Seafoam
#1
Seafoam
I am running a 98 honda v6, and i have a question about seafoam. If anyone knows about it, it is a cleaner for your engine that is suposed to clean out all the carbon buildup and give you better gas milage. I don't know if it works though. If anyone knows anything about it or have used it, it would be much appreciated.
#2
RE: Seafoam
Read the instructions on the can. It's that simple. Youtube videos have been done. SEARCH.
You hook seafoam up to your breather valve. On 7th gen...it'll be here!
You hook seafoam up to your breather valve. On 7th gen...it'll be here!
1) Purchase Seafoam. This is a universal solvent for cars/marine vehicles. NAPA carries them, as well as O'Reily stores I do believe, although I did purchase my 16 oz. bottle from NAPA myself ($5.88).Here is a shot of what to look for:
2) Using a large mouth cup, pour approximately 5-6 oz. into it.
3) Find a small vacuum line on the intake manifold.
Disconnect the hose from the manifold.
4) Turn the car on. Have a friend/relative/robot hold idle around 2000 RPMS. It probably doesn't matter as far as the RPM is concerned, but 2K is a safe and effective method for holding the engine at. Do not vary too much in the RPMs.
5) Take the vacuum hose and put it on the surface of the sea foam, making sure not to dunk it and let it just freely suck up everything, or else I'm pretty sure it stalls (not 100%, but not going to try). You want it to "slurp" the liquid, sucking in a good amount of air as well. Slurp up all that you can with it.
6) Shut off the motor and let it sit for 15-20 minutes (Sea foam instructions says 5-10, but it's better to overshoot it than undershoot it).
*OPTIONAL* While waiting with everything off, put another 5-6 oz. in the oil and in the gas, finishing off the bottle.
7) Turn on the car and make sure no neighbors are looking or the EPA becuase your going to really make your car look like a beater. DO THIS IN AN OPEN AREA! We don't need anyone passing out. Just enjoy the light show out of your muffler, that is of course if your favorite color is smoke . When I did it, I mainly had white smoke, but some black here and there.
8) Keep the RPMS around 2k to speed up the process. Do this for about 2 minutes. After that, go ahead and take it for a drive. If your like me, you saw a minimal difference, but still a change for the better. The more you drive it, the less the smoke gets, and eventually it goes away.
2) Using a large mouth cup, pour approximately 5-6 oz. into it.
3) Find a small vacuum line on the intake manifold.
Disconnect the hose from the manifold.
4) Turn the car on. Have a friend/relative/robot hold idle around 2000 RPMS. It probably doesn't matter as far as the RPM is concerned, but 2K is a safe and effective method for holding the engine at. Do not vary too much in the RPMs.
5) Take the vacuum hose and put it on the surface of the sea foam, making sure not to dunk it and let it just freely suck up everything, or else I'm pretty sure it stalls (not 100%, but not going to try). You want it to "slurp" the liquid, sucking in a good amount of air as well. Slurp up all that you can with it.
6) Shut off the motor and let it sit for 15-20 minutes (Sea foam instructions says 5-10, but it's better to overshoot it than undershoot it).
*OPTIONAL* While waiting with everything off, put another 5-6 oz. in the oil and in the gas, finishing off the bottle.
7) Turn on the car and make sure no neighbors are looking or the EPA becuase your going to really make your car look like a beater. DO THIS IN AN OPEN AREA! We don't need anyone passing out. Just enjoy the light show out of your muffler, that is of course if your favorite color is smoke . When I did it, I mainly had white smoke, but some black here and there.
8) Keep the RPMS around 2k to speed up the process. Do this for about 2 minutes. After that, go ahead and take it for a drive. If your like me, you saw a minimal difference, but still a change for the better. The more you drive it, the less the smoke gets, and eventually it goes away.
#3
RE: Seafoam
Ipoured half from bottle into the crankcase and droved the car for about 200 miles andchanged the oil.Used oilwas very dark. I also usedsome onthebreather valve and let the seaform soak for several minutes before starting the engine again, expect a huge white cloud coming out of the exhaust pipe. I also have used the entire bottle in the gas tank.
Follow the instruction on the bottle.
1998 Honda Accord LX 4cyl auto with 274k miles
Follow the instruction on the bottle.
1998 Honda Accord LX 4cyl auto with 274k miles
#5
RE: Seafoam
Sleeper: I'm pretty sure that you are supposed to suck it into the brake booster line. That's how I did it anyway. It worked well, but did cause a CEL that went away after 2 days.
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