Is Seafoam good for my truck?

[kathyricks]

Originally Posted by Hugemoose

All this stuff [Seafoam] does is break up some of that junk that might be there. There will always be small bits of carbon on the pistons and the combustion chamber. Just the nature of the beast.

In general, automakers advise owners to "just say NO" to fuel and oil additives. See Nissan statement below.

[xzibit a]

this is funny, i just looked at a can of this stuff at the store the other day,

i cant beleive there is a product that works IN ANYTHING, 2 stroke /4 stroke, small engines to diesle engines, you can pour it in your gas, oil, OR the intake.

so i bought a can to see what itr actually was, be cause it has to be something very simple to beable to work as fuel OR oil Or a detergent. and i poped the top and gave it a wiff, its freaking RUBBING ALCOHOL. it doesnt say the ingredients on the can of course, but its a waste of money,

sure it may work but being that its FOR EVERYTHING, it can only be SO effective, your better off buying a specfic product thats designed to treat ONE area, like BG stuff or lucas or Justice brothers, what ever flavor you want but get one thats specific for what your trying to fix

[mmulcahy1]

Okay, some people slam Seafoam... some people praise Seafoam.

Put you money where your mouth is, people!!

Prove it!

Why do so many people swear by the stuff and others think it's snake oil?

The claims I have read seem extremely plausable. But once again, I say, Prove it!

[2XOverhead]

Originally Posted by mmulcahy1

Okay, some people slam Seafoam... some people praise Seafoam.

Put you money where your mouth is, people!!

Prove it!

Why do so many people swear by the stuff and others think it's snake oil?

The claims I have read seem extremely plausable. But once again, I say, Prove it!

Why don't you just try it yourself.

Here's what I say. There sure was a lot of smoking after I cleaned the chambers.

Here's the deal. Is it absolutely necessary? Maybe not. Does it help? Of course it does. Inevitably there's going to be carbon built up after x miles of driving. If the stuff makes the chambers just that much cleaner, how in the world can it hurt.

[ricqik]

Does it work, definatley. I use it to decarb lawn movers, atv, and in my outboard. But it is spendy.

[p-car-tower]

Datapoint for you.
Wife's '98 Maxima w/ ~75k miles. She babies it (rarely breaks 2500 rpm). Occasionally I'll drive it and on a particular uphill highway on-ramp, it pings above 4500 rpm when I put my foot into it (does this every time).
I Seafoam the intake and make no other changes aside from filling the gas tank from our usual filling station. Now, no more pinging on the same on-ramp.

[nacon639]

I used it on my vaccum line usually hooked to the brake booster... put the spring back the peddle... can't hurt for better gas economy either since it makes the fuel flow over the valves more efficient. I'll be buying it from now on to keep the intake clean... didn't do the oil though, i'll leave oil and changes to the dealer...

[Hugemoose]

Originally Posted by p-car-tower

Datapoint for you.
Wife's '98 Maxima w/ ~75k miles. She babies it (rarely breaks 2500 rpm). Occasionally I'll drive it and on a particular uphill highway on-ramp, it pings above 4500 rpm when I put my foot into it (does this every time).
I Seafoam the intake and make no other changes aside from filling the gas tank from our usual filling station. Now, no more pinging on the same on-ramp.

Redline a day keeps the carbon away!

That's all seafoam does. It removes carbon build-up in the combustion chamber. But so does ATF, or water. Seafoam just advertises well and made a little known mechanic secret main stream.

That's pretty neat about your wifes car. That sounds like it did its job! Too much carbon build up will cause an engine to ping just like you described.

[xzibit a]

im not saying it doesnt work, its not snake oil, but there are Better products out there that will do MUCH more for the same cost because they are more specific

[FLTundra06]

Originally Posted by kathyricks

In general, automakers advise owners to "just say NO" to fuel and oil additives. See Nissan statement below.

Maybe in general for what that means. I got a coupon book from Sullivan Pontiac for discounts on regular service including additives to my gas. They did not name a brand but it was clear that they sold this sevice. This is a large dealer in Ocala Florida. Granted that is a Pontiac dealer, but the car I have is a Pontiac Vibe so it is a Toyota drive train. My feeling is if they will put that in writing they must use a fuel additive in the service they do and have more to lose and hope as much knowlege as you do about fuel additives. I have not used any in my Tundra or the Vibe and while I would not put anything in my oil other than oil I think there may be some good in cleaning injectors ect.