Anybody seafoamed their Ralliart? Any luck with that? Safe, etc?

 

What is seafoaming?

 

idk much about it but isnt seafoaming some u do on old cars with alot of miles so that u can clean the system out? sorry i dont no much about that but i was searching on utube for random videos before and remember seeing this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXhIqpScTzQ

 

Seafoam is a cleaning agent that you add to your gas tank to clean valves and carbon build up. It actually works really well. You can also put it in your oil as well, but be sure that you get the oil changed after about 30-60 miles from doing the treatment. I used it on my other cars and it worked great, but hadnt tried it on the RA, its the turbo that that throws me off, even though the two dont really contact, I am just trying to be sure. But if you found a vid of someone doing this, it should be fine. If anyone has used this on their RA, post your comment and any improvements your noticed from doing it. I also know you can add to your vacuum line and many other things, this is what I am most interested in. Just like in the video, the more smoke you have the more carbon buildup is being burned up, you should see some of the older cars do this, it is ridiculous. Like this evo with 117k really needed it...bad, blowing smoke rings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgTG6nJTciI

 

I used Seafoam when I had my 3G Eclipse. I had a lot of miles on it, and as a result, my lifters ticked badly. I ran Seafoam through the vacuum lines, and it eliminated the lifter tick, but only temporarily. After a few uses, it didn't do anything to fix that. I also would not suggest using it too often because it seems like a very potent product. That is not a confirmed suggestion, though.

 

Very interesting.
I had heard about it but i couldnt remember what it was.
Where do you usually get the stuff? My car could really use some of that but i dont want it harming anything.

 

You can get it at any auto parts store. Autozone, Advanced, Oreillys. The stuff has been around forever, since the 30s I believe and still works great.

 

What was you referring to when you said vacuum lines?
Is there a way to get it to clean them out as well?

I had a pinched return line a while back an got oil in everything for the most part. Would love to hear a way to clean all my lines out.

 

any auto parts store should carry it, ive ran it in my tank but would be nervous putting it in the crankcase.

 

Gear down, if you go on youtube, several users have posted tutorials about how to use it and the many different ways to use it. If I have the chance, I will do some digging and post up on this thread. I do know that you can suck it up through brake booster vacuum hose and straight into the intake. I also know it does wonders cleaning just about everything. If you do use the brake booster vac hose, you have to make sure you let it suck it up slowly so you dont flood anything.

 

Thanks for the info bud.
I may grab some when im out tom.

 

I use SeaFoam in my Eclipse. It works. I put some in my gas tank when I know it is going to sit for awhile. It stabilizes ethanol in gasoline. I wouldn't do a full treatment (using a vacuum line to pull it into the engine) more frequently than about every 20,000 miles or so.

It won't harm anything, though. That is the good news.

 

Sea foam is good stuff. I used it in my 89 camry and 99 mustang and it helped the idle a lot. Im not too sure on using it on a turbo'd engine. I would use it for the gas and the oil for one though. Not too much on the intake part.

 

It shouldn't matter if you use it on a turbocharged car versus a naturally aspirated one. You might see a slight drop in boost pressure during treatment, but that probably will be about it.

 

I just ran it through the car. Smoked like hell. Hope it got the gunk out.
I ran it through the vac line on the bov an threw some in the gas tank.