Plan_B Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 So I bought a can of SeaFoam a coupla weeks ago from AutoZone, with the intention of using it with the trusty and knowledgable help of Sean(White850T5). I told my dad about this wonder-cure, and he, being old and wise , is not convinced that this stuff actually works. So I called over to Volvo of Richardson down here in Dallas for a "professional opinion", and the guy there said he had never even heard of the stuff, but told me to bring it in and show him what its all about. I'm going in tomorrow to get my gas tank looked at because of the recall notice on 850's, so I figure I'll show him this thread on VS while I'm there to give him a little insight into what this stuff is. I'll report back on what all goes on, if anything goes on. Right now my idle is getting rougher by the year, and I've almost completed Stage 0, and want to have the car back to as good as new before the summer is out...but don't want SeaFoam to mess things up... ←Please report back tomorrow :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che'_Moderator Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Did you just put it in the gas tank in any of your cars? ←LOL not mixing that crap in my fuel. I put it in the intake. Car will not die it you dab the hose in and out of the sea foam. Yeah if you just down the bottle it will, but take your time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 LOL not mixing that crap in my fuel. ← :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriReb03 Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 Ohk so I talked to one of the Volvo guys over at Richardson (Dallas), his name is Greg, and he said he was really leary of putting this stuff in anything other than the gas tank. He was very explicit in telling me NOT to put it in the crankcase or anything of the sort. However, he mentioned that inducing a 50/50 mixture of water(tap) and the volvo windshield wiper fluid into the vacuum tree in small doses until like 12-16 ounces had been sucked up will do basically the same job of breaking up the carbon deposits. This guy is a service guy who handles customers, and does not work in the shop (I think...) however he has a Volvo with a ton of miles on it, so I would assume that he knows what he's talking about. I'm definitely not a car genius and I don't know if the water vac.tree mixture is right (i.e safe for the car), so if any techs. know if this is legit that would be really good to know...thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 My neighbor who is a mechanic and a good friend won't shut up about the stuff... he loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 I did dump a can in my gas tank and I have not noticed a difference. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 I would have to say that the most difference you will see is in the intake tract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 I would have to say that the most difference you will see is in the intake tract.←I might try that this weekend, if I get bored :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Prognar Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Yeahm sorry for resurrecting an old thread. I did this to my 850 turbo and my mom's S80 (both have ~110k miles) and I freaking loved it. Butt tickler pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 WOW.........that's cray smoke. Your mom doesn't look to happy. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T5BRICK Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 haha!that last pic is awesome!i really want to give this stuff a shot. i'll need to pick up a peice of hose and a can of this stuff next time i'm at GI Joes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 haha!that last pic is awesome!i really want to give this stuff a shot. i'll need to pick up a peice of hose and a can of this stuff next time i'm at GI Joes.←Me too!, I dumped some in my gas tank and I didn't really notice much of a difference :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Prognar Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 I dumped some in our gas tanks too. Since I did both at the same time I don't know how much of a difference it made. The cars feel a lot smoother now though which is totally cool PS: The neighbors thought our house was on fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 yeah i pulled out onto the main road and hammered it... james bond smoke screen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 just did the seafoam treatment... if you don't want to do it for the engine gains then at least do it just to have fun making a huge cloud of smoke I took it in through a hose going to the vac tree... then let it sit for 15 minutes... then started the car and revved it at around 2000rpm for 15 minutes, then drove hard for 10 minutes...I did set my check engine light while taking in the seafoam.. will this go away after a day or two or do I need to reset something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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