How To Seafoam Your Car
03-27-2009, 03:07 PM
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Yeah, when I recently did mine, it barely smoked at all. During idle or when I drove it hard... I noticed a much smoother idle and acceleration. I did it to try and improve my MPG, but helped it more city than it did Hwy...
I figure I'll do it again at my next oil change, to clean it out again. Then probably once a year for me.
I figure I'll do it again at my next oil change, to clean it out again. Then probably once a year for me.
04-05-2009, 01:19 PM
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Quick question... If i've ALWAYS used Chevron Supreme gas in my car for the two years I've owned it, should I even worry about using Seafoam in my gas tank? I mean, Supreme has quite a bit of Techron in it from what I understand.
04-06-2009, 05:37 PM
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Just seafoamed my car. Nothing but a small puff of smoke came out when I started it, and another small one when I drove off. I guess I just wasted $30. 
GREAT write-up regardless!
GREAT write-up regardless!
04-09-2009, 06:52 PM
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Im not sure weather i should seafoam mine or not. Im sure it needs it but i have an oil leak already and im worried the seafoam may clean it out too well and it'll leak like crazy.
any thoughts?
any thoughts?
04-11-2009, 12:38 PM
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I have a question about this, I just seafoamed my LS6 for the first time, and it didn't die. I pulled the brake booster and it idled kinda crappy, but as soon as I started pouring in the foam it went back to normal idle, no matter how much I pour. I shut the key off and it wouldn't shut the hell off, kept idling at like 500rpm. I ended up having to reattach the booster line and plug the throttle body to get it to shut off. Anyone else get this?
04-11-2009, 03:19 PM
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buhahah i just did mine on my 1985 dodge ramcharger. It smoked a good 15 mins while idling. And as i went on a joyful yet smoky ride i killed the ozone layer even more!! yeah!
04-15-2009, 06:43 PM
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Got a question here - I have a magnacharger and Magnuson said NO F'N WAY to putting seafoam through it. They said it could cause premature wear and potential failure of the bearings.
Well I don't like that answer because my car is getting to almost 50k miles and I am ready to up the boost on the maggie. Before I do that, I'd like the inside of my engine to be as squeaky clean as possible. I've also had the internal bearings go out once before and I DON'T need to go through that again.
What if I spray some seafoam directly into the cylinders through the spark plug holes and let it sit for a bit? Obviously I wouldn't get the full benefit of running it through the intake while the car is running, but maybe this could have some benefit?
Well I don't like that answer because my car is getting to almost 50k miles and I am ready to up the boost on the maggie. Before I do that, I'd like the inside of my engine to be as squeaky clean as possible. I've also had the internal bearings go out once before and I DON'T need to go through that again.
What if I spray some seafoam directly into the cylinders through the spark plug holes and let it sit for a bit? Obviously I wouldn't get the full benefit of running it through the intake while the car is running, but maybe this could have some benefit?
04-18-2009, 07:53 PM
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I just spent 20 bucks on this stuff at Autozone today...
9.99 for Deep Creep, and 8.99 for the bottle.
It sucks, but if it works, it's a heck of alot cheaper than taking it to a shop.