Seafoam - my final recipe - will I damage anything with this?

[SteveD2]

Alright, here is the final recipe I have come up with for my own "Seafoam" based on the MSDS.

2 parts 30 weight ND oil
1 part naptha
3/4 part 99% isopropyl alcohol

First, do you see any reason I shouldn't put this in my crankcase, gas tank, or pour it into my intake with the engine running as I do with seafoam? Does it sound to you like it would actually work? And finally, at what concentration do you recommend I use it in the gas tank/crankcase?

Thanks!

 

[Pablo]

What do you want it to do?

I wouldn't put IPA in my crankcase.

And I kinda fail to see what it would do in my gas tank

 

[SteveD2]

I want it to clean out the engine. I know Seafoam has those as the main ingredients, I'm not 100% sure they are the only ingredients. I do know that Seafoam does it's job VERY well, anybody who has used it swears by it. I'm just tired of spending $64 a gallon for it...when I can get most of the ingredients for free.

 

[sub_zero]

Your blend is probably missing the part that maks Seafoam $64 a gallon. Probably the bit that makes it work.

MSDS's are generally constructed so not to give the formulation away.

 

[SteveD2]

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Originally posted by sub_zero:
Your blend is probably missing the part that maks Seafoam $64 a gallon. Probably the bit that makes it work.

MSDS's are generally constructed so not to give the formulation away.

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It's been around since the 1940's I believe, so there can't be that much else that would do any cleaning. Usually MSDS's will say "proprietary blend" when they don't want to give away their secret, but seafoam gives those 3 ingredients in amounts that equal 100%. Even if it has another ingredient, it can't possibly be the main ingredient because there's just no room for it given the percentages of each. Here's the first thread I started about it: http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000974#000000

 

[JohnBrowning]

Napthy and ISO are not expensive at all. THe pale oil does not sound like a critical element. It is proably just a carrier for the product. B-12 chemtool has more active ingredients adn is cheaper. You can buy a gallon pail of it for $12. Our you could just buy xylene,toulene,benzine etc... at your local hardware and mix up a decent solvent.

Note that most all solvents are hard on seals!

What are you useing this for??

P.S. Lube COntrol and Fuel Power are only $28 a gallon and are much better then Seafoam could ever hope to be!!

 

[SteveD2]

Alright, sorry to bring this back up again, but whether or not it will work, whether or not there is something better or cheaper, does anybody think I will do any damage to my engine or sensors with this mixture?