No One Understands Sea Foam!!

I use sea foam to revive old vehicles but your video was like trying to say JB weld is the top dog

When putting any solvent into engine oil, beware of it knocking chunks of buildup off and clogging oil passages. Solvent is designed to break up oil based buildup which also destroys the polymer chains that IS OIL. i dont blame you for taking your sponsorship, it does what it says but seafoam is a double edged sword.

Well it also doesn't say on the bottle if you put it on your gas tank, and let it sit for a couple weeks..... Because it has a lot of alcohol, moisture binds to the alcohol, and then you have a slug of alcohol and water in the bottom of your tank. And it can cause detonation, or pinging. And that can destroy your valves in your engine. There's all kinds of things on the market that can be good or bad depending on conditions.

Put in gasoline ,

​@@brandonweeks. West System epoxies hold stronger than JB Weld, which is a company that starts out lieing by titling it as a weld, which it certainly isn't. West System G-Flex 650 epoxies many plastics. Just saying.

I don’t care about directions, i read the instructions

@BROTHERBOLDLYOFFICIALMUSIC I like to be directed, not instructed

@@jdubcbr600 I rather be constructed than destructed

Lmao My exact thoughts

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RISLONE works great also.

@@PRO4XKEV Never heard of it will check it out.

Rislone is some pretty amazing stuff.

yeah Risoline is a diamond for sticky lifters great for top end. I used this ever 30-50k after a oilk change. These same 30-50K intervals, you run a engine gunk cleaner or ATF b4 changing the oil

​@kfelix2934 which risoline product specifically?

you my friend have some fantastic luck! ive been working as a tech in small engines for 5 years now and ive had yet to have sea foam solve the clogged carbs we get in all the time. still fantastic stuff and it makes for a fantastic fuel stabilizer!

As a backyard mechanic with no actual certification but has swapped engines and many internals I will also say seafoam works like a god damn charm!

In the oil or gas mix?

why even comment that you don't take care of your stuff? and on top of that you are a mechanic that don't even care about his own stuff,,bad reputation

@@user-tu3ep2zu3r I think that if you poled 100 auto mechanics, you'll probably get 95 that admit their personal cars and lawn equipment is neglected.

Do you work for a seafhome?

You should try out Techron. Seafoam is great for 2 stroke technology, probably the best actually. Techron however is the best for 4 stroke. Different chemicals in each for their specific applications

@@motley06 Yep, techron is the highest rated fuel additive at the pump. The bottles are the same stuff, just concentrated. I only used to buy Chevron fuel until ethanol-free became available nearby, which my older vehicles seem to like better. So now I just add a bottle of techron every now and then.

​@Terminal_Crazy Ethanol free is almost $1 more per gallon than 87 in my area. I use it in my lawn equipment, but it's just too much more for me to run in my vehicles. Used to be $.50/gal more, if it gets back to that I'll see what gains I get in my '10 Prius. I fill up about every 3 days currently, run 50-150 miles a day doing deliveries.

@@GrandPrix46 Yeah, it’s about a dollar more in my city too, but the engine on both of my older vehicles (1998/2004) run smoother and have better performance with it. Also, I once had to get the fuel injectors, fuel pump, and maybe the fuel rail too, replaced on one of my vehicles because I let it sit too long with ethanol fuel in it. It was quite expensive to repair, so I’d like to avoid it happening again. For what it’s worth, it also improves my fuel economy by about 2 mpg, which offsets 1/3 of its higher cost.

27+ years 👍

One of the few products that does what it says and says what does

So what exactly does it do?

​@@_BigTimer85it's a detergent of some sort it's supposed to dissolve the caked up gunk built up. What's interesting is how it can dissolve oil deposits without destroying the actual oil.

Live by seafoam on a motorcycle on the road.

Have you ever had to replace your TCM?

Congratulations. You have the 1 in millions Mazda that made it. Like winning the lottery.

Pushing 300k on my 2018 CX-9 too

My Ford focus has the same motor and I'm at 300k. One of the best engines ever made.

08 Mazda 3 and we have 265k other than a timing chain never had to do anything to it.

I would have given you $1500 for it.

No idea why but those were pretty quick if I remember

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It's dark underneath the vehicle, making the oil look dark. If you held a flashlight up to the stream, you would be able to see through it. I was a lube technician for a couple years, so I learned a thing or two about oil appearance/condition.

@@grenadecraig9619 Hmmm... I watched it a few times. I don't think that was just contrast.

