Directly from Seafoam.

[Bigsyke]

Look what I found;

Sea Foam is an OIL PRODUCT, not a chemical, so do not worry about any secondary affects.

Have you used Sea Foam in your fuel?, Read the attachments for more information.

If your bikes engine began to create enough residue to "STICK" part of your valve train, IT IS TIME TO GET THAT OLD OIL OUT OF THERE!

Yes, the Sea Foam cleans the old deteriorated oil back to liquid, but your crankcase oil will quickly make more residue, your oil has reached the end of its SERVICEABLE LIFE!

Change your oil, read the attachment I have given on CRANKCASE OIL, treat the NEW oil with Sea Foam at 1 1/2 ounces per quart of oil capacity, then MONITOR YOUR OIL and change it when it gets dirty.

Oil is still cheaper than an engine!

Thanks for using Sea Foam!

Attachments with the reply:

Attachment 1:

Sea Foam Motor Treatment used in Crankcase Oil
All Gasoline and Diesel, Rotary style engines

Sea Foam Motor Treatment is a Blended Petroleum Product, NOT A CHEMICAL and is widely used as an old oil residue cleaner and moisture drier in any oil crankcase.

Sea Foam Motor Treatment is most commonly used as a pre service, old oil residue re-liquefier / cleaner and moisture drier, and is also used as an after service additive. Sea Foam Motor Treatment does NOT add significantly to oil volume, so removing oil is NOT required for use, when used according to printed directions on the product container.

1. As a PRE SERVICE CLEANER for old oil residue, (sticky rings or valve train noise), pour 1 ½ ounces of Sea Foam Motor Treatment into the engine oil crankcase for EACH quart of crankcase oil capacity including filter. (Diesels use 1 pint Sea Foam to 4 gallons of oil, please.) Drive a MINIMUM of 30 minutes/miles, MAXIMUM 100 miles, and then do your oil change service (LOF). This is the process of safely/slowly re liquefying the old oil residue so contaminants may flow and be filtered. This also makes your old oil dirtier, quickly, so a LOF service is necessary when the oil gets dirty. Great for Turbocharged & Supercharged applications where hot oils deteriorate so quickly due to heat, and leaves those residues that NEED CLEANING. (LOF = Lube oil & Filter service = OIL CHANGE).

2. As an AFTER SERVICE ADDITIVE into fresh oil, nearly fresh oil, or oil (used condition) that is NOT ready to be changed (by mileage), put 1 ½ ounces Sea Foam Motor Treatment into the crankcase per quart of capacity as described above, then SELF SET a program to MONITOR your oil for level, color and clarity on a mileage, timed, or event basis (like every time you add fuel, etc.) to determine when an oil service is necessary. (LOF) When the oil gets dirty, CHANGE IT!

Sea Foam Motor Treatment will safely and slowly re liquefy old oil residue, This will make your oil need changing BEFORE your normal scheduled LOF service. Only your monitoring of the oil for color and clarity can tell when it is time to do LOF - oil change service, or 3,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Synthetic oils, both blends and 100%, were engineered and are manufactured to be 100% compatible with petroleum based oils, all brands, and vice/versa. Without compatibility, oil manufacturers and engineers would be liable for the results of mixing non-compatible lubricants.

Check your oil; monitor its level, color & clarity to determine need for LOF service!
Change your oil when it gets dirty!

Technical Services Department May 2008 DD
Sea Foam Sales Company

Attachment 2:

Sea Foam Uses in Fuels

Sea Foam Motor Treatment #’s SF-16 (16 ounce), SF-128 (gallon container) and
SF-55 (a 55 gallon drum) is used as a fuel additive in Gasoline, Ethanol Blends, Gas/oil mixes & ALL Diesel fuels. This includes all brands and qualities of available fuels.

When added to these fuels, Sea Foam Motor Treatment was specifically designed to Safely do five (5) simple tasks for you. They are:

1. Sea Foam Motor Treatment is a 100% blended petroleum product. That means Sea Foam is OIL, so adding Sea Foam to ANY fuel, adds lubricity to Fuel systems, Induction systems (Including Drawn through Supercharged applications), upper cylinders, fuel pumps, and related fuel system & Exhaust (Turbocharged) components.
All fuels lack “Protecting” lubrication, Advantage: “Sea Foam”.

2. Sea Foam Motor Treatment contains an oil component that dries fuel system moisture. Moisture breaks down into its basic components of hydrogen and oxygen when Sea Foam Motor Treatment is added to any of the above listed fuels, allowing Sea Foam Motor Treatment to help eliminate problems caused by moisture, like diesel fuel gelling and poor run .Advantage: “Sea Foam”.

