Ever use "Sea Foam"?

[Chang-kuao-lo]

Used this stuff for years, a Piper-Cub owner told me about this stuff years ago, swore by it for aircraft engines. Look on the label and see that it is used for injector bench cleaning mixed 50/50 with diesel. Or, one can fill the fuel filter with it and run the engine for a similar effect. Anyone ever try this?

 

[Dmax]

have never used it for that purpose. I use it on the drilling rigs. Works great to disperse water in fuel and keep it for gelling up.

 

[Dmax]

thats suposed to be keep it from gelling up

 

[Eric Winkworth]

There has been a thread on this before, You can use it in your oil before a change too, works really good in two stroke sleds/ quads and bikes. Cleanes the carb and carbon of the top of the piston.

For sure some good stuff.

 

[Eric Winkworth]

It isn't hocus pocus stuff at all, with all the carbon build up in diesel and 2 storke type engines sea foam seriosly does work, it has been around for like 50 years.

 

[wesintl]

I've used Seafoam in gassers never in a diesel...

I don't think I need it but i'm curious as to how used and what benefits in diesel.

Injector cleaning?? is that it? I can think of better products for diesel...

 

[Chang-kuao-lo]

No hocus pocus, the guy who recommended this owned a V8 rebuild shop (no grab-ass, six bays, you drive in with your car at 8:00am and pick it up at 5:00pm with a new V8 in it), used it in his Piper-Cub (next to the twin otter, probably the most sought after light aircraft on earth.) Been made since 1942. Can be used in fuel, crankcase oil, or carb/throttle body. It's just that I recently noticed that it says it can be used in injector cleaning machines, or filling the fuel filter. I'll try it and report back. I usually throw a can in the tank once a month, normally I use Lucas, or preferably Howe's, when I can find it. Usually use it on oil changes, when I can remember it. The other thing I used to use in the engine oil was Molyslip-E (also recommended by the same guy). Great stuff, coats all the metal surfaces with molybdenum disulfide, kinda acts like graphite, will only burn at near nuclear-reaction temperatures (not like PTFE, which turns to hard goop at about 180degC). I can't seem to find it down here though.

 

[Eric Winkworth]

diesels produce alot of carbon and soot, which is why they blacken oil quickly. In your fuel it will unclogg injectors and take the carbon off the tops of your pistons. In your oil before a change it will clean carbon and soot deposits out of bad areas and the first time using it if high km motor, your oil actually is chuncky.

I've noticed a difference in how she runs, not more power really just better, oil stays clean a little longer.

I don't think I would put it in synthedic oil though, get amsoil engine flush if you are using synthedic.

JMO

 

[Chang-kuao-lo]

It does claim to be compatable with synthetic, lots of fine print on this little can...

 

[Chang-kuao-lo]

Just going by the the thirty years of engine building experience from the fellow who recommended it . At $4.95 a can, what do I have to lose (other than my $4.95)?

 

[Eric Winkworth]

a guy that has rebuilt engines everday for the last 25 years recommended it too me!

 

[Gold Boy]

Sometimes old school is better than new.....

Just because its not written in some science journal.... Does not mean its not right?

GB

 

[crushers]

here is the way i view stuff, take it for what it is worth...

will it do damage to the engine? probably not.
will it do any good? who knows till you try it. if it works, great. if not then you wasted $5, big deal.

i can see both sides of the issue, limited documentation but used by various "old boys"...
me, i love old school thought and practice...

cheers

 

[Chang-kuao-lo]

it seems to eat the crap off parts you clean in it pretty quick. Fads come and go but the stuff that stays the same for 40 years stood the test of time for a reason. I notice a remarkable difference running on Howe's. "If it doesn't start, we pay the tow." I wonder if anyone actually took them up on that. And it smells like Murphy's oil soap

 

[DaGrvedigr]

Gotta case in the truck, we use it at work in all our big trucks, and backhoes, track hoes, track hoes dozers. If we could buy it by the 55 gallon drun we would.


Lex

 

[Gold Boy]

Look on the label and see that it is used for injector bench cleaning mixed 50/50 with diesel. Or, one can fill the fuel filter with it and run the engine for a similar effect. Anyone ever try this?

Can we confirm on which way to use this "sea foam", I wan't to give it a go on my 13bt....



GB