419]

Every few oil changes I'll get a bottle of seafoam and do the triple attack. I build a potion with AT fluid, seafoam, and regular oil to flush the crank case... pipe some directly into the TB using a vacuum line... and dump the rest into my tank. Works really well for me.

 

[Tommouse]

I use seafoam as a gas treatment every once and a while. No complaints here.

I also did it over the summer on the intake. The in through the brake booster method the OP talked about. Tons of smoke :evil: and seemed to rev a little nicer. Might just be placebo, as I have never let my car get into disarray, but I feel using seafoam in the two ways I mentioned should help to keep it that way 🙂

 

[nismotigerwvu]

Seafoam is liquid gold. Once a year I'll clean out my motor (in the 240) with the aforementioned triple attack and it keeps her running happy (190,xxx miles and still runs like a dream). I consider it part of routine maintenance at this point.

 

[dsity]

Originally posted by: bobross419
Every few oil changes I'll get a bottle of seafoam and do the triple attack. I build a potion with AT fluid, seafoam, and regular oil to flush the crank case... pipe some directly into the TB using a vacuum line... and dump the rest into my tank. Works really well for me.

what is this Anandtech fluid you speak of?

I've used it before. Shit load of smoke, people always stop by and ask my car is OK.

After using it the car gets slight bettery gas mileage (1mpg) and smoother acceleration. The accerlation might be a placebo effect though, but I do believe it to be real.

The only place i used it was in the vacuume lines.

 

[Elstupido]

A couple of winters ago I had to remove my TBI in my 5.7 93 Chevy pu for some reason, and I manually cleaned all the crap out of the throttle body with carb cleaner, and a lot of it. I really noticed a big improvement in performance after that.

I am hoping that this treatment will do the same on my BMW. I don't think it could hurt anything. Kind of like the BG gas additive, but directly thru the fuel delivery system, like they sell you at Walmart.

 

[LS8]

Originally posted by: bobross419
Every few oil changes I'll get a bottle of seafoam and do the triple attack. I build a potion with AT fluid, seafoam, and regular oil to flush the crank case... pipe some directly into the TB using a vacuum line... and dump the rest into my tank. Works really well for me.

This is almost exactly what I do. I have had great results as well. It sure beats paying $99 to have your engine hooked up to a MotorVac.

 

[JJ650]

Seafoam really is the shit when it come to additives. It's one of the few that I believe will actually do what is says. I've used it on all of my vehicles and have never had a problem with it.
Gas tank, upperintake and oil is where mine goes. Add it to the oil about 200 miles before a change and watch the chunks of crap come out of the pan when you do your change.

I seafoam about once every 10k. If you maintain your vehicle well, there should be no reason to do any more often than that.