3. Sea Foam Motor Treatment contains an oil based high detergent fuel residue cleaner. Using Sea Foam Motor Treatment in your fuel system makes that old fuel residue safely back into liquid. Moisture becomes a “non issue” and allows contaminants to be filtered, as engineered by the manufacturer.
Advantage: “Sea Foam”.

4. Sea Foam Motor Treatments exclusive formula is blended specifically to clean carbon out of the engine as the engine is run. This is accomplished by our cleaning oil formula eliminating old sticky oil residue that holds carbon and allowing that carbon to flow out of the engine dust particle by dust particle. Advantage: “Sea Foam”.

5. Sea Foam Motor Treatment adds volatility to fuel and slows down the rate at which that fuel looses its ability to properly burn. When added to fuel and the fuel is in properly sealed containers or fuel systems, per printed container instructions, Sea Foam Motor Treatment is a fuel stabilizer for up to 2 years. Always run the engine for a long enough period of time to assure the entire system is protected.
Advantage: “Sea Foam”.

Technical Services Department
Sea Foam Sales Company

Updated May, 2008 DD

Last Attachment:

Sea Foam Amounts in Fuel

4 Cycle Type Engines
Diesel
Rotary (Wankel)
2 Cycle type Engines



Sea Foam Products recommends an average of 1 ounce Sea Foam Motor Treatment to each gallon of Gasoline (including 10% & 15% ethanol) and Diesel fuel (including low sulfur & Ultra Low Sulfur blends). With any vehicle or system FACTORY DESIGNED for E-85 fuel, use 2 ounces Sea foam per gallon of the fuel.


Parameters are: 1 – 16 ounce can of Sea Foam Motor Treatment to a MINIMUM of 8 gallons of fuel, Maximum 25 gallons fuel to a 16 ounce can for maintenance. Follow the instructions above for OIL INJECTED engines also. (NO Sea Foam Motor Treatment ever goes into the oil reserve tank for oil injection).


***For all gas/oil mixed fuels (2 cycle) and E-85 Ethanol to be used in systems NOT specifically factory designed for E-85 fuels, DOUBLE the amount of Sea Foam Motor Treatment used per gallon.


Sea Foam Motor Treatment is blended OIL, and will not run a gasoline, Gas/oil mix or Ethanol engine without introducing HYDROCARBONS (gasoline / ethanol) to the mixture at a minimum 50%.


Fuel injector cleaning machines in a controlled environment use Sea Foam Motor Treatment as their safe Cleaning agent mixed with gasoline or ethanol blend at a ratio of 50% Gasoline/Ethanol blend & 50% Sea Foam Motor Treatment.



Technical Services Department
Sea Foam Sales Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota


Updated May, 2008

[worangejuice]

this stuff is a lifesaver!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WangonwWarrior]

Im too lazy to read all that but I have heard good things about this stuff.

[roboticnissan]

i started reading and actually thought you were talking about real sea foam from the sea!! wow mind boggleing.

[theronin]

seafoam is the shit. if you havent done it to your 240 yet, you should. i guarantee that it will run better.

[allntrlundrgrnd]

i only put it in crankcase

[theronin]

Originally Posted by allntrlundrgrnd

i only put it in crankcase

then you're not getting its full use.

1. start engine.
2. disconnect vac line from brake booster.
3. place vac line into cup of Seafoam.
4. car will die.
5. let sit 5 min
6. start her up.
7. ......
8. PROFIT!

[n240sxfnatic]

so im gonna pick some up over thanksgiving break, just making sure this is the right stuff? Ive never bought it before.
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[Ineedparts]

A friend of mine swears by this, but I figured it was just another marvel mystery oil. I am convinced. Theronin, good fuckin idea, I will be seafoaming everything from the zuma to the truck..

[Ineedparts]

theronin, do you just fill a cup and let it suck untill it dies? Or should I limit it to a certain amount?

[Bigsyke]

1/3 of the can.

Ive heard nothing but horrible speculations about putting it into the crank case, but nobody really knows, this should bust the myth.

I wonder if mods would ever sticky this.

[Kalashnikov]

Yep, it's fun too!

YouTube - seafoam 240sx

ACCORDING TO SEAFOAM.COM:

With engine warm, slowly pour 1/3 to 1/2 pint through carburetor or throttle body throat. (If vehicle is port injected slowly pour SEA FOAM through direct manifold vacuum line that will feed all cylinders, possible sources are P.C.V. valve or brake booster line.) This will pull SEA FOAM down on top of the pistons and to the back of the intake valves to dissolve carbon. Turn ignition off. Restart engine after 5 minutes. If severe carbon build up is apparent, use more Sea Foam as previously directed. Make sure exhaust is well ventilated when using Sea Foam in these various ways as fumes will be extreme for a short time.
Pour 1/3 to 1/2 pint into oil crank case to clean rings, lifters, dirty parts and remove moisture.

