Sea Foam is a simple mixture of Pale Oil (look it up), Naptha and Isopropyl Alcohol in the right percentages. I use it and swear by it. Use exactly as directed and it works. It's not snake oil and it's not magic. Sea Foam won't fix a broken part or a failing engine, but it will clean the internal parts and remove varnish and deposits, which is the cause of many engines running poorly.
I'll stick with Lucas Upper Cylinder Lube... sometimes with a mix of naphta as cleaning treatment (also increases HP a bit)... this seafoam stuff acts the same as what a mechanic I used to know does to clean an engine with break fluid: can't be healthy to the engine and sure as hell not good to the environment. if I get problems that Lucas doesn't fix, I just do some mechanic and change the parts needed, I don't rely on some "magic" fluid to fix my engine problems...
Veteran user here; I see power increases and quicker throttle responses along with an all-over smooth power band, everytime I use the product. From my I5 Turbo to my sport bike. Great product. $10 and a little of know-how will get you pretty far with this. The engine just sounds happier afterwards!
do you have to change your oil after using this stuff? I have an 01 Tahoe and am worried I would ruin the engine components by it eating away the gaskets or seals.
you put it in your gas tank and also let it get sucked in through a vacuum hose... usually the brake booster hose. make sure you have alot of gas in the tank and use a funnel
I tried this stuff in a small 4 cycle engine and the valves, piston and combustion chamber looked the same after i used sea foam. REAL carbon cleaner's don't make blue/white smoke. They make thick grayish black smoke, that's the carbon being burned off. With seafoam all your seeing is the actual seafoam product being burned off by the engine and nothing more. Transmission fluid and marvel mystery oil will do the same thing sea foam does which is make a smoke show.
This product and the procedure meant for direct injected engines does absolutely nothing to clean the intake valves. It only makes seafoam rich. Next time get a probe camera and film the inside of your intake manifold, ports/valves PRIOR to the treatment.Then after you're finished, film or tape the intake manifold/ports & valves again to see if indeed there was any improvement. There won't be much if any. Inject any oil-based junk in your car while its running and it will smoke up. Waste of $!
I put half a can through the vacuum line of my 351W and shut the engine off as per the instructions. However, the engine kept running for a few revolutions with no spark, clacking like a diesel (gas engine) and spit Seafoam back out the vacuum line and past the throttle body blades. 5 mins. later I start and let it run until the exhaust was smokeless. Drove it 15 miles. Noticed an engine vibration at 1500 rpm. It faded but is still there. That was over a year ago. Also killed my HEGO sensor.
Took my 96 SHO to a guy in Madison WI (about 700 miles away) to get my cams welded. He sais of all the SHOs that he had welded (over 200) this was by far the cleanest top end he had ever seen. I use seafoam about every 10 tankfuls.
Placebo or snake oil (I disagree)
I put about 2 ounces in every tankful of my wifes Kawasaki VN800. It does not carbon up anymore. It sure used to before I started this maintenance. The stuff really works (for me)
im about to change the oil on my 78' gs750 and was thinking about throwing in a can of this stuff in the crankcase for like 20 miles and then changing the oil... good idea or bad idea?
@StreetSurfinn Just add at one and a half ounces per quart of oil and drive at least 20 miles. Sea Foam is compatible with all engine oils and will not affect a wet clutch.
wow i did not know that sea foam did not have no corrosive chemical . then how do it clean the egr valve so good ? it saved me from replaceing the part so i am 100%happy
my wife has a 2003 eddie bauer explorer with a v6 flex fuel system the egr valve was stuck and the dude a t advance auto suggested that i use sea foam in the vaccum line i was thanking the same as the previous comment as garrett6699 why put a corosive liquid through your vaccum lines? It removes all of the "Good" carbon ?but i tryed it anyhow thinking it was a way to tell my wife to get a new car lol when i did this it smoked bad my wife drove it to work and now that car gets better gas milage
@cincyterminator Just to let you know Sea Foam has no corrosive chemical additives. Sea Foams cleaning oil is petroleum not a chemical, Sea Foam is 100% pure petroleum.
