Originally Posted By: Audi Junkie
Originally Posted By: NHHEMI
1st of all you have hurt NOTHING running the Seafoam in your oil. NOTHING!!!!!! It is 100% safe to do that. It is not a harsh solvent that is going to hurt your gaskets or seals. Yes, it is a type of solvent but it is 100% petroleum based and is 100% safe for use in the crankcase. OMG some people on this site just talk without a clue. I have run Seafoam in my vehicle's crankcases for YEARS for everything from a moisture remover, to freeing stuck lifters, to a flush in dirty engines. It has hurt NOTHING!
I actually use it before every OC in my current vehicle( 2008 5.7L HEMI Ram ). Just so happens that means it is added to RP 5W-20 like you. I do it because it helps remove moisture. The PCV system design on my vehicle stinks and leads to a lot of condensation in the crankcase. Even running it to full operating temp doesn't get it all out( winter anyway ). The Seafoam helps a lot with this issue for me.
Seafoam is an excellent product as is the RP oil. neither by themseleves being added should cause your engine to run rough. Actually, RP is probably the best oil I have ever used for making engines smoother as a rule. How many miles on this vehicle? What kind of maintenance was done on it prior to this fill of RP? Are you the original owner or did you get it used? Is it possible it was not maintaned well and has a lot of miles? If so maybe the RP dissolved a lot of crud in there and has overloaded the oil filter and effected oil flow which can make it feel like the engine is running rough.
About all I can think of. Neither the RP nor Seafoam should be causing a rough condition? I would suggest changing the oil and filter right away however. Not because you have caused harm with the Seafoam or because the RP is a bad oil but because it sounds like it is needed now. Check out the oil real good for any chunks and gobs of goo and compare the weight of the filter you take off( drain what oil you can )to the new one to see if the old filter is really heavy by comparison( which means it is loaded up! ). Try the Ultra you are interested in and see how it does. Sounds like a good plan.
If things still do not smooth out I would look for issues other than oil or additives.
lol, ok, RP with Seafoam, gotcha.
If RP is so great, why do you need to use Seafoam all the time?
Is Seafoam tested for seal compatibility, outside of the ocean?
It's widely known here that solvents, just like fuel, in the engine physically and chemically damages the oil permanently.
The SF you added has long boiled off, spreading any dissloved sludge around. with it.
I can't believe this junk is sold with a labeled use that is so bad for engines.
Man you are a hoot. I knew there was a good reason I had you on the ignore list. Thanks to the member who PM'd me to let me know about this post.
I specifically explained why I ran the Seafoam in general( variety of reasons )but no where did I say I used it ALL the time in every vehicle I run RP in. To the contrary I don't use it in the crankcase with RP, or anyother brand, unless something outside of the oil's influcence or a problem arises which makes me do so. I mentioned running it with RP simply because currently I am doing so and that is the specific situation the OP posted about. I could discuss both aspects of his concern. Can you say the same or are you just here to spout off rhetoric?
My comments about running Seafoam in my crankcases for years was a simple general statement that I have used the product a lot over the years in my own vehicles with no harm. It was not meant to imply I use it every OC in every vehicle. It was meant to let the Op know he was ok and had not done any harm by running it that way. Your interpretation was far too literal. Based on your history with me I would say it was probably intentional just to try and discrdit my post.
I have run it in my own personal vehicles, family vehicles I care for, and in vehicles where I am helping the owner( friend as a rule )out. Most times it is where the other owners less than ideal OCI's have lead to issues or say in a newly purchased used vehicle with an unknown maintenance history. That is an assumption on your part that every use involves RP in the crankcase.
I am currently using Seafoam to remove moisture that builds up in my 08 Ram due to a poor PCV system( well known issue with Chrysler 4.7L and 5.7L ). Yes, I am running RP in it as well. Doesn't matter what oil you use though they are all at risk in that type of situation. What automotive oil removes moisture in the crankcase on it's own? They don't. Introduce moisture to ANY oil in your engine's crankcase and it is an issue that needs attention.
RP does a great job for me when asked to do what oils are meant to do. Can't ask it to do something it can't do. The Seafoam helps to remove the moisture build up in the crankcase/engine( which is really bad during the colder months which I mentioned as well ). When I don't use Seafoam I get the goo all around the oil fill tube and under the VC that is the common issue with these engines. Not RP's fault and nothing any oil can do about it either. When I add some Seafoam 50 miles or so before an OC it cleans it out.
You don't have to like it or like RP either but clearly you don't use either so why would you try and discredit someone else's experience and knowledge who actually uses them? Seems odd to me? Also, please show me your proof that Seafoam is "so bad for engines" as you claim? There are countless testimonials on this site alone, never mind the countless auto forums around the internet, from people who have used it with great success and NO damage done. Where is your data supporting your vitriol that it is bad other than assumptions and misguided opinion?