Pour 1/3 to 1 full pint into fuel tank to clean injectors, carburetor jets, fuel lines and remove moisture.

Immediate Results: Smoother idle, increased R.P.M.'s better throttle response and improved performance. See label on can for detailed results for use in each area.

[kawika219]

Originally Posted by Bigsyke

1/3 of the can.

Ive heard nothing but horrible speculations about putting it into the crank case, but nobody really knows, this should bust the myth.

I wonder if mods would ever sticky this.

the bad part about it is, if you have a gasket that was leaking but sealed by the gunk you're sol. seafoam will clean it out and the leak will appear

[FaLKoN240]

I've heard that it fouls sparkplugs and o2 sensors... that's why I've never done it to any of my engine components.

Just the gas tank.

[CrimsonRockett]

Probably best to do it before doing a tune up?

I have spare o2 sensors that are bad, so I could run seafoam using a crappy o2, then put in the good o2 after everything is said and done.

[Def]

Whoever wrote that "direct from Seafoam" information obviously failed high school chemistry... and is an idiot. Makes my brain hurt.

Since when is any oil byproduct not a "chemical?"

Seafoam is just a bunch of strong organic solvents.

[neilsan]

I know it works well as a top engine cleaner (sucked in through the intake) but I'd be afraid to use this stuff in the crank case, because supposedly large chunks of coked oil can break loose and end up blocking the flow of oil in certain passageways or clogging the screen in the pickup.

[smelly240]

the only way i ever used the stuff was in the crankcase. used it in my sr years and years ago - my oil looks new ALL the time now (German 0w30 GC syntec - google it - its not normal syntec)

shit worked like a charm tho - ran the piss outta it for about 10 mins - oil changed - beat on it a hour - changed it



my car is a sits more than moves type car tho.

[Bigsyke]

according to the details, it wont clog, because it breaks the sludge down to mix with the oil.

on the KA24's changing the oil filter off takes 23 seconds

[480sx]

This whole information about 'pouring' seafoam into the manifold is just garbage. Such a half assed way to do a job that can if done right really clean out your head.

If you want to do it right, you get a 'medical IV style' drip bottle with an adjustable flow control. You hook it up to the break booster line, and start the car. Adjust the drip to where its dripping into the motor very slowly, this will allow the seafoam to vaporize. Let it idle like that for 3-5 min. Then, raise your idle to about 3000 for 1 min. Your car will smoke like a freight train. Repeat till all the stuff is gone. When its all gone, go drive the crap out of your car to burn it all out. Done, correctly.

[Bigsyke]

You really want to get a can of deep creep and spray the Throttle body to clean the IM. Id really only use the canned seafoam for Fuel and oil.

Maybe a tbsp of seafoam in the oil would be enough to clean every 3k miles.

[HyperTek]

you can do water as well.. i done water thru my rotary... thats what rotary peeps use since we figure it wouldnt be as harsh and still "steam clean"

[Matej]

Seafoam is delicious.

[SochBAT]

I hate the smoke. So i'm gonna do this at school and play it off that my car's being weird. Hahaha.

[S14DB]

Replace your O2 after you do this. It will be fubar...

[chvybeatsford]

Did it through any 02 codes after doing so? Jus wondering cause the guy i got my sr from said he jus seafoamed it.

[S14DB]

Naw, my gas millage went to shit a tank full or 2 after I seafoamed. pulled the front O2 and found that. Replaced and MPG went back up.

[soreballz]

Originally Posted by theronin

then you're not getting its full use.

1. start engine.
2. disconnect vac line from brake booster.
3. place vac line into cup of Seafoam.
4. car will die.
5. let sit 5 min
6. start her up.
7. ......
8. PROFIT!

If the car dies, you're doing it wrong.

Originally Posted by CrimsonRockett

Probably best to do it before doing a tune up?

Definitely.

[SexPanda]

Seafoam is the shit. Honest. Its the magic snake oil that really does what it claims.

At work, if a GOv comes in and is running rough, guess what? SEAFOAM THE MOFO! After I get rid of my cats, Im gonna do an entire 200 dollar service on my car, oil, fuel filter, air filter, trans fluid, diff fluid, brake fluid, etc. The engine is getting seafoamed.

[timtiminy]

The IV drip is the best way to do this. I used to work at a jiffy lube and they use a similar product and IV drip system. not sure where you can get the IV setup though...