@@GoingGoneGalt okay

​@@grenadecraig9619I'm a certified automotive technician and I will tell you that oil is dirty

Should be fine if you follow directions and only use it right before an oil change.

We're gunna test that!

Pretty sure he did. He has a couple of videos called "look what seafoam did to my engine" or something to that effect.

It’s not left in long term. I’m a mechanic and have done it many times. It works.

Project farm has used it on his old Ford. Worked pretty good. I'm probably going to do it to my truck this spring when it's due for a change again

Project Farm showed that the Seafoam spray penetrating oil is top-tier for penetrating oils IIRC.

Man you must have changed the head gaskets 100 times by now with that mileage

@@Clevelandsteamer324 I knew the owner before me, he was a friend, and he knew the original owner before him, who've I met. I believe it was only one time, but it needed it again by time the left bank timing belt snapped on a cold day. I sold it and had seen it many years later running around.

you just gave them my million dollar secret 😩😫 😅jk

​@@Clevelandsteamer324not with a Prius bro 50 mpg see ya

I do this every 3 months

You can take that v Tech apart and clean that screen inside. It gets built up with carbon pretty common same thing with fuel injectors.

Is vtec 😂😂

Dead ass this is my I put like 3k into my car it still lags and Boggs at 2500 I’m gonna use this today

Same for my k24 ,vtc is clogged gunked up,put seafoam in and it cleared it right up happily reving to 8k again 😊

​@@hunterfpv5201How did it go?

Instructions unclear, jammed shrimp into spark plug holes 😉😄

​@@dommyboysmith Gotta keep an eye on that sneaky autocorrect!!😄😄😄

@@dommyboysmith😂😂😂😂

Be careful of hydrolock! Turn the engine over by hand, with the spark plugs screwed half way in. If impractical, wait till the seafoam drains through the rings.

@@tarquineous yes, that's why you leave the sparkplugs out. You pour 1 ounce into each cylinder, spin the engine over a few times, add another ounce, and leave overnight. The next day, you crank the engine over without the sparkplugs to blow any remaining liquid out. THEN you reinstall the plugs and fire it up. Almost all of it will leak down into the crankcase overnight, but spinning it over is just a precaution.

They also make an upper engine cleaner that is a spray can you hot soak it by spraying it in throttle body while running it, and keeping it running. A buddy is needed for this. Cleans valves etc..works great. You can also put gas in your oil, small mustard bottle, Lil bit Lil bit at a time over about 5 mins. Let run at idle only for about 10-15 mins..will dissolve all the hidden oil gunk deposits quick. 250k plus silverado truck w what dealer and other auto mechanics w call lifter tick, it'll clean it all out and motor will run much quieter no tick, run for 30 mins drain repeat if necessary, do not drive onlyIdle, and do not add gas too fast, it'll hydrolock..works better than anything on any auto parts shelf

Whoa

That engine will do a million miles with good care.

Don't change oil in my 97 12 valve. Just add a quart every 600 miles ;)

​@@BobLobLawsLawBlogthat's a big ol' leak

Lmao. Okay buddy. Sure

I add some to my bubblebath!!

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It also works well for your calluses

@@cottonwood4935 i like to mix it with the glue i eat my crayons with

What in the world? Are you smoking something?

It does thin out your engine oil a bit. That's why you add it before your oil change

Get your point but I contest "it does not thin your oil". Unless you put a new 5W30 oil in a 5W30 oil already in engine, ANY liquid will thin (E.g. Marvel Mystery Oil) or thicken (e.g. Lucas) your engine oil. Its that inevitable. Be it Seafoam or be it any other oil additive.

@@MusicIsBestDrug Thanks for proving your own point wrong lol

@@MusicIsBestDrugso if I’m hearing you correctly, I should put Lucas into my oil crankcase to thicken the oil after I put in SeaFoam, right?

@@iamchicagoan2422 HA HA HA

I've used trans fluid in gas and it broke up debris on a Holley carb. Heard a loud pop and my rpms went up while idling. I think it broke up some crud in the metering jets in the carb trans is very high detergent. Stock car racers have been using that for years.

What is the reason for putting it into the oil prior to an oil change?

I have the same truck. 220k miles. I use it occasionally in the fuel system. Never in my oil...yet.

@@mattschmitt9924, I swear by it, I had to do head gaskets on it at about 275k when I pulled the rocker arm covers off, it looked almost like new. Very clean

my 1995 tahoes 5.7 engine has 320k, its sitting in my garage after the trans, diffs blew up with a rotting frame, a engine like that needs to be saved from the crusher

@@pamelah6431 it cleans all deposits and gunk in engine, you don’t want all that cycling through your components for another three thousand miles, it’s like a flush.

