Buick350X Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 So how much seafoam should I run in the oil and for how long? Can says it does 10 quarts. I put about 3/4 of it in. I just wonder how long it should run in the oil to clean up the engine? Only driven about 20 miles. I do have a full oil change kit ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manarius Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Wow. You put in entirely too much. You're probably eating apart your rubber seals. If it's 1 bottle/10 qt, you should have put in half a bottle for 5 qt of oil (approximately what the 2.2's take). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Yup, should have used half of the can for your oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Ya hes right, but i suggest you do another oil change now, things should still be alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick350X Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Thats just lame, seafoam will not eat ruber seals or parts. Thats a myth. Why you ask, cause it big in the bike world and I have been down that road with the Virago. [folks have soak rubber parts in straight SF with no change.] But its not wet clutch safe [a clutch is just fibers glues together...] So I have no experiance with it in oil. But I have tons with gas. Folks run half a can at a time in 3-5 gal of gas. Virago's are full of rubber parts in the fuel system. Fuel pump is just a thin slice of rubber. Two gas tanks; run through with heavy seafoam fixes so many funky problems. Always cheaper to spend $7 then to pull the carbs apart. Now that we cleared up that myth how long do most folks run it to clean the lifters and junk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 IMHO, zero. Adding a solvent to motor oil just doesn't seem like a good idea. Seafoam workes great on the top end, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Just change the oil soon. I change oil after running seafoam through top end, just because some of it will get past piston rings and thin out the oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick350X Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Well anyways I did my own thing. When I got up today I let it run for a few mins, went for a drive around the block [country block]. Then let it sit and run some more as I dumped the rest of the can in. Few revs, nother min at idle then drained it immediately. If anyone is still worried about me I did not plan this part but I did get hi mile oil that conditions seals n stuff. But it was just by chance I bought that. Was on sale. But there is no more cold start up lifter tick. Changed the oil, trans fluid [3rd time this summer] and the rear end fluid. Pull the rear drums and inspected everything. Trying to track down a funny noise that sounds like bad drums, like the pads were worn down. Or its just the typical tire noise. Its not my car so I don’t know how different it is. . But its louder then normal she says and I can’t find anything wrong. CVs n boots are all cool. I am thinking about having the tires rotated tomorrow to see what happens. I know someone is gonna ask why change tranny fluid 3 times? Well there is more then the 4-5 quarts in there that drains out. It’s cheap and I did it a few times to flush it well with new fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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