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Or, you can just burn a good grade of gas from one of the big brands that advertises their Techron, or what have you...
denny-o
I do use good gas 9 chevron, BP is about all I use) but I also use seafoam. I repair cars for a living and I have used sea foam for 15 yrs I have seen it do wonders on many of problems in all kinds of vehicles.
i use it on ALL the vehicles i work on and i love it. lol but i am scared to use it on a old diesel. i think all the gunk and carbon build up inside a high hour diesel is the only thing keeping the compression..lol call me wierd, i know....
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I am going to step out on a limb here . First I have used Sea Foam for over 25 years and I purchase a 55 gal drum of it when I order it. second it does not state what benfits it will provide for a diesel just that it is great for diesels too. I am NOTclaming to be an authority on this subject. I try to keep up with the latest technology out there and I do this to benefit my customers as well as myself. I just don't recommend Sea Foam for a diesel, If you want to use it that is up to you. There are much better products for a diesel. Sea Foam was designed for gas engines and really for 2 strokes. it is a great product that will keep the gas tank, fuel lines and injectors clean. If used as a top engine cleaner it will clean deposits off the valves etc. The stuff works great IMO. It will help break apart the water and allow it to go through the filters and the injectors. In a diesel this is not good due to the newer designed injectors. I have been told by the engineers that the seals and o rings used in the diesel injectors of today don't need the alcohol that seafoam has in it and even small amounts of water drops can start to damage the new style injectors. The reason I use sea foam in about every tank of fuel I use in my vehicles and in every tank of mixed 2 stroke is very simple. IT WORKS. I don't have and have not had any issues with E10 in my boats or in my small fleet of 6 gas burner vehicles. For my diesel trucks and in the fleets that I have to deal with I use Motorcraft cetain booster part # PM22A does a great job for me and my customer base.
Ya know, if one these witches brews actually did what they claim, do you not think that EXXON, which has more money than god, would be exclusively licensing it, putting it in their gas, and trumpeting their advantage over the competition to the heavens in advertising?
Well, they have not and they don't...
I just got my boat out of the shop after having all 3 carbs torn down and cleaned. My mechanic told me that I should be running Seafoam and Startron. The seafoam would keep my carbs cleaner and make such repairs less likely and the Startron would help with e-10 issues. He of course said nothing is foolproof but that he has run Seafoam for years in his own boats and thinks it makes a difference.
I have used SeaFoam in my outboards for 7 years. I swear that everyone should put it in the boat engines. I use premix oil and gas (I have Mercury outboards and don't trust the oil injection system). I had an slightly underpowered motor (120hp) on my outboard, and one afternoon I had trouble getting enough power to get the boat on plane (but did manage to hit 24 mph) and I had 1 hour to meet my wife, kids, and dog back at the ramp to go fishing. I knew that much weight wouldn't work. I had 2 can's of sea foam in the back of the Expedition (will return to vehicle later). Back at the ramp, I put in 1 -bottle of sea foam ran the boat a few miles and noticed an almost immediate improvement after running it through the system. Received the call, loaded the boat, and with everyone on board I was able to hit 32 mph. I eventually replaced that motor with another Mercury 200hp, but I noticed that when I tried to idle into a slip, it would die on me, with Sea Foam in the tank I didn't have that problem.
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I also use it on my "lawn mower, blower, and weed trimmer ". When these engines start to run poorly, adding SeaFoam to the fuel makes a difference within a few minutes of restarting the engines.
I was told by my mechanic that running Sea Foam through my carbs eats away something and it isn't good for it (I thought it was either a pin or seat or something) during my last carb rebuild.
The bottle indicates that it is O2 Sensor safe... I have not found that to be the case.
HOWEVER!! TWICE I tried to run Sea Foam in my Ford 5.4L Expedition, and a few days later the "Check Engine" light came on. I took it into the shop and the codes indicated I had a bad O2 sensor. A few months later, I tried it again, and again the "Check Engine" light came on, and pep boys diagnostic showed it was a bad O2 sensor (I could replace the other 3 sensors by myself, cheaper than the garage replaced my one sensor).
I have found that Some of the Walmarts in the area carry it (picked up 2 can's at a WM by my house on Monday for $8.66 can), but some of the stores by my Lake are no longer carrying it .
I will always put it in my boat engines, but never again in my truck. I just recently started using the marine fuel treatment/additive as well (the one with the commercial where the guy didn't put it in his bass boat or classic car) after purchasing fuel a few weeks ago from a station that I had prevoulsy trusted, but it appears to have had water or something and the boat motor would not run or idle in reverse very well. Things are much better now, but it is time to fill up that 82 gallon tank and I don't know who I can trust, but it may not be as much of a concern as long as I keep adding the additive.
Last edited by BaitMaster; 10-13-2009 at 07:14 AM.
Reason: adding where I use SeaFoam around the house (lawn equipment)
Ya know, if one these witches brews actually did what they claim, do you not think that EXXON, which has more money than god, would be exclusively licensing it, putting it in their gas, and trumpeting their advantage over the competition to the heavens in advertising?
Well, they have not and they don't...
I use Sea Foam in Ford trucks from 4 cyl Rangers to the F 250's with the 5.4 and that monster v10. Not had an issues with the Oxygen sensors, Heck I very seldon replace an oxygen sensor at the shop. Most problems are not the sensor. it is something else that is causing the issue and most tech's don't know what it is so they replace the sensors and clear the light and off you go for a short time. After the fuel trim has been out of wack so some long it will cause the seslight to return and they will tell you the o2's are bad again. must be the E10 fuel you are getting. If they were to correct the fuel trim problem the first time they would not sell as many oxygen sensors and that might not be a good thing for them, quick and easy money.
I'm a little torn here. I have to agree with denny-o, but I don't know nuthin'.
I run SeaFoam in my Whaler and my snowmobile. It's relatively cheap, and if it doesn't do anything, that's just money I would have spent on beer anyway.
I do not run it in my pickup as Cummins says that's a no-no.
It's made locally (to me), so I guess at the very least I'm giving some schlub a job...
I hate to admit that something in a bottle works. As for gas companies putting it in there gas. Why would they, for marketing they each have a different additive they market as to why their gas is better then the next guy, If they used the same product then all gas would be equal. That not a good marketing plan.
Seafoam
. First I have used Sea Foam for over 25 years and I purchase a 55 gal drum of it when I order it. second it does not state what benfits it will provide for a diesel just that it is great for diesels too. I am NOTclaming to be an authority on this subject. I try to keep up with the latest technology out there and I do this to benefit my customers as well as myself. I just don't recommend Sea Foam for a diesel, If you want to use it that is up to you. There are much better products for a diesel. Sea Foam was designed for gas engines and really for 2 strokes. it is a great product that will keep the gas tank, fuel lines and injectors clean. If used as a top engine cleaner it will clean deposits off the valves etc. The stuff works great IMO. It will help break apart the water and allow it to go through the filters and the injectors. In a diesel this is not good due to the newer designed injectors. I have been told by the engineers that the seals and o rings used in the diesel injectors of today don't need the alcohol that seafoam has in it and even small amounts of water drops can start to damage the new style injectors. The reason I use sea foam in about every tank of fuel I use in my vehicles and in every tank of mixed 2 stroke is very simple. IT WORKS. I don't have and have not had any issues with E10 in my boats or in my small fleet of 6 gas burner vehicles. For my diesel trucks and in the fleets that I have to deal with I use Motorcraft cetain booster part # PM22A does a great job for me and my customer base. 
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