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What does Sea foam do?
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MATT DAMOND
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It cleans up carbon deposits in your engine. It was first used on marine engines, cause they had to take the engines apart every so ofter to clean them. Now they use seafoam so they don't have to tear apart the engines as much.
It can clean out your engine, o2 sensor, catalytic converter, and show exhaust leaks.
Oh, and it makes a lot of smoke!
It can clean out your engine, o2 sensor, catalytic converter, and show exhaust leaks.
Oh, and it makes a lot of smoke!
I googled it and came up with this - Sounds like snake oil to me.
http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUpTechGas.htm
I wouldn't use it, unless my engine was already on it's last legs, and I thought "what the heck - couldn't hurt".
If you try it, let us know.
http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUpTechGas.htm
I wouldn't use it, unless my engine was already on it's last legs, and I thought "what the heck - couldn't hurt".
If you try it, let us know.
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- 2011 Mustang GT
I've only used it once and used the entire bottle in my tank as a fuel additive/injector cleaner, and saw no real difference. For $9 a bottle, I don't know how often I'd use it. Qwik6 has pictures of it in use, maybe he can chime in on this topic a bit more.
I use it without worry all of the time. In addition to top cleaning your engine, it will clean your fuel system when added to the tank.
Mazda programs rich, so any of their turbo cars would benefit from it. Its not snake oil and has been used in many applications since the 40s.
To top clean, its best to slowly pour it in to the pcv hose with the engine running, turn it off and let it soak for several minutes. A second application might be needed to obtain results depending on the amount of carbon.
I get almost no residue on my exhaust tip. That was not the case before I started using it.
Mazda programs rich, so any of their turbo cars would benefit from it. Its not snake oil and has been used in many applications since the 40s.
To top clean, its best to slowly pour it in to the pcv hose with the engine running, turn it off and let it soak for several minutes. A second application might be needed to obtain results depending on the amount of carbon.
I get almost no residue on my exhaust tip. That was not the case before I started using it.
MATT DAMOND
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- Mazdaspeed 6
I use it without worry all of the time. In addition to top cleaning your engine, it will clean your fuel system when added to the tank.
Mazda programs rich, so any of their turbo cars would benefit from it. Its not snake oil and has been used in many applications since the 40s.
To top clean, its best to slowly pour it in to the pcv hose with the engine running, turn it off and let it soak for several minutes. A second application might be needed to obtain results depending on the amount of carbon.
I get almost no residue on my exhaust tip. That was not the case before I started using it.
Amen. I've used seafoam in all of my cars. My method is identical.
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- 2011 Mustang GT
I've not used it in the PCV portion of our cars, but I have a few guys at work that swear by it (they told me to try it). I never bothered to look hard enough to find the PCV inlet hose.
In one of the other major ms6/3 forums there is a thread about the best way to add sea foam to the system. General consensus is to take the vacuum hose at the front of the engine attached to a blue connector (can't speak from experience, or even name the line, since I have not done it myself) and attach an extra length of 1/4" vacuum line hose to it and drop it into the can of sea foam. There is a lot of information and pictures on that thread in those forums... but I will not be the guy giving a direct link to a procedure on another forum. Hopefully somebody on these forums will post some pics on the best way to do it, or maybe I'll get up a how-to when I finally have the time to do this (along with the laundry list of things I should take care of on my ms6). If you're feeling brave and want to give it a blind go, I will just echo the standard phrase of "let it suck up about 1/3-1/2 of the can and just put the rest in the gas tank" since I have heard that for as long as I can remember. Oh yeah, sea foam is not a new trick... hot rod guys have been using it for years, which is why it sounded so familiar to me.
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brianguild
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In one of the other major ms6/3 forums there is a thread about the best way to add sea foam to the system. General consensus is to take the vacuum hose at the front of the engine attached to a blue connector (can't speak from experience, or even name the line, since I have not done it myself) and attach an extra length of 1/4" vacuum line hose to it and drop it into the can of sea foam. There is a lot of information and pictures on that thread in those forums... but I will not be the guy giving a direct link to a procedure on another forum. Hopefully somebody on these forums will post some pics on the best way to do it, or maybe I'll get up a how-to when I finally have the time to do this (along with the laundry list of things I should take care of on my ms6). If you're feeling brave and want to give it a blind go, I will just echo the standard phrase of "let it suck up about 1/3-1/2 of the can and just put the rest in the gas tank" since I have heard that for as long as I can remember. Oh yeah, sea foam is not a new trick... hot rod guys have been using it for years, which is why it sounded so familiar to me.
Just to let you guys know, I did this on Friday night. To remove that hose with the blue connector in the front, you have to remove the blue connector, which is just like a snap lock, which slides up and out of the way with a little pressure.
Be careful not to break it, as it seems fragile. Use two hands so as not to drop it into the abyss of the undercarriage.
Attach the 1/4 fuel hose you bought at the auto store... I bought two feet, which seemed ideal, and start sucking. Don't stick the hose right into the Sea Foam, as the car will immediately stall. Just slowly suck, and give it more and more... come close to stalling, but not quite. Finally, when you are at about 1/2 can left, slowly stick the hose further into the sea foam and stall out the car. Remove the 1/4 length hose, and reattach the original vacuum hose, and blue clip. Dump the other half can into the fuel tank.
I would then let the car sit for like 15/20 minutes to let the Sea Foam sit and do its work. Restart the car... when you do it will be idling really low. Then, slowly apply throttle and you will start seeing all the while smoke come out. What I did was slowly rev the car up and down, and gradually approach close to 6k rpms a few times. You will see the smoke come out in a huge cloud to begin with, and then it will dissipate to nothing.
That should do it. I usually get my oil changed after I Sea Foam, but that is just me... I have no evidence of this being a benefit.
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- 03.5 YLW MSP
Is seafoam similar to like an STP injector/fuel system cleaner?
you can use it to clean your fuel system, topend, or help with oil build up. Its safe to use even on high mielage cars.
See this thread please....
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123665633&highlight=how+to+sea+foam+your+engine
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Oh wow!
Nice!
Don't worry I have ran two cans in my old p5 with over 150k miles at the time back to back just for the hell of it and scare my neighbors via the brake booster line. lol
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