Guest GrandPrixlover1 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 I was watching some vids on youtube, and I was watching people seafoaming their cars. Does this actually work and does it benefit the engine or does it hurt it. My car is almost due for an oil change, and my GP has only 68,800 miles on her. I don't know if seafoaming my car would either benefit, or hurt my engine? Thanks for any help. 8-) Quote
Addicted to eaton Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 What is it kinda like lucas? If so you car does not have that many miles on it at all. Reg oil changes air filter. Etc In the right hands and it will last your life time. Quote
Psych0matt Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 if you have lots of buildup in your engine it will help, but otherwise you might not notice too much of a difference. In both of the trucks I ran seafoam in, I had tons of smoke and they idled better after, but the cutlass not as much. Quote
slick Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 It will clean up carbon buildup. GM has there own brand as well, but it's the same thing. Half bottle into your engine, half engine your gas (3/4 tank of gas). Once you've ran it through the engine, and you've went through that tank of gas, change your oil, and pull your spark plugs out and clean them up. Quote
MonteCarloChick Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 I was watching some vids on youtube, and I was watching people seafoaming their cars. Does this actually work and does it benefit the engine or does it hurt it. My car is almost due for an oil change, and my GP has only 68,800 miles on her. I don't know if seafoaming my car would either benefit, or hurt my engine? Thanks for any help. 8-) Type in "seafoam" in the search here. My favorite: http://www.w-body.com/forum/index.php?topic=51185.0 Quote
Addicted To Boost Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 Like others have said, it cleans carbon buildup. More specifically, it cleans your intake, intake valves, and pretty much your whole top end. I have done this on a few cars and your results will vary. I did it to my TGP after replacing the fuel injectors (old injectors were stuck open, making it run extremely rich= carbon) When I did it to the TGP, it smoked quite a bit, not horrible, but it smoked out the driveway. I seafoamed the car again a couple months later and it barely smoked at all, so top end is clean now. When I did it to my SE with 220k on it, I used half a can and it barely even smoked at all, so the top end on that car must be very clean. Quote
Psych0matt Posted January 20, 2008 Report Posted January 20, 2008 I thought you weren't supposed to do it on a turbod engine? Quote
hell_raiser Posted January 20, 2008 Report Posted January 20, 2008 I was watching some vids on youtube, and I was watching people seafoaming their cars. Does this actually work and does it benefit the engine or does it hurt it. My car is almost due for an oil change, and my GP has only 68,800 miles on her. I don't know if seafoaming my car would either benefit, or hurt my engine? Thanks for any help. 8-) lol i strangely was doing that today lol not even noticing this topic lol Quote
Addicted To Boost Posted January 20, 2008 Report Posted January 20, 2008 I thought you weren't supposed to do it on a turbod engine? You can, but you cant spray it into the turbo. When I did it, I took off my upper IC pipe and sprayed it directly into the throttle body. Turbo is perfectly fine. Quote
Psych0matt Posted January 20, 2008 Report Posted January 20, 2008 gotcha. so would it be bad to do it in the brake booster then (on a vacuum brake car ) Quote
alphagtp Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 so, this means that all it can happen is for the good?? I have been thinking about doing this... Quote
Addicted To Boost Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 so, this means that all it can happen is for the good?? I have been thinking about doing this... Nothing bad can happen from seafoaming a car. Worst case scenario is you would have to replace your sparkplugs and change your oil... which you should do both regardless after seafoaming a car. Quote
ns87 Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 I guess Seafoam is great for when your car has a lot of carbon build up. Personally, I didn't get much of a smoke show. I guess my car was taken care of in its lifetime. Quote
alphagtp Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 well, my car has 187k, I guess I should do this huh?? Quote
Addicted To Boost Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 Do it. It will tell you how clean your top end is. Quote
rockfangd Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 lol i got lots of smoke and lots of power Quote
MonteCarloDude Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 lol i got lots of smoke and lots of power i tryed it on the saturn, and got a lot of smoke, but no power...... Quote
gp90se Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 my 3.1 didnt smoke, my 3.4 barely smoked, my 4.3 TBI truck smoked like fast times at ridgemont high Quote
ManicMechanic Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 My old Mazda truck smoked like a train... My van let out barely a puff Never did it to the '92 'vert because it was clean Need to do it to the '94 'vert Quote
slick Posted January 22, 2008 Report Posted January 22, 2008 Carbon build up really all depends on your driving style. If your vehicle was driven by an older person, or a person that doesn't care about getting anywhere too fast, carbon will build up quicker. But, if you bought it off of someone that got on the throttle a bit, there probably won't be much carbon to burn off. Quote
rockfangd Posted January 23, 2008 Report Posted January 23, 2008 lol i bought mine from old people but i tend to drive slowly sometimes but not enough for any problems Quote
GP1138 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Posted January 23, 2008 I think my 3100 was so clean inside because I wasn't hesitant to run the throttle up past 3500 once in a while.... meaning every time I took off from a stop. Quote
Captain Ficho Posted January 23, 2008 Report Posted January 23, 2008 I think my 3100 was so clean inside because I wasn't hesitant to run the throttle up past 3500 once in a while.... meaning every time I took off from a stop. I know where you're coming from. Quote
Addicted To Boost Posted January 24, 2008 Report Posted January 24, 2008 I think my 3100 was so clean inside because I wasn't hesitant to run the throttle up past 3500 once in a while.... meaning every time I took off from a stop. I know where you're coming from. Quote
Brian P Posted January 24, 2008 Report Posted January 24, 2008 http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/rhedalert/Oldsmobile/?action=view¤t=MOV01167.flv 2 nights ago Quote
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