Seafoam

[pdiggitydogg]

I'll be blunt... Get a can.

This stuff is awesome. Engine runs SO much smother than it did before.
(I did run 2 cans of fuel system cleaner through the tank beforehand...just to clean up a little bit)

As soon as you pour the 1/3 of it it into the booster hose (funnel needed..and you'll need to keep pulling the throttle cable so the engine doesnt die...duh) you'll shoot a crap load of white smoke........and I mean a crap load.
It was neat :D
Then I added another 1/3 of it to the gas tank and the other 1/3 to the crank case (oil filler hole).

After that I just drove it around for 10mins until all the white smoke was gone (spirited driving).
When I got home I changed the old crappy oil (which wasnt really that dirty...), plugs (since the old ones were bombarded w/ carbon deposits shooting past them at mach 4) and fuel filter (because it's never been done................dirty in there).

Im very pleased w/ this stuff and my car seems to be as well.
(Only downside to this maint. is that I found that my outter cv boot and axle took a shit and Im now in the process of fighting w/ the lower ball joint to replace the axle....it sucks)

(A better how-to: http://auto.snowsuperstars.com/seafoam.html )
The picture at the bottom of the white smoke doesnt do it justice....my neighbors got pissed because of all the smoke I had shooting out.)

Oh...use it at your own risk: After using it you could find leaks or other crap.

[AzCivic]

i've been wanting to do this, but with 115,000miles i'm scared.

my damn axle boot is f'd too!

thanks for the info

[ebpda9]

i use the lucas tuneup in a bottle stuff. it's only $3 andafter i run it thru a tank of gas you can see the pistons silver. i ran it in my accord a few times, the first time was after 150k miles and i was quite impressed with it :yes:

[pdiggitydogg]

w/ 115k Id be a little scared too...but you could try running carb cleaner through it first and a couple bottles of regular system cleaner and see what happens. Then maybe seafoam.

I just dont like lucas products... Ive seen and heard bad things, mostly from my cousin who is a ford-fanatic and builds crazy muscle engines

[JDMFantasy2k]

ever seen the lucas oil stabilizer test things they have at CAP? it's a series of gears attached to a hand crank that are in regular oil and then there's another set that has 20% lucas oil stabilizer. When you turn it you can actually see the oil move up through the gears. It's pretty neat.

[pdiggitydogg]

lucas baaaaad
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm

[AzCivic]

great link!

[JDMFantasy2k]

WOW, somebody has way too much free time, but i would have never guessed those results...

[sicones]

what is "seafoam"????

[pdiggitydogg]

super-mega carb/injector cleaner

it removes probably close to 90-100% of all carbon deposits when ran through all 3 locations.
(It has a warning on it :) )

[sicones]

where can you get this

[sicones]

i'll have my friend use it first;)

[pdiggitydogg]

I got it at murrays discount auto...autozone doesnt carry it
try pepboys or napa

[thermal]

This is fucking great man..... I'm gonna try this soon. Gotta got to Napa to see if they have it.....

[JDMFantasy2k]

question though, i just just put plugs in my car so does that mean that the seafoam will kill them?

[AzCivic]

napa should have it, the one here does

[JDMFantasy2k]

hmm still wondering if seafoam is going to kill my brand new plugs because i want to try it and i don't want to have to replace new plugs.

[pdiggitydogg]

you really should change them after doing it.

Ive learned to keep my old plugs around for about a month after changing just in case...

[JDMFantasy2k]

yeah, mom was messin with my shit in the garage :mad: oh well if you guys disapprove of bosch plugs so much then maybe i'll do it in a month and try some ngk's or something.