It's hasn't been on the market for that long. And it contains ethanol.

@@timcarr-tm8li You didn’t pay attention to the video, did you. Seafoam has been around since 1942. It says so right on the can. 😆😆😆🏆🤡

plus, when in the crankcase, the ethanol would be evaporated out in like 2.6 minutes..

@@timcarr-tm8li it’s been on the market even longer than 23 years. I used it first in my 98 Camaro in 2000.

​@@timcarr-tm8liYou're not the brightest bulb are ya

I've had 3 Camry cars and love them, but damn, they do get some wicked oil leaks. I just replaced the shaft seals on the cam, crank, and oil pump, and the oil pump gasket. I've gone from 5 qts of oil per tank of gas to 1/2 qt per tank.

@@machinemaker2248 replacing 5 quarts of oil per tank of fuel seems like a very big problem, no? I already replaced the valve cover gasket and oil pump gasket but the remaining leaks are very small drips now, nothing that worries me. Have you ever had any issue with the EGR valve?

I disagree. On the contrary, Seafoam can clean and loosen up stuck rings which could lower the amount of blow-by. Less blow-by means lower crankcase pressure. Less or no crankcase pressure means less oil leaks. I Seafoam the heck out of my 400K mile Prius and the result was less oil burning and a no longer leaking rear main seal.

I just got another car it's a 1996 Camry with only 125.000 miles it runs great New radiator and 1 owner oil changed every 3,000 when or should I put seafoam in it for a clean out!??

@@robertbegatto you could do it tomorrow if you wanted to. good luck with your 1996 car.

Seafoam will ruin cats. Some off road equipment has them. Good luck.

Great point 👍

No “varnish”exist in a combustion engine 😂

Do it outside because it is so dangerous to heat this to its flash point. Good way to burn your house down.

In the early 90s our mechanic told my mom to run Rislone oil treatment. It was so effective it clogged the pickup screen in a day. He dropped the pan and cleaned everything for free. Told her to come back in a few days for another free oil change too.

wrong

But not with a gas stove.

It's fine, I used to run it full oil cycle every change in airplanes. If nothing ever built up, not going to ever clean out.

Do you put SeaFoam in the oil, or the gas tank at season's change? If in the oil, how long do you leave it in before changing to straight oil? Curious.

@@gckshea in the gas tank. I do it mainly to keep it from gumming up and being a PITA next season. With that said, I did do it in oil when I rebuilt my blower and I ran it for about 10 usage hours (heavy work with lots of snow). But that was mid season.

WOW you repeated what guy in vid said! Idk how you even came up with this

@@22smcrrider96 sorry you can’t read. Otherwise you’d know, I go into much greater detail than what’s covered in the video.

​@@22smcrrider96Yeah these people don't ever have a brain.

@@Nunya58294 are you touched in the head son? Please explain to me where you think I sounded like I was butthurt.

That cleaning process is why many say don't use it in old engines. They claim loosening all of that old sludge causes more harm then good. Much of the deposits plug up smaller passages instead being flushed out. This may be OK on a new engine not already loaded with deposits.

I got A 98 xj jeep i accidentally put seafoan Concentrate injector cleaner in the oil crank case

We all learn something new everyday only if you are willing to accept that you were wrong before and correct your way of thinking. People who cannot do that rarely ever learn anything. A philosopher named Seneca said we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Or something?

It's not. It's a cleaner. You mess with oil additive packages, and it's asking for trouble. I'd add just before an oil change. Run for half hour or so, and then change the oil.

Glad we’re on the same page.

I couldn't agree more,,, leave well enough alone!

Thanks. I almost destroyed my newly bought used Sequoia. 240k miles. 13 years old. Runs great. Why mess with it.

You are correct if it was maintained poorly. In that case it’s just a beater of problems until the next rig. It’s like buying something with a knock. It just can’t be fixed with liquids. And some cars knock with new oil but run perfect with used old oil. Same with direct injection intake cleaning maintenance. Once carbon is caked on the valves, no spraying will help. At that point, Valves need to be scrubbed clean and likely intake replaced. Maintenance goes a long way. The stuff works great in older vehicles, that had decent maintenance in their life. Seafoam Prevents issues before it’s too far down the line. Considering your experience, it was just too late. Previous owners already ruined the engine. Seafoam works great as a maintenance. Especially in gas tank for intake valves and injectors. I do it a few times a year in gas tank, and I do it once every few years in the oil at most, not every oil change. I also change my oil on time. If cleared carbon made it leak, then gaskets already failed and were bandaided with the buildup. Only a matter of time before sludge prevents oil flow and spins a bearing or causes too much crank case pressure and blow by 02 Lincoln ls v8 at 117k, 06 Jetta 1.9 tdi at 270k, 98 legacy 2.5 at 297k. All start right up first try, drive great, and have no lights in dash. Lincoln and Jetta no leaks. Minor oil leak on subi valve cover. It was last changed before 200k though.

