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Hey, fellas and gals:

Got a question. I bought a can of Seafoam to run thru my intake and clean it out (we used to do the same on old VWs with diesel of ATF)

On this forum, everyone says change the oil immediately after using Seafoam. Yet the can doesn't say this-it says Seafoam is OK to use in fuel, oil, or directly thru manifold.

No big deal to change the oil, but if it's going thru the injectors or manifold, why does the oil need to be changed?

Bradford

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Hey, fellas and gals:

Got a question. I bought a can of Seafoam to run thru my intake and clean it out (we used to do the same on old VWs with diesel of ATF)

On this forum, everyone says change the oil immediately after using Seafoam. Yet the can doesn't say this-it says Seafoam is OK to use in fuel, oil, or directly thru manifold.

No big deal to change the oil, but if it's going thru the injectors or manifold, why does the oil need to be changed?

Bradford

I wouldn't change the oil after. Seafoam is great stuff. I was advised by a mechanic to put that stuff in when you change the oil. Seafoam is an automotive mystery.

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There are some (like myself) that believe that the crankcase should just contain engine oil, and if the oil is changed often enough, then no cleaners or other additives will ever NEED to be added.

 

That's all.

 

P.S. Seafoam kicks rump roast.

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Seafoam is awsome stuff, it's even more of a mystery than the Marval Mystery Oil. I'm going to dump some in a few hundered miles before I change my oil next, but I hope it doesn't offset the benifits that running Mobil 1 for the last 8,000 miles will bring me...

I am also planning on running the Seafoam transmission flush before I service my transmission...

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Seafoam is awsome stuff, it's even more of a mystery than the Marval Mystery Oil. I'm going to dump some in a few hundered miles before I change my oil next, but I hope it doesn't offset the benifits that running Mobil 1 for the last 8,000 miles will bring me...

I am also planning on running the Seafoam transmission flush before I service my transmission...

could you explain the transmission flush.this is something i ought to do.

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Because of these posts, I decided to try a little seafoam myself.

 

 

I put it into the PCV valve area, used about 1/3 of a bottle. Put the rest in the gas tank.

 

It seems to have worked well, I have better, smoother acceleration and a bit more power, kind of like going back in time to when I first bought her.

 

I was kind of surprised that there was any effect, but I guess now I believe.

 

I bought seafoam at Advance Auto Parts for about $3.50

 

 

matt

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Does Seafoam do the same thing as the Top Engine Cleaner sold at GM dealer parts counters?

 

Either on the bottle or elsewhere I read that spark plugs should be replaced after using Top Engine Cleaner, as the crud washed out gets on the plugs. Huge clouds of smoke come out of the tailpipe when started, I parked away from home so as not to smoke out the neighbors. Hopefully the emissions isnt bad for a weak catalytic converter.

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