Anyone ever use SeaFoam in their cars/trucks?

[oldsman350]

Well my wife is on the road alot as a social worker and her 2007 Pontiac Vibe has about 105,000 all highway miles on it. It has the Toyota 4 cyl engine in it, so I know it will last forever. At 80,000 I did all the major maintenance on it. Its not using any oil nor does it have any leaks. I was curious about putting a can of seamfoam in it to get rid of any carbon build up in the engine. Whats you guys experience with seamfoam. Does it work? I'd love for this little yota engine to last until 200,000 plus.

 

[bravo3]

well a friend of mine bought an 88 bmw as a project car, and yeah it ran, but it ran HORRIBLY.

guess what, one can of seafoam, and it ran like a top after that. I was very impressed with the stuff, old timers always prefer it to Marvel Mystery Oil as well

 

[kdavis1984]

ive used it before on a friend's 84 towncar. that stuff is awesome. now though i use a bottle of lucas fuel treatment in my jeep and my wife's honda every time i do an oil change.

 

[grits]

I used it before. Put a can in the booster and a can in the gas. I have an 01 expedition that get awsome gas mileage not sure if thats the reason or not. I havent noticed anything bad from it.

 

[Hitman]

I've used it but not exactly as they recommend. If you use the Vacuum hose to suck it in there and screw it up you can DESTROY your vehicle.

Just google/Youtube 'Seafoam Fail' and you can see some pretty bad stories
I simply poured it into my Gas Tank.

 

[oldsman350]

So I can pour it in the vacuum line coming in off the brake booster. The wife's car is due for an oil change next week so I'm thinking about doing it before I change the oil.

 

[firesafety3]

I"ve used it strictly in the gas tank and gotten good results.

Getting my son's truck ready for him (picking him up from Parris Island Friday, followed his dream and now he's a Marine!). After some routine maintenance, I dropped a can of seafoam and filled his tank this afternoon.

Good stuff.

 

[kz45]

I run a can every oil change, in the tank, I have over 200,000 miles on my truck, 2/3d's pulling a trailer and still runs good and has plenty power.

 

[sparky_benton]

i use it in all mo 2 stroke outdoards.

 

[Leonidas]

My mechanic of 20 years says there's only 2 "miracle" car chemical products. This is one. Used to use it in the crankcase and fuel tank at every oil change. Now its Lucas in the crankcase and seafoam in the fuel. 271,000 miles and still purring.

Its also outstanding as a fuel stabilizer for small engines.

 

[SpeedRacer]

I do 1/2 can in the tank and 1/2 can through a vacuum hose about every 40,000 miles or so. Yes, you need to be careful when introducing it directly into the intake system or you risk some serious damage. I just pull a small vacuum hose and let it slooooowly suck the Seafoam in a tiny bit at a time.

It works great, and the best part is the HORRIFIC smoke and smell that comes out of your exhaust for about 10 minutes. Great way to annoy the neighbors.

 

[Snookie]

It works great, and the best part is the HORRIFIC smoke and smell that comes out of your exhaust for about 10 minutes. Great way to annoy the neighbors.

Hum don't know about Seafoam but I remember pouring transmission fluid in the carberator and going down the rows at the drive in theater and smoking out the ....... UH
Never mind many of you may never seen carberators or drive in theaters.

Sorry lol

 

[some_goat]

Ive used some in my wifes 94 civic . Pulled some in the intake and gas . Ran it through the intake and u could see a cloud of smoke just pour out the exhaust . I would say it worked pretty good .

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Used it and will keep using it int the gas tanks of 3 bikes.

Wrecked one, still have the other 2

 

[rocko]

i use it in my outboards every spring.

 

[gonepecan]

Has anyone ever used the Seafoam Trans Tune for the tranny?

 

[Blade]

If it has a gas tank, use Seafoam. Been a Seafoam fan a long, long time.

Leonidas,

Which Lucas product are you putting in the crankcase and how often?

 

[Leonidas]

Which Lucas product are you putting in the crankcase and how often?

Don't have a bottle on hand right now for the exact name, but it is labeled as an oil "conditioner." Quart container around eleven bucks. It replaces one quart of motor oil at change time. That is the product that does the work of protecting the engine, so I just use the cheaper store brand oil instead of the expensive stuff.

It's extremely thick and slimy feeling. Reminds me of the old STP product.

At almost 300k, I'm beginning to have issues with the seals, so I am going to try their conditioner/leak stop on the upcoming change.

 

[jimdana1942]

I"ve used it strictly in the gas tank and gotten good results.

Getting my son's truck ready for him (picking him up from Parris Island Friday, followed his dream and now he's a Marine!). After some routine maintenance, I dropped a can of seafoam and filled his tank this afternoon.

Good stuff.

Hey man, congratulations and I know you are proud of him.

 

[jimdana1942]

Tried seafoam, half uh can in the gas tank of my older '97 crown vic that I use as my go-fer car. Had developed a chugging and sputtering when first started in the mornings. The sea foam cleared that right up and it has been doing fine, that was about 9 months ago.