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i have a 01 ex
seafoam on the can it says you can put it with your oil and in your gas tank. i put it in my gas tank and got like 15 more miles on a full tank. but i am not sure if its safe to mix it with my oil. can u guys help me out..
oh and is it safe to use the motor flush when u change oil.
i heard storys about using them and the motor blows..
seafoam on the can it says you can put it with your oil and in your gas tank. i put it in my gas tank and got like 15 more miles on a full tank. but i am not sure if its safe to mix it with my oil. can u guys help me out..
oh and is it safe to use the motor flush when u change oil.
i heard storys about using them and the motor blows..
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I do this once a year.
I use one of the vac lines to suck it right out of the can. It will smoke big time but it does work.
I would NEVER put it in the OIL. I don't care what it said, I would not do it.
Come to think of it, the only time I might put it in the oil is if I planned on rebuilding the motor and I wanted to get some of the sludge out of it first. Only then, because I planned on taking it a part and washing each piece anyway.
As a rule of thumb:
I put half of it down the cars throat.
The other half in the gas.
Then drive it like you stole it. lol.
I use one of the vac lines to suck it right out of the can. It will smoke big time but it does work.
I would NEVER put it in the OIL. I don't care what it said, I would not do it.
Come to think of it, the only time I might put it in the oil is if I planned on rebuilding the motor and I wanted to get some of the sludge out of it first. Only then, because I planned on taking it a part and washing each piece anyway.
As a rule of thumb:
I put half of it down the cars throat.
The other half in the gas.
Then drive it like you stole it. lol.
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Seafoam is primarily naptha, which is a mixture of light chain hydrocarbons. They don't say exactly what's in it, but my guess is that it is high in cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbons. It's a great solvent and octane booster. Their claim that it is a fuel stabilizer must mean that it is not the lighter chain naptha that is also common (naptha is a class of organics, not just one molecule). It is a coal-tar solvent, so it would mix well with your crankcase oil; however, I don't think that it would add any benefit aside from thinning your oil out a bit. I wouldn't do it.
As stated before, it works well by letting the vac lines suck it in once in a blue moon. I use it as a fuel stabilizer. I've yet to determine whether it works well or not
As stated before, it works well by letting the vac lines suck it in once in a blue moon. I use it as a fuel stabilizer. I've yet to determine whether it works well or not
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Seafoam is primarily naptha, which is a mixture of light chain hydrocarbons. They don't say exactly what's in it, but my guess is that it is high in cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbons. It's a great solvent and octane booster. Their claim that it is a fuel stabilizer must mean that it is not the lighter chain naptha that is also common (naptha is a class of organics, not just one molecule). It is a coal-tar solvent, so it would mix well with your crankcase oil; however, I don't think that it would add any benefit aside from thinning your oil out a bit. I wouldn't do it.
As stated before, it works well by letting the vac lines suck it in once in a blue moon. I use it as a fuel stabilizer. I've yet to determine whether it works well or not
As stated before, it works well by letting the vac lines suck it in once in a blue moon. I use it as a fuel stabilizer. I've yet to determine whether it works well or not
What the crap did you just say? lol
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I've heard of VW guys putting it in their oil, driving it for a day or two, then changing their oil. It's supposed to help cut down on their sludge problem. I've also heard of a few people do it before stripping down the block to cut down on mess. NOTE that some VW engines have well documented sludge problems, they are not just cleaning it out for the sake of cleaning it out.
In summary for stabmaster, it thins your oil out (the light hydrocarbon part) and makes it dissolve sludge/tar (the solvent part).
In summary for stabmaster, it thins your oil out (the light hydrocarbon part) and makes it dissolve sludge/tar (the solvent part).
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