Seafoam....Yes or No?
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From: Anthony TX
CI 6,7,8,9,11 Vet
St. Jude Donor '08
Alot of you have said you doubt there could be any carbon buildup in your motor.
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Your link to the pics didnt work The link says that they were moved.
Interested to see them
BC
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
Seafoam is an awesome product and it'll clean the tops of the pistons heads valves and intake manifold! Plus more
You can also use it in the fuel tank for the injectors and fuel system!
Just make sure you follow the directions to the tee!
Thanks,Matt
You can also use it in the fuel tank for the injectors and fuel system!
Just make sure you follow the directions to the tee!
Thanks,Matt
Heel & Toe
Joined: Feb 2005
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When I used Seafoam in my gas tank over the weekend, I definitely saw a difference in my 98! At idle, it was very smooth and jumping on the accelerator, very responsive. Since it sits 6 months out of the year, I imagine I cleaned up the injectors.
I had maybe 5 gallons of gas left in my tank and poured the whole can of Seafoam in the tank and let it run to almost empty.
As far as the ping goes, I use a better quality gas that cleared up the ping in my 95 Ram. Where I live in PA, Wawa is a local convenience store that also sells gas, not sure about the quality, but I used to use it and my truck and it would ping like crazy. Then I started using Shell when I took a trip to Daytona Bike week this year. The reason I chose Shell was only by accident, it happened to be the most prevalent and convenient station on the I95 corridor. After a tank and a half of Shell regular, the ping was gone… After I came back from the trip, I went back to the cheap gas and the ping came back after a couple tanks. Now I’ve religiously gone back to Shell, using the Vpower for the Vette and regular for the truck.
Use a better quality of gas and you might not need the Seafoam. I also used the Seafoam in the truck, since I’ve been using Shell, there was no noticeable performance difference.
Just my $.02
I had maybe 5 gallons of gas left in my tank and poured the whole can of Seafoam in the tank and let it run to almost empty.
As far as the ping goes, I use a better quality gas that cleared up the ping in my 95 Ram. Where I live in PA, Wawa is a local convenience store that also sells gas, not sure about the quality, but I used to use it and my truck and it would ping like crazy. Then I started using Shell when I took a trip to Daytona Bike week this year. The reason I chose Shell was only by accident, it happened to be the most prevalent and convenient station on the I95 corridor. After a tank and a half of Shell regular, the ping was gone… After I came back from the trip, I went back to the cheap gas and the ping came back after a couple tanks. Now I’ve religiously gone back to Shell, using the Vpower for the Vette and regular for the truck.
Use a better quality of gas and you might not need the Seafoam. I also used the Seafoam in the truck, since I’ve been using Shell, there was no noticeable performance difference.
Just my $.02
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 752
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From: Tulsa OK
Its all Good
The first application was at about 15,000K, the car was 2-1/2 years old. Smoked like crazy for about 5 minutes. Since then, I have done it a couple more times maybe every 8 months or 10,000 miles. Doesn't seem to smoke as much in later applications.
A GM dealer said that they use the top end cleaner every time a verhicle comes in for a service and tune (plugs, oil change, etc.)
That's a good enough recommendation for me.
Go for it.
The first application was at about 15,000K, the car was 2-1/2 years old. Smoked like crazy for about 5 minutes. Since then, I have done it a couple more times maybe every 8 months or 10,000 miles. Doesn't seem to smoke as much in later applications.
A GM dealer said that they use the top end cleaner every time a verhicle comes in for a service and tune (plugs, oil change, etc.)
That's a good enough recommendation for me.
Go for it.
