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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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I have read and re-read (a bunch of times) the instructions on how to do this(thanks CF ). I think I have the process down pat. I am wondering it I can do this myself?
Thanks...I don't want to screw this up!!
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 04:02 PM
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I'm thinking about this also. I have 2 cars one at 75k the other at 80 now. I'm wondering if they are screaming for seafoam by now! Where can you buy it? Should I give it a try?
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Autozone sells it in my neck of the woods. I'm waiting on oil chg time before I do mine.
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I assume you are concerned about running it through your intake, not putting it in your tank.

I, personally, have only added it to my gas tank. I heard from a friend (don't know if this is fact or not), that after running it through your intake, it contaminates your oil, and it should be changed immediately. Anyone else hear of this?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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Seafoam alone, no.

Good reading here. Scroll down to post #10 by Bill Curlee.
When I'm ready to change to oil I'm going to give it a shot as well.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...foam+procedure
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I just seafoamed all my vechiles. Lots of smoke on the 89 toyota pickup. Vette wasn't too bad
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thanks for the reply and the link.
Guess work on coaching the wife
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Originally Posted by WetteVette
I assume you are concerned about running it through your intake, not putting it in your tank.

I, personally, have only added it to my gas tank. I heard from a friend (don't know if this is fact or not), that after running it through your intake, it contaminates your oil, and it should be changed immediately. Anyone else hear of this?
You darned right you better change oil after Seafoam. In fact, you should change it sooner than "immediately". I kid you not. Take a look at what happened to my oil after doing the procedure. In the last pic, look at the oil in my "catch-can".

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ghlight=decarb
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