great videos for information, but age is clear. If New videos are coming out, please make them easier to find i.e in order. i've found all the different parts introductions, different products, but not in order. One Video May Slove That Problem
i have a 2000 seadoo gtx, rotax fuel injection. It says in the manual not to use fuel injection cleaners, doy you know if its alright to use ?, seadoo is a big money scam
Sea Foam is a pure petroleum blend and has no chemical additives and is very safe for all internal combustion engines.Sea Foam will help keep your injectors clean while controling any moisture in your fuel and Sea Foam a;lso adds upper cylinder lube to the fuel.
Sea Foam is a simple mixture of Pale Oil (look it up), Naptha and Isopropyl Alcohol in the right percentages. I use it and swear by it. Use exactly as directed and it works. It's not snake oil and it's not magic. Sea Foam won't fix a broken part or a failing engine, but it will clean the internal parts and remove varnish and deposits, which is the cause of many engines running poorly.
hpiguy 1 month ago
I'll stick with Lucas Upper Cylinder Lube... sometimes with a mix of naphta as cleaning treatment (also increases HP a bit)... this seafoam stuff acts the same as what a mechanic I used to know does to clean an engine with break fluid: can't be healthy to the engine and sure as hell not good to the environment. if I get problems that Lucas doesn't fix, I just do some mechanic and change the parts needed, I don't rely on some "magic" fluid to fix my engine problems...
REALdingdongwalawala 2 months ago
Veteran user here; I see power increases and quicker throttle responses along with an all-over smooth power band, everytime I use the product. From my I5 Turbo to my sport bike. Great product. $10 and a little of know-how will get you pretty far with this. The engine just sounds happier afterwards!
Lolvonator 3 months ago
ive had no problems with it just dont pour so much in your vacuum lines you hydrolock the engine
robertcrow24 4 months ago
I find that snake oil is the same thing
Ironbumm 4 months ago
do you have to change your oil after using this stuff? I have an 01 Tahoe and am worried I would ruin the engine components by it eating away the gaskets or seals.
nubie232 5 months ago
@nubie232 dont put it in the engine oil
you put it in your gas tank and also let it get sucked in through a vacuum hose... usually the brake booster hose. make sure you have alot of gas in the tank and use a funnel
dustyroads13 4 months ago
I tried this stuff in a small 4 cycle engine and the valves, piston and combustion chamber looked the same after i used sea foam. REAL carbon cleaner's don't make blue/white smoke. They make thick grayish black smoke, that's the carbon being burned off. With seafoam all your seeing is the actual seafoam product being burned off by the engine and nothing more. Transmission fluid and marvel mystery oil will do the same thing sea foam does which is make a smoke show.
workensmart 6 months ago
This product and the procedure meant for direct injected engines does absolutely nothing to clean the intake valves. It only makes seafoam rich. Next time get a probe camera and film the inside of your intake manifold, ports/valves PRIOR to the treatment.Then after you're finished, film or tape the intake manifold/ports & valves again to see if indeed there was any improvement. There won't be much if any. Inject any oil-based junk in your car while its running and it will smoke up. Waste of $!
MyEyesBled 7 months ago 2
I put half a can through the vacuum line of my 351W and shut the engine off as per the instructions. However, the engine kept running for a few revolutions with no spark, clacking like a diesel (gas engine) and spit Seafoam back out the vacuum line and past the throttle body blades. 5 mins. later I start and let it run until the exhaust was smokeless. Drove it 15 miles. Noticed an engine vibration at 1500 rpm. It faded but is still there. That was over a year ago. Also killed my HEGO sensor.
landlightning 8 months ago
clogged? replace it. no strange liquid into your engine...LOL
frogvillage 8 months ago
Took my 96 SHO to a guy in Madison WI (about 700 miles away) to get my cams welded. He sais of all the SHOs that he had welded (over 200) this was by far the cleanest top end he had ever seen. I use seafoam about every 10 tankfuls.
