SeaFoam Question

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I'm thinking of using seafoam to put into my engine oil and vacuum lines but i want to use something else to but into the gas tank (bg44k). my question is if its bad two use two separate products at the same time?
 
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I would guess it's not going to do anything bad, but using know. You can't separate them? Seafoam, run a tank of gas through, then techron.
 
Sheesh, give it more than 40 minutes...

Lots of us have used seafoam. You probably aren't going to get any interactions or anything. Just go for it if you want.
 
BG 44K works well. But be prepared to change the fuel filter after using it. It is probably a good idea to change the oil as well.
 
okay i will go with bg 44k so when i apply the bg44k in the gas tank then fill it up do i have to waste the gas fast? and what is the best line to feed the seafoam in?
btw i do plan doing an oil change shortly after putting the seafoam in the vacuum line and engine oil and bg 44k in gas tank
i have 230k miles on my runner does it make a difference
so its safe to say its okay to run these two separate products at once?
 
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Waste the gas fast? With gas prices not cheap IMHO, I hope you nor no one else is wasting gas. Just add the 44k to a full tank of gas, and then run it to E as close as possible.
 
Put the Seafoam in the line with the PCV breather. Running the two products at once is not a problem.

You may want to check your spark plugs after about 200 miles. If your rig is super dirty and the Seafoam clears stuff, sometimes it can foul the plugs. Also check your front O2 sensor at the same time. I didn't have any problems and the Seafoam helped my idle; but I did it with fewer miles on my rig. (95k)

Extra credit: Drive around your neighborhood after running the Seafoam through the PCV and watch the look on others' faces when you have a serious James Bond like smokescreen.:police::trophy:
 
Ok this is the pcv line in red right?
and in green is the side i put it in right?
also when im done putting in seafoam do i make the runner turn off by puring alot at once or do i turn it off by myself?
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You got it. Pull the PCV valve out, pull it off completely (this is a good time to replace it, it's only about $5). Follow the instructions on the seafoam can. Slowly pour in 1/3 can, then pour 1/3 in quickly trying to stall out the engine. I doubt you will be able to, but got for it. Once you've dumped that in quickly, have a friend turn off the engine while you are pouring (or pour, then run to the key and turn it off).

EDIT: BTW, the white thing circled in green is your PCV. Don't suck the seafoam through it, pull it off first. Remember to put it back before you start it up after 20min and drive it around.

The goal is to not burn the seafoam out of the pistons, but let it sit in there and dissolve the gunk in there. Wait 20 minutes, then start it up and drive it around a bit, loading the engine as much as you can (floor it and let the revs get high).

I recommend doing this on a deserted road, not my houses. If you havn't done it before, you will get a HUGE cloud of white smoke out the back that will linger. Not cool to do it in the city (believe, me, I did it, I felt bad when a logger started coughing when I rove by).

Also, try putting some in your engine oil 500 miles or so before your oil change. 1/2 a can there, maybe a bit more if it's less than 500 miles til your oil change. You can put in 1/3 or so and leave it to help clean out the engine if you think you have alot of gunk.

Check out there website for more info It is pretty useful stuff. A guy at a local motorcycle shop swears by this stuff. Says he has dumped it into old gunked engines that didn't run at all, and this stuff got them running instead of either completely disassembling/cleaning, or junking them.
 
I wouldn't put the seafoam in the oil. Most likely you'll just open up some leaks.

Nothing that isn't there already, and that wouldn't come to light by switching to synthetic.

It's a good point though. It could potentially reveal leaks that are currently clogged with varnish. Assuming of course he isn't already running synthetic engine oil.
 
no i am not using synthetic oil, but is it really that bad to put it in?

I don't think so. I will probably switch mine over. And it will not CAUSE any damage, just reveal problems that are already there. Do some googleing on synthetic oil in high mileage vehicles and you will learn what we mean.
 

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