Seafoam vs HydroTex Essentialube

[Ray]

These products seem very similar to me. Anyone know a specific difference? I have had good results adding seafoam to the gas/oil mixture in my small 2 cycle engines. MMO works very well added to the gasoline in my older trucks and tractors. I also use 10% ethanol in everything. I recently added 4½ ozs. acetone to the 16 gallon tank of my supercharged 6 cylinder Bonneville. Mileage increased from 22.7 to 25 mpg on that tankful. This was 91 octane 10% ethanol blend. These are just my experiences, and I would like to hear comments from you good people.

 

[APStore]

They are both great blending agents. The difference is that Essentialube is not going to contain any metallic based additives which could cause ash. They both contain IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol)which is a solvent that breaks up deposits and sludge in your engine into tiny little particles so it can be flushed out, or burned up. The base fluid is also very similar for both, a non evaporating oil. Essentialube uses what they call a nitro-genesis additive, and Seafoam uses Naptha(another solvent) which is basically doing the same work as the IPA. The nitro-genensis additive in Essentialube is supposed to be neutralizing acidic oil buildup and corrosive wear. Overall they are both great blending/flushing agents.

Be careful with them though. The vapors have low flash points. Seafoam with flash at 55 degrees, Essentialube at 93 degrees.