The solution is running high quality stop leak in the rad. While running seafoam. Better to have the seal on the water side anyway and be free of carbon deposits.

@@mr.upcycle9589 never heard that. I’ll try it on something I’m not worried about. I always steered way clear of rad stop leak. Wouldn’t hurt me to try in something already on it’s way out though.

I used to pour transmission fluid down my carburetor.

Works like a champ.

Used to add it to diesel when the truck had 1,000,000 miles on it. A quart per side, helped it burn hotter. This was before def.

​@@MyFreedoI remember watching a Cadillac mechanic doing this at a dealership.

I put a full quart of trans fluid and drive around the block before oil change. Keeps the hydraulic lifters operating smooth

I have a 1996 Isuzu Rodeo 3.2 V6...482,000 miles...valve seals started leaking...would this stuff work on it?

@JusticeAlways It wouldn't work for valve seals. How do you know it is the valve seals? Does the car smoke when it starts up? That's one way you could determine if the valve seals are bad.

You could just added two bottles of sea foam and let it sit it would lubricate and help remove carbon deposits on pistons.

@@yogie3235 I don't believe that Seafoam is a lubricant. I believe that Marvel Mystery Oil is both a solvent & a lubricant.

You wont bend the rods on something if you crank it with all the spark plugs out. Even if you did have water in the cylinders and left plugs in, its probably just going to lock up the starter. You hydraulically break things only really when the engine is already running and gulps water.

Btw that's not "20+" years it's only 17

You're from the future, take me with you!

​@@luckyduck6921he said he's been using it "since" 2006. The vehicles can still be 20+ years old. You did your math right 👍. Now it's time to work on "reading comprehension" 😁

@HeadHuntercowboy reading comprehension you say? Where does it say he "used them" then? Looks like it says "since" to me. Could be used or new and his math could be off. But who knows it's just a yt comment

@@luckyduck6921 let's see here ..... 1) He says "this is how" he's kept said vehicles running for 20+ years. That would imply "using" said product. (That's reading comprehension) 2) He never stated the vehicles were new, just that he'd kept 20+ year old vehicles running since 2006. Exactly ..... it's just yt comment. 😁

I'm happy I saw your comment, thanks

How do u do that?? Soak injectors sir?

@@andrewshoemaker6754 coffe can. The gentleman above used an ultrasonic cleaner. I'm just going to let mine soak a week or two

I do the same with carbs, never thought about injectors.

This stuff is highly flamible. No way I'm using it in my ultrasonic.

why are you eating it?

@@Theloss52 I wanted to find out how it tasted.

@@GTFBITK It's basically fuel oil

You right tho, nobody talks about it..

On chicken definitely, but on sushi so much better! But i usually throw that shytcin the trash anyways. 🤔🤔😂🤣😂

why was there sludge crap in it to begin with?.

You may. But it still doesn't work nearly as well as seafoam and there's plenty of tests that prove it

I read about the biggest complaints on sea foam it can destroy your o2 sensor your fuel economy and dilute your oil

MMO all the way.

​@sawyerbennett8227 can you share a test? I thought mmo was a bit better.

MMO isn't MMO anymore. They sold the company years ago and they changed the formula I understand. Seafoam is what the old MMO used to be. It works in aircraft piston engines too. What is the mystery with MMO? What is it good for? - Old joke.

So true

I use Seafoam and do my own brakes. I use a shop for oil because I'm too lazy to properly dispose of it after.

I don't do mine because I live in a apartment and I would rather wait til I have a house and a place to do it at. But I've used seafoam a few times

@@madcow1998I used to do it at apartment, especially when you can pay under $30 for a synthetic oil change yourself compared to $80-100 at a mechanic. not as convenient but cardboard definitely comes in handy.

