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SEA FOAM MOTOR TREATMENT?
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Twisted by Design
SEA FOAM MOTOR TREATMENT?
Well my lexus V8 sh!t itself a couple weeks ago, which most likely started from when I cooked it late last year when the thermo fan blew a fuse while towing the zook out to LCMP.
Anyway, I picked up a new V8 yesterday for $900 and will be putting it in this weekend....I ran some injector cleaner through the last motor when I first got it running and am planning to do the same to the new one....
While on the Yotatech forum there was a thread about Seafoam Motor Treatment, which cleans injectors, can be sucked it through a vacum line to clean your valves, and can also be added to you oil to clean up in there. They all seem to give it the thumbs up on Yotatech! I've never seen it around here, so thought I'd check if you can get it in Oz, and what its like?
Yotatech Thread
http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=64836
Seafoam Website
http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUp.htm
Anyway, I picked up a new V8 yesterday for $900 and will be putting it in this weekend....I ran some injector cleaner through the last motor when I first got it running and am planning to do the same to the new one....
While on the Yotatech forum there was a thread about Seafoam Motor Treatment, which cleans injectors, can be sucked it through a vacum line to clean your valves, and can also be added to you oil to clean up in there. They all seem to give it the thumbs up on Yotatech! I've never seen it around here, so thought I'd check if you can get it in Oz, and what its like?
Yotatech Thread
http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=64836
Seafoam Website
http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUp.htm
2012 FJ Cruiser
1984 BJ42 - Stretched and Coilovered
1977 HJ45
1984 BJ42 - Stretched and Coilovered
1977 HJ45
Twisted by Design
Not 100% sure Bryan....the gauge didn't even get close to the red....only just past halfway....yet it was boiling its arse off.....that was back in the beginning of Nov and it been fine both cooling wise (did Fraser Island for New Years) and power wise up until I pulled it to bits last week.
2012 FJ Cruiser
1984 BJ42 - Stretched and Coilovered
1977 HJ45
1984 BJ42 - Stretched and Coilovered
1977 HJ45
INteresting, mine has touched the red twice I think. Having said that, it wouldn't boil untill that point. Though I have been running Glycol
Oh, and my bad overheating problem last week turned out to be a case of 50ml of coolant in the bleed point on top of the thermostat. I couldn't believe it either
Oh, and my bad overheating problem last week turned out to be a case of 50ml of coolant in the bleed point on top of the thermostat. I couldn't believe it either
Lovin the FZJ105-T, bling by Ryano
oil treatment
It is also mentioned on:
http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi
Good oil forum and it is highly recommended on there.
Haven't seen it in Aus though.
You could also get this done for your oil:
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... t=desludge
and then use Cost Effective Maintenance (CEM) or Nulon fuel additive.
My 2c
http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi
Good oil forum and it is highly recommended on there.
Haven't seen it in Aus though.
You could also get this done for your oil:
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... t=desludge
and then use Cost Effective Maintenance (CEM) or Nulon fuel additive.
My 2c
Kind Regards,
Brad
Brad
Good stuff seafoam for a multitude of purposes, look up the MSDS for the recipe. I make my own cocktail.
cheers fnq
cheers fnq
*JUST LUV IT* 96 GQ LWB TD4.2, Cav, Kings, Dobinsons, Motorguard, Enginesaver, 400 pro, Cooper ST's (rolls eyes), fleetguard oil filters, Delo 400 engine oil, Delo ESI gearbox oil and an RTC.
Anyone who services boat motors should be able to sell you something similar,I can't say there was any improvement in mine. I removed the connector from the intake to the air cleaner and sqirted some in,check where your air mass sensor is you want to be downstream.
Some prenium fuel and a belt down the highway is probably just as good.
Regards Charlie
Some prenium fuel and a belt down the highway is probably just as good.
Regards Charlie
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