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SEA FOAM MOTOR TREATMENT?

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:11 pm
by TWISTY
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

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:58 pm
by -Nemesis-
How hot did it get Dave? I've boiled mine a few times so far hehehe through trial and error. Still seems to go strong and smooth as ever touch wood.

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:19 pm
by TWISTY
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.

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:22 pm
by -Nemesis-
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 ;)

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:48 pm
by South
Looks pretty interesting. Would be interested in giving it a burl if you can find a supplier to australia.

oil treatment

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:46 pm
by LuxyBoy
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

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:27 pm
by fnqcairns
Good stuff seafoam for a multitude of purposes, look up the MSDS for the recipe. I make my own cocktail.

cheers fnq

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:27 pm
by Charlie
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

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:40 pm
by gqswb
get yourself some Subaru upper engine cleaner, That shit foams up like shaving cream...