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AlligatorBling · 06-15-2004, 05:51 PM

good god you guys went kidding when you said it was gonna smoke like a mofo... i got my dad do rev it a little bit after i started up, when that smoke starting coming out i was like

lol im surprised the fire dept. wasn't called! lol....

Zemus · 06-15-2004, 05:56 PM

Well did it work good? Is it running better now, what was it doing before

AlligatorBling · 06-15-2004, 06:07 PM

it seems to idle a little bit better than it did, the tach needle sits like its frozen solid on idle, i was in a parking talking to a friend and let it run for 20 mins... sat like a stone.... and pick up is a little quicker, but that's probably just psychological ... nothing was really wrong.... i just figured it wouldn't hurt to burn the carbon out of it ya know? i also put some in my gas tank.... heard you shouldn't use it in oil until your ready to change it, sort of like a flush.

TheSparo · 06-15-2004, 08:28 PM

i was thinking about doing it on my SR... but i dunno...

knightrider · 06-15-2004, 09:28 PM

yea the stuff is freakin great, and yea, wait for an oil change before yo add it to the oil, also check your spark plugs and O2 sensor, the seafoam kinda screws them up, i recommend keeping an old set of plugs, and o2 sensor for when i do it.

morpheus8486 · 06-15-2004, 10:09 PM

Can you get this stuff at any auto parts store? And how much was it?

AlligatorBling · 06-16-2004, 02:54 PM

around 5 or 6 bucks for a pint... i found it at advance... learn more about it at www.seafoamsales.com

SilviaSativa · 06-16-2004, 03:54 PM

I hope your better off than I was. I used it. Ran great that night, and the motor blew next day

nightwalker · 06-16-2004, 04:26 PM

hehehe, if your motor is really old, and burns oil, I would probably stay away from it. You're basically cleaning out the gunk that was holding your seals together.

SilviaSativa · 06-16-2004, 04:29 PM

Yup, thats me!

AlligatorBling · 06-19-2004, 01:27 AM

damn dude... that sucks............... i was cautious about it having heard such things from around the way...... duno man... ::shrugs:: how many miles did you have on your motor?

nissantuner22 · 06-19-2004, 08:32 AM

just did it 2 days ago on my dads 300zx. made the idle increase, and i re did the timing, it actually runs better, cant believe it.

SilviaSativa · 06-19-2004, 05:35 PM

The motor had around 170K, and definitely wasn't taken care of by the previous owners

06-15-2004, 05:51 PM	#1
AlligatorBling BANNED Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virgina Age: 43 Posts: 856 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	did a seafoam treatment today... good god you guys went kidding when you said it was gonna smoke like a mofo... i got my dad do rev it a little bit after i started up, when that smoke starting coming out i was like lol im surprised the fire dept. wasn't called! lol....

06-15-2004, 05:56 PM	#2
Zemus Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minneapols Age: 40 Posts: 2,268 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Zemus Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well did it work good? Is it running better now, what was it doing before __________________ \|Ziptied.com\|Hybrid Z\|D-Town Forum\|Clubfr.net\|

06-15-2004, 08:28 PM	#4
TheSparo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Athens/Chattanooga/ Cookeville/Morristown, TN Age: 39 Posts: 1,141 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i was thinking about doing it on my SR... but i dunno... __________________ 89 240 SR powered... ummm i promise its stock

06-15-2004, 09:28 PM	#5
knightrider Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: san diego Age: 41 Posts: 618 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yea the stuff is freakin great, and yea, wait for an oil change before yo add it to the oil, also check your spark plugs and O2 sensor, the seafoam kinda screws them up, i recommend keeping an old set of plugs, and o2 sensor for when i do it. __________________ Drift_ Into A Mountain Jim Wolf Technology Stock CA18DET-SR T25-greddy FMIC-JWT SR Lightened FLywheel-300zxTTclutch-SR20DET JWT tuned Ecu

06-15-2004, 10:09 PM	#6
morpheus8486 Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ND Age: 38 Posts: 274 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Can you get this stuff at any auto parts store? And how much was it? __________________ '91 240sx Fastback SuperHicas My Car Domain Page

06-15-2004, 06:07 PM	#3
AlligatorBling BANNED Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virgina Age: 43 Posts: 856 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	it seems to idle a little bit better than it did, the tach needle sits like its frozen solid on idle, i was in a parking talking to a friend and let it run for 20 mins... sat like a stone.... and pick up is a little quicker, but that's probably just psychological ... nothing was really wrong.... i just figured it wouldn't hurt to burn the carbon out of it ya know? i also put some in my gas tank.... heard you shouldn't use it in oil until your ready to change it, sort of like a flush.

06-16-2004, 02:54 PM	#7
AlligatorBling BANNED Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virgina Age: 43 Posts: 856 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	around 5 or 6 bucks for a pint... i found it at advance... learn more about it at www.seafoamsales.com

06-16-2004, 03:54 PM	#8
SilviaSativa Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Honolulu Age: 38 Posts: 446 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	I hope your better off than I was. I used it. Ran great that night, and the motor blew next day __________________

06-16-2004, 04:26 PM	#9
nightwalker Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay area Age: 46 Posts: 2,146 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hehehe, if your motor is really old, and burns oil, I would probably stay away from it. You're basically cleaning out the gunk that was holding your seals together. __________________ In life, we often cast the line of hope fishing for the best possible opportunity. Sometimes with enough effort, the things we catch are nothing short of amazing.

06-16-2004, 04:29 PM	#10
SilviaSativa Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Honolulu Age: 38 Posts: 446 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Yup, thats me! __________________

06-19-2004, 01:27 AM	#11
AlligatorBling BANNED Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virgina Age: 43 Posts: 856 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	damn dude... that sucks............... i was cautious about it having heard such things from around the way...... duno man... ::shrugs:: how many miles did you have on your motor?

06-19-2004, 08:32 AM	#12
nissantuner22 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gainesville, Fl Age: 40 Posts: 1,056 Trader Rating: (-1) Feedback Score: -1 reviews	just did it 2 days ago on my dads 300zx. made the idle increase, and i re did the timing, it actually runs better, cant believe it. __________________ Current Project: Operation: N/A SR: 93 Silvia Q SR20DE Engine with go fast goodies. , "Common problems 240sx's suffer from are curbs, trees, ditches, and other immovable objects."thx247 "on the tounge... there is no guardrails."- citizen

06-19-2004, 05:35 PM	#13
SilviaSativa Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Honolulu Age: 38 Posts: 446 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	The motor had around 170K, and definitely wasn't taken care of by the previous owners __________________