I heard a bit about Seafoam and other products that clean up your engine and such by taking out carbon deposits, and how it can smooth the engine up and such. I was wondering if anyone had any experiences with this, good or bad. I'm looking to get some for my '91 E30 318i Cabrio. I've got the M42B18. It kind of sounds like a diesel but otherwise runs fine, just hit 180,XXX. If anyone has any tips or suggestions, send them my way, thanks.
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Does Seafoam help to clean out deposits on a dirty engine? Yeah.
If your engine "runs fine", will it help? Probably not.
I wouldn't waste time/money throwing products at a car without a specific problem I was trying to fix. So unless you identify an issue, troubleshoot it to find the cause, and then fix it, I would leave it alone.
Stick to regular maintenance with quality parts. Change your oil/filter regularly. Only buy top-tier gasoline. Flush your brake fluid every 2 years. Flush your coolant if it looks nasty. Change the air filter when dirty. Get new wiper blades so you can see in the rain. Wash the road salt off the car. Etc.sigpic
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Replace your timing chain tensioner, listen to your lifters, one of those is likely the issue. Basically any detergent heavy engine oil changed a couple of times with good old Italian tune ups will help to clear out the oil passages.Comment
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I gargle with it every morning.
My dentist says it works great.
tnow, sometimes I just mess with people. It's more entertaining that way. george gravesComment
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I guess if you use your exhaust stream as a Waterpik then Seafoam might be the right choice.Originally posted by TobyB View PostComment
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I like it personally. I wouldn't run it on a turbo car but for an NA car I like it. I used it on my previous V8 4Runner with 300,000 kms every 10,000 kms through the intake and it burned off a ton of carbon and ran smoother. I never had an issue with it.2016 F-150
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It works great for sticky lifters when used in oil, but I generally don't burn it in the combustion. The LS in my Chevy van had a ticking lifter recently, half a can of Seafoam cured it in a day.
Water has a very similar effect for breaking carbon. I used to use water in my old VW air cooled Beetles.Comment
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