gunslinger Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 OKAY FOLKS, QUICK ONE HERE. if youve got stickey lifters or any other head noise, or you just want to clean the motor out - oil passages, galleys, feeder tubes, etc. - throw some SEAFOAM in there. you can get it at schucks or equivalent. pour half the can down into the oil/block and pour the other half into the carb/throttle body. if youve got a carb, follow the directions. if youve got a SPFI, take the large vacuum line off the back side of the rubber intake and tilt the hose up so you can pour the other half into the throttle body (you do this cause if you take the large rubber intake off the throttle body the 'gine will quit). take your air filter out too cause i little will go back and might get onto it. i picked up another motor to replace the seized one for the battle wagon and the thing had been sitting for XX amount of time so the thing had a nasty lifter rattle. you couldnt even hear the sterio over it. threw some seafoam in there and she purrrrrrrrrrs. no probs. worked miracles. dont forget to follow the directions. hope this helps someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 i hear you on that....its good stuff.......spark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 I loves my SeaFoam. Cleans out my lifters good (and the rest of the valve train!) Keeps it right next to the PB Blaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 oh the wonders...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskansubaru Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 cool I have been trying to fix my nasty lifter rattle. I have hear of seafoam but never try it. I will now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85Sub4WD Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 If you can't get SeaFoam in your region (not available here - or at least I haven't found it) Marvel Mystery Oil (MMO) works wonders too - have used it for many years on many cars to fix a variety of probs, and has worked well - just don't put more than the recommended amount in your gas tank or you will regret it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 ditto on the Marvel stuff thats a good one too..spark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskansubaru Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Found SeaFoam, Used SeaFoam, Love SeaFoam. Great stuff after work I went to CarQuest (NAPA and CarQuest are the only thing in this town) pick up some SeaFoam no lifter niose YAH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 I haven't tried seafoam, but MMO does work wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastchance Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 I tried Sea-Foam yesterday for the first time in my carb'd wagon with crappy idle, ticky valves and just crappy gas mileage. Seriously, I've never been so amazed... The car is soooooo quiet now, no ticky valves, it idles PERFECT and I'm filling 'er up today so I'll see how it does on gas mileage before and after. I'm going to start a website..... WWW.SEAFOAMKICKSA$$.COM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Where is this stuff available?? I live in Washington and neither the local Schucks or Pep Boys carried it, not that I found anyway..... Where can I pick some up.......I have heard nothing but good about it and would love to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominical1 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Where can I pick some up.......I have heard nothing but good about it and would love to try it. Schuck's - 16706 Hwy 99 Lynnwood had some last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkster58 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 SCHUCKS AUTO >...................................thats the place or AUTO ZONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 This stuff could be the end of the TOD... I don't know if that's good or bad, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkiller Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 napa carries it also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyromanic Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 napa carries it also... Some rural small Napa stores do NOT carry it. However it maybe found at a tiny rural parts house in Central Oregon known to be run by "two bald guys and a dog", as described in the "Bend" Yellow pages. Of course this helps no one, but may be found amusing by some one. Or not. PYro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fud24682000 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Down here I found it at Autozone. It worked to stop tick in 5 minutes (with oil change to Delo 15W-40 and new filter). Ray Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 Where is this stuff available?? I live in Washington and neither the local Schucks or Pep Boys carried it, not that I found anyway..... Where can I pick some up.......I have heard nothing but good about it and would love to try it. ALL the schucks carries it (at one time or another, iive been to every one in the surrounding 20KM around bothell), bigger NAPA's - not the little private guys, autozone, B&B, GIJoes, action auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonwingsubaru Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 got mine at autozone, made my engine run a little smoother but didnt do a damn thing for my TOD, after i put it in i let it sit for a little like it says i let it idle for about 20 mins till the smoke cloud stopped and shut it off, then when i drove off in it about an hour later it looked like the car was on fire for the first 2 miles, is that normal??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fud24682000 Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 I put a can of it in crankcase after partially filling with new oil, then started it. It ran at fast idle until warmed up, & by then the tick had stopped. It did not smoke. Maybe you also poured some in the intake and that made it smoke? Ray Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonwingsubaru Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 yeah put it in the intake and crankcase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KStretch55 Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 I found it at Shucks here in Boise yesterday. $4.59 a can. I was expecting it to be a lot more considering all the raves it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85Sub4WD Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 after i put it in i let it sit for a little like it says i let it idle for about 20 mins till the smoke cloud stopped and shut it off, then when i drove off in it about an hour later it looked like the car was on fire for the first 2 miles, is that normal??? yes, that is normal for MMO and I assume Seafoam - I have a good friend that is a petroleum expert, and he indicated to me that both are very similar compounds chemically speaking - mine usually does not do that unless it has REALLY been gunked up for some reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonwingsubaru Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 mine was a bit gunked up the car the motor had been in was sitting for about 6 months before i bought it, and yeah i forgot to say i guess it was seafoam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Hmm, maybe I'll have to try some of that. I've had great luck with MMO. Had a car last year that ticked rather bad intermittently. Put in MMO with fresh Castrol, drove it 750 miles, and it sounded like a freakin' sewing machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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