CHEVYPOWER96

hello to all, got another question for you guys,would adding seafoam to my motor oil in my 96 lt1 be a good idea before my next oil change? i did the whol 9 on an older 350 car,oil,gas tank and vacum but never to an lt1 car,any tips?

gregrob

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No, its garbage. It's simply an internet fad.

DisasterFormula

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Seafoam only goes in the gas. That's what it was designed for. Never put it in the oil. NEVER! Seafoam in your engine oil is like praying for a spun bearing. All it does is lower the viscosity. Also, pouring it through the brake booster vacuum line will only clean cylinders 7 & 8 on an LT1 b/c it's too heavy and doesn't make its way any further forward in the intake. So, class, where do we put seafoam?

Casper97WS6

seafoam is a old mans wise tale, my dad swore by it, I won't run it

nascarnate326

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Waste of money, stay away from it with an LT1.

96capricemgr

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Introducing a misted liquid to the combustion chamber through a vacuum port can do some decarboning, as mentioned the brake booster wont give you good distribution with an LT1 you would need to go from a few places.

Introducing liquid to the combustion chamber carries some risk of engine damage though.

Then again in an engine with heated O2 sensors there will not be the amount of carbon an older engine typically had.

nitrous2fast

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When i purchase a vehicle i typically pull it into the drive way... open a can of seafoam and pour half a can into the oil. let it idle for about 5 min and then do an oil change. that is about all of the use i have for seafoam... just my .02

CHEVYPOWER96

wow thanks guys im glad i asked first lol

warriorcustoms

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I call bullshit Seafoam is great stuff When I worked @ Seadoo & Suzuki I saved customers a load of money One of em woulda been a 1600 dollar bill for injectors on an Ultra 150 Its petroleom (sp) based & cleans carbon Its not snake oil lol I guess an injector clean from a professional shop or dealership is a farse too???? LoL Use it with confidence

DisasterFormula

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He called it garbage as a engine oil additive.

warriorcustoms

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Seafoam does what it says I use it in fuel & oil Believe what you want LoL

CHEVYPOWER96

See now i dont know what to do lol i heard if u put it in your oild for like a week untill you get your oil change it helps clean up eternal build up??

96capricemgr

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seafoam is naptha(paint thinner) light oil water and alcohol, you really think it prudent to drive around with that in the oil for a week?

Casper97WS6

The only thing I would add to my oil is oil(5w-30), driving around with a chemical close to paint thinner sounds like bearings and rings are gonna hate you within the next year if that!

DisasterFormula

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And people put rubbing alcohol in their gas tank. Why don't you try that in your oil. I bet it would clean your stuff up, too...

warriorcustoms

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Not that ****** stupid Ive used Desiel & motor oil to flush engines in boats & PWCs that have sank Theyve all been FINE OH That heet & alcohol stuff is **** But seafoam is good stuff I wouldnt run around with it in my oil for a week either LoL Put it in your tank , oil & run the motor & pour a little at a time down the intake Itll bog down but dont kill it Then after the smoke clears CHANGE your OIL Im 40 ****** years old & been a tech before you were shittin in your diaper LoL For people that cant afford to go to a dealership & get an injection service IT WORKS I dont believe in ****** snake oils Only **** that I know works & Seafoam works Gotta case in the shop LoL

esoteric18

To the op. Is your car not running right? Why do you want to seafoam? I just took apart a 150k mile lt1. Didn't look bad at all. No need to throw crap in your oil.

speed_demon24

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There's better injector cleaners out there than seafoam and better top end cleaners out there. And putting it in your oil is retarded.

Not to mention My oil pan at 100k miles had 0 buildup or sludge in it, and at 130k miles there is not a sign of any sludge in my valley.