Sea Foam additive

[JIPJOBXX]

Has anyone used this in there engine and did they notice a difference?

[BobT-47P15]

I think some people have used it.....think results were good. Maybe they will chip in.

[Lou Earle]

I have used it on every vehicle I have owned. I warm a car up then pour some straight thru the carb moving the throttle so it keeps from chocking down. I believer that just top lubes the engine some . Then I add a can to about 5 gallons of gas and run the car. I believe I have avoided may a rebuild on my carbs doing this. I have noticed that after a 50 mile trip on the 5 gallons the car seems to smooth out.

I have also used it on a Toyota- I was told by 2 good mechanics I needed now nozzles/ injectors on the fuel injection. Then a really good mechanic told me to try a can of sea foam to clean the injectors and if did not work then see about new injectors. Well I did not get new injectors. Many of my friends also swear by this stuff- as a good internal solvent/cleaner.

I just use it to straighten out a car not all the time.

[Normspeed]

I think you could find some good threads by running a search on the forum. I don't know though, I'm not sold on Sea Foam. Pete was using it in his fresh motor and it didn't seem to have cut down much on the normal carbon deposits when he took the head off recently.

I haven't seen it locally. Anyone, know, what is the main ingredient?

[austinsailor]

I've used it to soak pistons that had frozen rings. When starting, the rings seemed welded into the pistons. A week or two soak, occasionally attemting to move pistons, will eventually get all the old carbon and gum out. I've salvaged old, non replaceable pistons this way.

My brother has used it in motorcycles straight into the carb while running and it's helped rough running motors.

I found that it removed gum type deposits quiclky, and softened carbon very slowly - over many days. It didn't just desolve it even soaking in pure sea foam.

My experiences would seem to indicate that it would be of marginal help with carbon, but a lot of help with gum deposits.

[Lou Earle]

For carbon deposits nothing beat a 12 oz shot of water directly into the carb. poured not shaken slowly into the running engien thru carb. I do not know why tis works can anyone explain?

[greg g]

take a cast itron frying pan and butn a piece of American cheese to the bottom. Whaddya get???? A burned on carbon deposit. Put some water in the pan and bring it to a vigorous boil. Whaddya get, loosend carbon deposit.

Water in a hot engine sturns to super heated steam which loosens old carbon.

Heve you ever noticed that if whenyou pull the head, especially on an OHV engine, that has had a head gasket fail, the effected cylinder/cylinders will be mostly carbon free compared to teh other cylinders??? Could it be that the coolant mix is blowing the carbon out of there???

[Don Coatney]

take a cast itron frying pan and burn a piece of American cheese to the bottom.

I just tried this only I used Swiss cheese. I always enjoy cutting the cheese however now my skillet is full of holes:D

[Lou Earle]

I just tried this only I used Swiss cheese. I always enjoy cutting the cheese however now my skillet is full of holes

Well the answer is obvious- u sued cheap cheese and the holes did not hold inthe cheese- buy better cheese sothe holes will hang in there longer.

By the way have any of you figured out how to check the fluid level in the headlights?

[Don Coatney]

By the way have any of you figured out how to check the fluid level in the headlights?

Simple. Buy a BMW E39 Headlight Fluid Level Indicator . Follow the link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E39-Windshield-Headlight-Fluid-Level-Indicator_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33657QQihZ004QQitemZ140121522824QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

[Lou Earle]

Simple. Buy a BMW E39 Headlight Fluid Level Indicator . Follow the link.

Gosh !! Holy Halogen BATman !!!!I never knew thay made them - Will they work on 6 volt pos ground or do I need another inverter?OR ummmm?? can I run it of my transmission inverter?