Seafoam - Miracle Product

[Ivan Skare]

Ok so here's the story. I bought my car almost 1 year ago and it's been sitting in my garage doing nothing because I have been pre-occupied with school and work (both full-time).

Anyways I got my car for dirt cheap because A - it wouldn't start and B - it smoked like a chimney.

Well when I went over to look at it I did a compression test and it was 165 across all 4 cylinders. The person who sold it to me said it was a brand new turbo as well (14b). It was indeed a brand new 14b upon further inspection.

Anyhow I get it towed to my house and replace the ECU which fixed the no start issue.

The car would smoke SO BAD, and I mean the worst I have ever seen a car smoke before. It would smoke at idle, while driving, and at wide open throttle. This baffled me because it pulled real hard and valve stems would never smoke like that, and I already verified that the compression rings were good.

I kinda suspected a blown head gasket but there wasn't enough evidence for that.

The last thing I tried was pouring a full can of Seafoam equally down each cylinder. I let it sit there for a week, turning the engine by hand every other day.

I crank the engine over to blow all the Seafoam out and put the plugs back in. I started the car and it smoked REAL bad. It smoked for a good 15 minutes. I took it for a good ride up a few hills and the smoke started disappearing.

The smoke is totally gone now and I can't be happier.

Conclusion - Seafoam is a great product for freeing sticky oil rings. The oil rings were probably stuck because the car has been sitting for who knows how long.

Can't wait to take her to Mission in a couple of weeks!

[John Hartman]

wow eh?

You should have video documented that, because the makers of Sea Foam would probably have paid you for it.

[Ivan Skare]

Ok here's an update.

I went for a quick boot again and it didn't smoke whatsoever.

I parked it in the garage and let it idle for a while and it started smoking again 

Really weird. I'll try the full system treatment (gas tank, crank case, vacuum line etc) and see what happens.

[kevin derhouson]

i was pretty skeptical of this (or any canned product like this)

but it actually improved my fuel economy and the car sounds "smoother" after i gave it the full seafoam treatment.

[Jason Harwood]

I ran seafoam the other day.
It did a great job.

It also fucked my tune up.

Thanks sea foam for fixing issues I had worked around with tuning, hahahah

[GlenMartin]

ok i want to do this......where are you guys getting this stuff, cause i live in small town know where, and they have no idea what i am talking about. i went to lordco, napa, canadian tire. i am now the crazy guy looking to put "seafoam" in my engine.

if your getting it at lordco can you please please refrence me a part number.

[Ivan Skare]

ok i want to do this......where are you guys getting this stuff, cause i live in small town know where, and they have no idea what i am talking about. i went to lordco, napa, canadian tire. i am now the crazy guy looking to put "seafoam" in my engine.

if your getting it at lordco can you please please refrence me a part number.

Napa should have it.

[Jason Harwood]

Napa DOES have it, its where I got mine.

[GlenMartin]

ok i want to do this......where are you guys getting this stuff, cause i live in small town know where, and they have no idea what i am talking about. i went to lordco, napa, canadian tire. i am now the crazy guy looking to put "seafoam" in my engine.

if your getting it at lordco can you please please refrence me a part number.

Napa should have it.

i will check again, sometimes the parts, that stores carry depends on how competant the employee's are.

[Josh Royle]

The one in coquitlam def has it. I went there and it was right there when you walk in. 12$ a can.

[GlenMartin]

ok i found it, but its not in a arisol can..........is that right? just dump equally down each cylinder?

[marQ_deLa_cruz]

http://www.bcdsm.org/forum/index.php/topic,23087.0.html

i thought that thread got some links that was helpful..check them if you haven't yet.

[Ivan Skare]

ok i found it, but its not in a arisol can..........is that right? just dump equally down each cylinder?

I'd just suck some in through a vacuum line. I only poured it down the cylinders to free my sticking oil rings.

[GlenMartin]

ya to late i took out spark plugs dumped equally down each cylinder. going to let it sit for a day. then turn it over.

[John Hartman]

and change the oil Glen.  Do not pass go, change the oil BEFORE you turn it over.  And turn it over a few times before you put the plugs back in too.