​@@Bibleguy89-uu3nr unfortunately some apartment complexes are very anti diy car maintenance on their property as well these days. Thanks to either ignorance or arrogant folk causing hazmat spills or other hazards to the residents. Some places in my home town would fine you or tow your car for simply swapping a flat tire with the spare on their property. Its friggin wild man.

Works good for a automatic transmission to get you home

It swells the seals

The seals are irreversibly decomposing, same as cleaning shoes with acetone (or whatever the sellers call their miracle shoe restorer) They (the shoes, the seals) will just keep getting stickier and gooey-er.@@adamswiger9499 but yes, plugs leaks.

Damn STRAIT!!!

Exactly! that's why it says SEAfoam instead of LANDfoam😂

What happens if you put concentrated sea foam fuel injector into the oil cream case. 98 jeep xj

That was already stated in the video captain obvious.

@@kylewallace4318oh really? Where?

@@Jim.Lake. He says it quickly it's stated to add before every oil change.

@26 seconds …

To be fair, in this video, he doesn't say what it does, or why use before oil change. Enough!!

You don't dare use B12 in oil. On the bottle! Otherwise, stellar stuff.

I put Berrymans B12 in half tank of gas every couple months. Seems to work great.

B12, Acetone, tolene , 2-Butoxyethanol and carbon dioxide. Most of which is found in oil/gas these days

@@davidcoudriet8439 You better read it again. Say's you can use it in the crankcase prior to an oil change.

Tune up in a can lol It is good stuff

Bought a mini bike,.ran like crap and sputtered. Cleaned the carb, same crap. My neighbor added sea foam to the fresh premium gas, engine ran better, still sputtered. Added more and more and from that day on, engine runs great! I swear by it.

I had to get rid of my '94 Integra a few years ago, just because I'm no longer able to drive a manual transmission. About once a year, when the engine started getting noisy and had a little less power, i would put a can of that through the intake manifold. Let that stuff really soak in for about 30 minutes and then give it an "Italian tuneup". Occasionally dump half the can into the oil a few days before the oil change. You could definitely feel the difference that stuff made!

I work on small engines and I buy Saefoam fuel injector cleaner by the case. It's a spray that is applied directly into the cylinder via the spark plug. I'll use 6-8oz, which smokes itself out in under 15 min. The fuel additive is less effective because the amount that is used per tank is not enough to really smoke out carbon. Moreover, im not a huge fan of messing with 2 stroke oil mixes. Seafoam can cause a fuel mix to run a little too rich, which then has to be tuned out. The fuel additive is More trouble than its worth, imo.

Does it work on motorboating or does it irritate the nips?

​@@mikej9470bro shut up 😂😂

​@@mikej9470 Can Confirm. Does cause some irritation.

It says compatible with 2 or 4 on the bottle

Been telling people this for years. " I put seafoam in in it over winter and now it won't run". It works great for decarbing 2 cycles.

@@kccodex8931 Seafoam does not contain PEA, so it's really not the best carbon cleaner out there; using the spray in your intake shouldn't cause you any problems, but it's also not removing much(if any) carbon build-up either...the more potent intake cleaner sprays like CRC do have PEA in them and there is always that chance that it'll knock off a big enough chunk to get stuck in your catalytic converter which will burn and cause damage to it if it stays there long enough but truth be told if your engine has THAT much carbon build-up on the valves and/or pistons, that could happen anyway just during regular operation!

Yep yep. Did this on my car around 100k miles. Not too much smoke but after tank of gas and few hundred miles w n crankcase..instantly noticed smoother start up and not more lifter tick. Also amsoil is a God send...too fckn pricey but the sum bitches make some good oil.

Yes, but it’s almost straight acetone so it’s a little more risky in the crankcase. But I love it in the fuel!

I've been working on my own engines since the 70s. I've used Sea foam and just about everything you can buy at Walmart or your favorite auto parts store. Berryman's B-12 Chemtool is the best I've ever seen from any of those places, by far. Yet as good as B-12 is, it's nowhere near as good as Kreen.

and not to mention it's 1/2 the cost of SeaFoam. I use it in my gas also. @@aaronfrench8322

Rubbish , that’s what the engine oil is for. This is snake oil like all the rest

Miller or Budweiser?

It's been around since 58 that speaks for itself 👍I use it in my dualsport with every fill up its good stuff!!

I do the same but with one of those hats that can hold two beers and has the house that runs to my mouth. Sea Foam cans fit in the hat's can holder perfectly.

That's a great idea n the funny thing is I have one of those hats 😂

What are you driving that has a carb?

S-10 Blazer with a SBC 350 swapped@@user-vn2xi8fo6j