vze3rmtv Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Hi Can anyone tell me anything about seafoam carbon cleaner.I read it does a great job cleaning corbon build up.I just need to know a little more about this before I try it :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prasamin Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Hi Can anyone tell me anything about seafoam carbon cleaner.I read it does a great job cleaning corbon build up.I just need to know a little more about this before I try it ←welcome to VS...please put your car in the signature and your location in your profile...that will help in the future...as far as the seafoam goes, i don't know..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickster151 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 UhhhhhSeafoam is NOT for detailing!It's a product you either put in your gastank or suck up thru a vacuum line while the car is running, and it burns up all the carbon deposits in the engine.Move it back to maitenence [where I assume it was posted] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontheheel Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 sorry, it was in announcements :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slater Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 UhhhhhSeafoam is NOT for detailing!It's a product you either put in your gastank or suck up thru a vacuum line while the car is running, and it burns up all the carbon deposits in the engine.Move it back to maitenence [where I assume it was posted]←Seafoam is a great top end product. Personally, I always remove and clean as much of the top end myself as possible. The TB, intake tract, intake manifold, PCV, etc. The clean the injectors myself in an ultrasonic cleaner using an electric injector pulser and pressurized cleaner I made.THEN put everyting back together and use seafoam to clean up the remaining carbon deposits and sludge. The end product is a much cleaner top end because you cut the amount of crud that Seafoam and similar products have to cut through tremendously.Then to prevent future build up, use fully synthetic oil and a quality injector cleaner every oil change. I recommend Gumout Regane. It's very effective and a bargain at the price.- Slater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachRat Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Then to prevent future build up, use fully synthetic oil and a quality injector cleaner every oil change. I recommend Gumout Regane. It's very effective and a bargain at the price.- Slater←Some fuel injector cleaners tend to just eat away at the injector nozzle rather than simply clear it out, I assume this stuff doesn't do that!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slater Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Some fuel injector cleaners tend to just eat away at the injector nozzle rather than simply clear it out, I assume this stuff doesn't do that!?←I've been using it for years and have never had a problem. Since that's also what I use to clean the injectors manually, I can see the effects right before my eyes instead of buried inside the intake manifold.I can't speak for other cleaners but Gumout's stuff is always pretty good. Before they came out with Regane I used to use their concentrated injector cleaner in the silver bottle - that's not bad either but definitely not as good as Regane.- Slater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 I've heard of people (GM Master mechanic actually told me this) using a quart of tranny fluid, sucked in thru a vacuum port while the engine was running, will clean the top end as well. I'd imagine that an oil change would be in order immediately afterwards. Anyone tried this?-Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteT5 Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 I've heard of people (GM Master mechanic actually told me this) using a quart of tranny fluid, sucked in thru a vacuum port while the engine was running, will clean the top end as well. I'd imagine that an oil change would be in order immediately afterwards. Anyone tried this?-Chris←No, but tranny fluid does have some pretty good cleaning properties. I did the seafoam thing a couple weeks ago. Make sure you don't do it in a tight space. It makes a ridiculous amount of smoke and it stinks. All I did was take off one of the vacuum tree caps and hook about a 25 cm length of 4mm diameter hose and sucked it directly from the can. Make sure you keep the RPM's up though, as the engine will act like it's going to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts 850 GLT Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 I've heard of people (GM Master mechanic actually told me this) using a quart of tranny fluid, sucked in thru a vacuum port while the engine was running, will clean the top end as well. I'd imagine that an oil change would be in order immediately afterwards. Anyone tried this?-Chris←HiI used atf every other oil change to clean out a Mercedes diesel van when I lived in Romania. We'd put 5 litres in and run the motor 1/2 hour at idle and then drain and refill with motor oil. Couldn't get diesel oil back then. You'd be surprised how black it was when it came out.Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLS Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Lot's of folks have good results with Seafoam in the intake. Be ready for lots of smoke.Automatic transmission fluid has been an old-timer's solution for cleaning everything except their dog. I think any light oil would do the job and just about everything would work better. ATF contains no detergents. They aren't needed in the clean environment of a transmission. Here is a list of what ATF does contain:Dispersants Sludge & varnish control Antioxidants Prohibit oxidation Antiwear Planetary gear, bushing, thrust washer protection Friction modifier Modify clutch plate and band friction Corrosion inhibitor Prevent corrosion and rust Seal swell agent Prevent loss of fluid via seals Viscosity Improver Reduce rate of change of viscosity Pour Point Depressant Improve low temperature fluidity Foam inhibitor Foam control Red dye Identificationhttp://www.lubrizol.com/ATF/default.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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