I would only add that you will get a suprising amount of smoke. Your neighbors will wonder what is going on. Also do it close to an oil change. If your car is really bad, it could wash the clyinders a little. Great routine maintenance. I have been doing this on my rovers for 15 years now. Great write up man, thanks

 

can't you also put that in the oil and run for 5 min before oil change? or is that marvel mystery oil i'm thinking... also 3M makes a great kit that does the same thing but better you can get from murry's/orielly's for about 30.. have intake spray, vacuum bottle, and injector for gas

 

anyone know where to buy seafoam in canada/ ontario?

also, you can pour it into the air intake aswell, correct?

 

Canadian tire has it,
i'm gonna get a bottle before i do my oil change next week end

 

Search for it on line. If you have AutoZone or Advance Auto Parts. They may have it. I have four Auto Zones around me, but only two of them carry it. I also saw some at wal mart too.

As for that vacuum hose Lupin is talking about, that goes to the air intake anyways.

KOT

 

What is the purpose of doing this procedure. To clean the cylinders? How do you know if there dirty?

 

+1 here. I wanna know!

 

I got mine from my local autozone. I absolutely reccomend doing this, but make sure you change your oil within 200 miles of doing it

 

i saw it at Wal-Mart today also

 

great write up man. awesome, its a shame i just change the oil last week, but i will def use this write up before next oil change.. been meaning to do it for a while,

 

Seafoam when run thru the vacuum hose and thru the throttle body will break up all that carbon build up and help your enine breathe a little better. it can basically do the same thing to your fuel system when run thru there as suggested...

 

Which seafoam product do you use? I cant find anything locally...I dont think Ive ever seen this before...

 

SeaFoam is the product...it says SeaFoam on the outside of the can. just go into your local parts store and ask them for it. or just go by the gas treatment stuff and it should be in that area

 

Seafoam is the brandname. I use SeaFoam Bugs-B-Gone frequently in the summer.

...just checked their website. Its called SeaFoam Motor Treatment.

 

If you perform this a shown and only add seafoam to the vaccum hose and pour remainder in gas tank do you still need to change the oil within 200? Reason asking I'm having little rough idle and would like to see if this clears it, however I don't want to change my oil since I just changed less than two weeks ago. I don't want to turn a minor problem into a big one. The car has 67k on it so I'm thinking I might have little carbon buildup? Thoughts?

 

if you go the route of putting it in your gas tank and thru a vacuum hose, you dont need to change your oil. if you put it in with your oil, then it is highly recommended that you change your oil within 200 or so miles

 

i have never seen any other products made by them besides the fuel treatment stuff...

 

I saw their transmission stuff in the Autozone I was at. They do make a range of products.

 

http://www.seafoamsales.com/

 

My local mechanic I use recommended against using seafoam. Saying it could potentially damage valves and the excessive heat could damage some of the sensors if used thru the vaccum hose as described. Although he had never known anyone to use the product.

My question is it possible to "seafoam" the car by yourself? As soon as I removed the vaccum line the car stalls. If I remove and keep the line slightly pinched it will continue to idle roughly but I'm sure if I try adding seafoam it will stall instantly and don't really want to have to ask the wife to come down and hold the accelerator while I do this. Can I just add a half a pint to full tank of gas to see if that works or is that most likely a waste. I've read that to treat rough idling that feeding thru the vaccum line is the only effective way.

 

Indeed, it's really the most effective way, as the results are immediate. It's fairly common to need someone to hold the gas, actually, I've heard of many people having to do that. Mine went fine without it, though.

 

Did your car not immediatley stall once the vaccum hose was disconnected? As I said if keep the line somewhat crimped then I can keep it idiling I just don't see how I gonna get it to suck up liquid without stalling. I'm just hesistant about creating a bigger problem by using seafoam.

 

What I did was to disconnect the hose, put my thumb partly on the hose and started the engine by reaching around. I SLOWLY poured the SeaFoam into the hose. I had no stalling or anything like that, because if you keep a steady stream of the SeaFoam going through the vacuum hose. It will keep running with out a hitch.

As far as your mechanic saying that, you should ask him how many cars he has. How many of them are road worthy and what not. Just like buying a house to "flip it", you want to deal with a Realtor who has done flips and are still doing it.

KOT

 

How in the world did you manage to reach the ignigtion while holding on to the vaccum hose? You must have long arms I was thinking as using a small piece of plastic tubing and insert into the tip of the vaccum hose once discocnnected and use it sorta like a straw. I suppose if I made the tubing a little longer it would allow me to reach the ignition as you described.

Did you pour your seafoam in the hose or simply let the suction from the vaccum suck it up.

Also, I think I remember reading that you might have to disconnect the battery once you do this in order to reset the computer so that it goes back to the correct idling speed. Is that correct or did I just make that up?

 

When is this procedure recommended?
I have 63k on my ride and come Apr., I'm gonna give myself a tune-up.
I have read a little on this seafoam on the net, and from what I gather, it is recommended more for high mileage cars (100k+). I guess I'm asking if it will do any good on my 63k car? I assume it won't hurt, as long as I follow the bottles instructions, right?

 

proudcaddydaddy...it will not hurt at 65K or 100K, it is all up to the owner. you have carbon buildup at all mileage, and that is all the SeaFoam is doing basically, is cleaning your system of carbon buildup

 

Nice write up! Txbest thanks for the heads up. I'm going to put it in my vacuum hose and gas tank since I just got an oil change 4 days ago.

 

i was looking for this for you Teedoe, you beat me to it. but that is the same vacuum hose you can use. question for you though, when was the last time you changed your spark plugs? if it has been awhile and you plan on doing it soon, then go ahead with the vacuum line, if you just did it and dont plan on it for a while, then dont do the vacuum line. it isnt for certain, but has happened, you can foul them out with putting it threw your vacuum hose

 

Oh wow. Thanks for the save. I recently changed my spark plugs this past December. So Ill just put it in the gas tank and then later i will try in the oil.

 

let me just clarify, i am not saying that it will foul your spark plugs out. i am just stating that it is possible