Placebo or snake oil (I disagree)
I put about 2 ounces in every tankful of my wifes Kawasaki VN800. It does not carbon up anymore. It sure used to before I started this maintenance. The stuff really works (for me)
progie 9 months ago
I think it's only simple naphta, aka sinthetic paint thinner.
I want to see his effect on carbon deposits, just do a video looking in an engine with optical fibers, I can bet that there are no differencies.
90% placebo effect, 10% of effect due to little lubrication on piston rings.
dadoVRC 10 months ago
What does it do to the catalytic converter? Can it hurt it or clean it and make it better?
CoolasIce2 1 year ago
im about to change the oil on my 78' gs750 and was thinking about throwing in a can of this stuff in the crankcase for like 20 miles and then changing the oil... good idea or bad idea?
StreetSurfinn 1 year ago
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jdavisseafoamtech 1 year ago
@StreetSurfinn Just add at one and a half ounces per quart of oil and drive at least 20 miles. Sea Foam is compatible with all engine oils and will not affect a wet clutch.
jdavisseafoamtech 1 year ago
wow i did not know that sea foam did not have no corrosive chemical . then how do it clean the egr valve so good ? it saved me from replaceing the part so i am 100%happy
cincyterminator 1 year ago
@cincyterminator Sea Foam uses a cleaning oil and a lubricating oil in it formula so Sea Foam cleans and lubricates at the same time.
SeaFoamsales 1 year ago
@SeaFoamsales i heard they get stuck or clog you cats is this true
c0p555 9 months ago
my wife has a 2003 eddie bauer explorer with a v6 flex fuel system the egr valve was stuck and the dude a t advance auto suggested that i use sea foam in the vaccum line i was thanking the same as the previous comment as garrett6699 why put a corosive liquid through your vaccum lines? It removes all of the "Good" carbon ?but i tryed it anyhow thinking it was a way to tell my wife to get a new car lol when i did this it smoked bad my wife drove it to work and now that car gets better gas milage
cincyterminator 1 year ago
@cincyterminator Just to let you know Sea Foam has no corrosive chemical additives. Sea Foams cleaning oil is petroleum not a chemical, Sea Foam is 100% pure petroleum.
SeaFoamsales 1 year ago
@cincyterminator Stop using fucking Ethanol! It eats everything!
AntiSemantic1 2 months ago
How do you explain the video that shows a Ford engine being dismantled (after a supposed 100 000 mi.), and there is no carbon in the engine?
Not trying to discourage sales of Seafoam, but I feel that engine design contributes to carbon buildup.
I will surely buy Seafoam, cause I don't have a good engine, yet.
Or maybe I do have a good engine that is improperly adjusted.
seapeddler 1 year ago
great videos for information, but age is clear. If New videos are coming out, please make them easier to find i.e in order. i've found all the different parts introductions, different products, but not in order. One Video May Slove That Problem
GoTMLGo1967 2 years ago
hell send me the video and ill make it XD
Winstonbreak4u 2 years ago
its a two stroke too by the way, any info appreciated, thanks
therockkkkher 2 years ago
i have a 2000 seadoo gtx, rotax fuel injection. It says in the manual not to use fuel injection cleaners, doy you know if its alright to use ?, seadoo is a big money scam
therockkkkher 2 years ago
Sea Foam is a pure petroleum blend and has no chemical additives and is very safe for all internal combustion engines.Sea Foam will help keep your injectors clean while controling any moisture in your fuel and Sea Foam a;lso adds upper cylinder lube to the fuel.
SeaFoamsales 2 years ago
this commercial looks like it was made in the 90s
Winstonbreak4u 2 years ago
Not quite that long ago but its old. New video comming next year
SeaFoamsales 2 years ago
next time make the vidoe look more modern lol try using a hd camera and cut the 90s music XD
Winstonbreak4u 2 years ago
@Winstonbreak4u actully the 80s i grew up in the 90s we had better quality then that
jayguy173 1 year ago