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Old 06-01-2015, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 02_Black_On_White
Yeah I just did some googlin' and definitely looks interesting! Should have checked around before asking questions haha total n00b move... Only thing holding me back is the fear of throwing a code for some reason. Might do half a can to start with and test the waters. I've got 150k but well maintained.
I usually use about half a can at a time, I think thats what they recommend. Do some research though! I learn everything from youtube..
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seafoam is snake oil. The Great white dope.

High mileage engines that have never seen these types of cleansers are more prone to fail. There is no magic product to return an engine back to low mileage type performance.

(maybe ethanol free gasoline from the start but that's another topic completely. lol)

Old hard mileage gunk could be what's holding your engines together.


Engines that see this particular kind of snake oil more often, usually stay together because the owners are doing other regular maintenance often vs the turd that neglects his car and then expects a miracle cure.
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Originally Posted by Wolvee
seafoam is snake oil. The Great white dope.

High mileage engines that have never seen these types of cleansers are more prone to fail. There is no magic product to return an engine back to low mileage type performance.

(maybe ethanol free gasoline from the start but that's another topic completely. lol)

Old hard mileage gunk could be what's holding your engines together.


Engines that see this particular kind of snake oil more often, usually stay together because the owners are doing other regular maintenance often vs the turd that neglects his car and then expects a miracle cure.
So yay or nay ? Good idea or bad?! My engine is about as babied and maintained as you can get ha.
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Why waste the money? There's nothing good that can come of it on an engine that's never seen this kind of stuff before.

If you do all your other maintenance regularly, just keep on doing what you're doing.

If you want to do something "extra" because you're bored (which I understand completely) buy a steam cleaner, de-mildew your Hvac, detail your tires&wheels, add a bigger trans cooler etc. There are literally thousands of things I'd find to do on a truck before I was bored (gullible) enough to use seafoam.
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Originally Posted by Wolvee
seafoam is snake oil. The Great white dope.

High mileage engines that have never seen these types of cleansers are more prone to fail. There is no magic product to return an engine back to low mileage type performance.

(maybe ethanol free gasoline from the start but that's another topic completely. lol)

Old hard mileage gunk could be what's holding your engines together.


Engines that see this particular kind of snake oil more often, usually stay together because the owners are doing other regular maintenance often vs the turd that neglects his car and then expects a miracle cure.
I beg to differ but I'm not here to argue, research for yourself, Ive always seen good results as it does remove a lot of carbon build up. I definitely don't blame you for worrying about part failure though.
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Originally Posted by Wolvee
Why waste the money? There's nothing good that can come of it on an engine that's never seen this kind of stuff before.

If you do all your other maintenance regularly, just keep on doing what you're doing.

If you want to do something "extra" because you're bored (which I understand completely) buy a steam cleaner, de-mildew your Hvac, detail your tires&wheels, add a bigger trans cooler etc. There are literally thousands of things I'd find to do on a truck before I was bored (gullible) enough to use seafoam.
Beg to differ. The best product on the market is BG 44k. When used with BG intake cleaner it will remove nearly 95% of all carbon in the intake track, along with the combustion chamber.

Seafoam is junk.
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Originally Posted by Carcrazygts2
Beg to differ. The best product on the market is BG 44k. When used with BG intake cleaner it will remove nearly 95% of all carbon in the intake track, along with the combustion chamber.

Seafoam is junk.
What is this BG 44k you speak of? I'm curious. I know it couldn't do any harm to my engine based off the carbon build up in my throttle body lol.
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Originally Posted by Carcrazygts2
Beg to differ. The best product on the market is BG 44k. When used with BG intake cleaner it will remove nearly 95% of all carbon in the intake track, along with the combustion chamber.

Seafoam is junk.
..and that's half of the problem. Rings, old gaskets & other seals end up depending on the gap filling mileage carbon.

Using BG44k does get rid of the carbon but it doesn't add material to the engine that years of wear have taken away.

It's a gamble to do this kind of service to an engine that's never seen it before.
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and on to other things. Here's the alignment shops numbers today.

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Tacked in my front x-member. Now hopefully i can get the spring hangers tacked in tomorrow


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