Originally Posted By: Jeffs2006EvoIX
Originally Posted By: irv
Originally Posted By: Jeffs2006EvoIX
Originally Posted By: irv
Just curious, and I am not 100% sure if I understand all this or not, but would running Seafoam in your gas, or other applications of it, occasionally, not help with some of these issues?
I have been using it for quite a few years in everything I own. Snowmobiles, snow blower, boat, lawnmower and my vehicles and I personally swear by the stuff.
Almost annually, with my 2 stroke Indy XLT SP, I had to tear the carbs apart to clean them. Since I have been using Sea Foam, I haven't tore them down in at least 4-5 years. I did after the first I started using it, and all 3 carbs (it's a triple) were as clean as a whistle. Lots of vids/info on it.
https://www.google.ca/search?q=does+seaf...me&ie=UTF-8
It would probably help if someone used it regularly, the problem is, once you start putting seafoam in the intake, it can potentially mess up the Oxygen Sensors and or the Cat converter. Maybe it will, maybe it wont, but cleaning the valves professionally every now and then would be cheaper than replacing a cat converter.
Use good gas, Use good Oil, Dont let it idle for hours at a time, open it up on the freeway whenever you can, should all help.
Jeff
I don't run it all the time, in every tank of gas, but going by your response, are you suggesting it would need to be with these issue that are being talked about?
In my boat, I'll add a splash every 5 gallons I dump in it but there are times, most times, where the boat/engine doesn't run for a week or sometimes 2-3.
About twice, maybe 3 times a year, I'll add a full can to about a half tank of fuel, 30-50 ltr's, in my wife's car and my truck. My snowmobiles, I usually add a splash to my 5 gallon jerry cans and the same cans are used for my snowblower and lawnmowers.
My old as the hills lawnmower at our trailer was running pretty rough about 10 yrs ago. I added a fair amount for that small tank and it sputtered, spit, etc, but it cleaned it right up and it ran great from there on in. I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it myself. That is now why I add a splash here or there to my Jerry can. It helps keep the gas in there fresh plus I know it's going directly into my tanks on my toys/equipment.
It is also a stabilizer, deicer/waterer and a host of other things. I personally swear by it and will continue to use as long as it remains available.
using that product in your Mower, snowmobile and such vs a car are totally different. Your looking at "Emission Equipped" the car, to "no Emission Equip" the other stuff.
What I am saying, people that I know that have used this product by spraying it into the intake to burn off deposits off of intake valves have done more harm than good. They damage O2 sensors, and or the Cat Converter. Doing that you auto fail your emissions test.
So its not that it may or may not work, but if you have a car that has smog equip on it I would not use it. Especially if your in a very picky emission state like California.
Thats all I am saying.
Jeff
Thanks for the info. I have never used it directly into my intake, only in my gas tank, but I can understand what you are saying, especially if one was to do it quite often.
For me, and seeing the results in my snow machines and lawnmowers, I see no harm, and likely reap some benefit by adding it to my to vehicle's gas tank. It certainly can't hurt anyways, imo, and even if it is doing nothing internally, ie, the valves, I know it is helping to remove water, helping to keep other things clean and helping to preserve my fuel somewhat.
I have heard about others using injector cleaners too often and the damage they can cause to CAT converters and other parts, and that is an expensive lesson, but, imo, if one feels the need to use something like that as often as they do, then they have more serious problems going on within their vehicles and/or the fuel they use.
