How to: Clean your engine with seafoam!

[whitemp5seattle]

well, it's not a good thing per se, but if I don't laugh it off I'll probably end up crying it off lol. just trying to keep on the positive side of things nobody got hurt and the car is just a car. I sure am gonna miss driving it though!

 

[MotorWave]

just did this, in the crank, chamber, and tank. worked great, not a ton of smoke but enough. my oil was dirty, but it turned black after I drove around a bit with the seafoam. changed it, no cel, everything feels smooth and it doesn't hesitate to redline or idle anymore, thanks gj

 

[GBean]

Anyone see any gas mileage improvement after seafoaming?

 

[leetpcguy]

It is from my personal experience that in order to hit all the cylinders evenly, it is best to remove the engine cover, and put it into the pcv line. This way it evenly hits every cylinder

 

[jeg0024]

I thought the PCV only got 1 and 4? Brake booster sucks it in through the intake so you not only get all 4 but you get the butterflies in the intake as well. Maybe I'm mistaken? Not to mention putting it in the fuel to get the injectors, all 4 cylnders, fuel lines, fuel filter and fuel tank.

 

[jeg0024]

Anyone see any gas mileage improvement after seafoaming?

Yeah, but minimal. Its only $7, if that, and that don't buy you much these days.

 

[jeg0024]

just did this, in the crank, chamber, and tank. worked great, not a ton of smoke but enough. my oil was dirty, but it turned black after I drove around a bit with the seafoam. changed it, no cel, everything feels smooth and it doesn't hesitate to redline or idle anymore, thanks gj

Awesome! I think I'll do my oil when I get home, my car has been sitting for 5 months. The oil was new when I left but its gonna need changed when I get home anyways.

 

[leetpcguy]

I believe that the PCV get all the cylinders. At least thats what it looked like when i took my intake manifold off.

 

[GBean]

Yeah, but minimal. Its only $7, if that, and that don't buy you much these days.

$5.99 a can at Kragen/Checker/Schucks here.
I have 1.5 bottles of the stuff sitting around that I havent used on the mazda yet.

I am gonna have to put 1/2 of the one bottle in my Datsun's Gas tank to see if it clears my gummed up carb a little. The darn thing hasnt had a smooth idle since I bought it last June.

 

[leetpcguy]

$5.99 a can at Kragen/Checker/Schucks here.
I have 1.5 bottles of the stuff sitting around that I havent used on the mazda yet.

I am gonna have to put 1/2 of the one bottle in my Datsun's Gas tank to see if it clears my gummed up carb a little. The darn thing hasnt had a smooth idle since I bought it last June.

I can vouch for its carb cleaning affects. After using it on my Kawasaki Ninja, it cleaned out so much stuff that i had to reset my idle.

 

[GBean]

I can vouch for its carb cleaning affects. After using it on my Kawasaki Ninja, it cleaned out so much stuff that i had to reset my idle.

By what method did you clean the ninja?

 

[leetpcguy]

Just ran it through the gas, after which my bike idled higher than normal. Though later i did completely disassemble the carbs and clean them throughly.

 

[o.g.sk8er]

ok...so my friend and I seafoamed my car today. (P-5) We used the brake booster hose with another small hose going from it, to the can of sea foam. We stared the car, and before we knew it, it sucked up the entire contents of the can! (boom06) The car is smoking like crazy, naturally. So we drive around for a few miles and the smoke subsides. I go home and change the oil and just now go out to get gas and its still smoking badly.
Is it bad that I used the whole can by mistake? I'm a little worried.
I really only wanted to used about half the can. Will it eventually burn off?

Thanks all!

 

[Not Jo3L]

Pat I used the whole can as well..your supposed to do 1/3 brake booster..1/3 oil and 1/3 gas tank. I did more like 2/3 brake booster and 1/3 gas because I didnt want to put it in the oil..however I could do it now cuz im changing my oil next week. The reason why you dont want to suck it up fast is because you are giving the car less time for it to fully reach every part of the cylinders. All my smoke burned off after about 10 mins of reving the engine..and then about another 10 on the streets at WOT. Let me know if it all goes away by tommorrow.

 

[o.g.sk8er]

Thanks Joel. That make me feel better. hehe
This morning I didnt see any smoke, but I only drive about 1 mile to the train station. So, my car is not fully warmed up. I only noticed the smoke after my car was fully warmed up. Maybe I'll go for a little drive after work today and see what happens. Thanks again Joel! I'll keep you posted.

 

[leetpcguy]

Sk8er, If you put it in through the brake booster, it could have pooled in the bottom of your intake, thus taking a while for it to get into your engine. Overnight it could have evaporated and thats why you didn't have any smoke this morning.

 

[Not Jo3L]

Thanks Joel. That make me feel better. hehe
This morning I didnt see any smoke, but I only drive about 1 mile to the train station. So, my car is not fully warmed up. I only noticed the smoke after my car was fully warmed up. Maybe I'll go for a little drive after work today and see what happens. Thanks again Joel! I'll keep you posted.

Also you have the stock exhaust pieces on..which probably have more crap then my less than 1 year old exhaust pieces.

 

[o.g.sk8er]

haha..funny, the stock parts that I just put on have been off the car for about 4 years. lol

leet- I hope your right...I'm going out for a drive in about 20 minutes. Hopefully no problems.

Thanks guys!

 

[StealthWyvern]

haha..funny, the stock parts that I just put on have been off the car for about 4 years. lol

leet- I hope your right...I'm going out for a drive in about 20 minutes. Hopefully no problems.

Thanks guys!

sk8er,
I have ran two cans through my brake line on my car due to the high milage with no ill effects.

 

[o.g.sk8er]

sk8er,
I have ran two cans through my brake line on my car due to the high milage with no ill effects.

Awesome. I'm happy to hear this. Thank you.
While driving home tonight, I saw no smoke. Car started up nice and crisp, seems to drive ok, so I guess I shouldn't worry.

Thanks very much! You guys are great! (group)