Sea foaming

[clubby88]

Hello all
I've heard good and bad things about sea foaming your motor but can't make up my mind weather to do it or not is it good for your motor ? I have a honda civic D16Y5:)

[gen2 CRX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyLxAdjJoTM

1:10 SEAFOAMED HIS MOTOR AND IT FEELS FANTASTIC

[Daveho1]

im asuming "sea foaming" refers to using an upperengine cleaner? then yes i think having a clean engine is prolly a good thing. as normal with these things there are good products and bad ones. the most highly recomended would prolly be the subaru product. the peugeot stuff is amazing but costs an arm and a leg (gennerally only used for warranty work and retails for 200 odd per can and 2 are required)

[sensei_]

Arent the upper engine cleaner made by threebond for subaru?

[Daveho1]

i think so, not 100%.

[clubby88]

Is there any chance you guys could link me a gold product to use that won't hurt my engine ? Would really appreciate it :thumbsup::thumbsup::)

[stndrd]

Threebond = Subaru upper engine cleaner.

The Wurth & Nulon versions are also very good, as I have used all four

[Daveho1]

+1 for the quality of the wurth products, there on car injector clean is awsome.
OP go to your subaru dealer and say "hey gimmy the good cleaner" he will be confused then explain better. or go to super cheap and get the nulon stuf however i think the subaru is the best of the bunch

[grifty]

Yeah Subaru stuff is really good! Used it on a couple of cars now

[salman_m5]

upper engine cleaner and throttle body cleaner would be the same wouldn't they?
seafoam is used in oil, fuel and vacumm pipe i think...saw lots of video over youtube...want to do it on my car..but couldn't find here in melbourne..do u guys know where to get it from..

[stndrd]

Drop me a pm i can supply as many cans as you want

[clubby88]

I've heard of instances where people have seafoam there motor and lost compression in there motor

[grifty]

upper engine cleaner and throttle body cleaner would be the same wouldn't they?
seafoam is used in oil, fuel and vacumm pipe i think...saw lots of video over youtube...want to do it on my car..but couldn't find here in melbourne..do u guys know where to get it from..

throttle body cleaner doesnt foam like subaru upper engine cleaner. I would go with the subaru stuff.


I've heard of instances where people have seafoam there motor and lost compression in there motor

you cant buy sea foam in Australia.....

[stndrd]

I've heard of instances where people have seafoam there motor and lost compression in there motor

I have used upper engine cleaner in hundreds of different cars and i have never once effected compression

[salman_m5]

where to get upper engine cleaner?..i live in ferntree gully...i see a subaru performance shop on burwood highway..

[grifty]

They should sell it, also any Subaru parts dealer will sell it

[migoreng]

My 1998 civic gli was bought with 140,000km...its now on 19x,000...

used upper engine cleaner for the first time and barely any white smoke came out... couldn't see any smoke while standing at the engine bay...I walked to the exhaust and saw a few handfuls of white smoke...the engine stalled.. anyways.. it took a few tries to start and I finished spraying the can while keeping the l revs up....

I guess the engine is fine and doesnt have much carbon build up? It doesnt burn any oil at all between 10,000km services. Car drives pretty much the same in regards to performance.

does more white smoke actually mean more carbon is bring cleaned out?

[stndrd]

does more white smoke actually mean more carbon is bring cleaned out?

Yes it does. The Honda intake design is much more effective than the Subaru design so there is not as much carbon build up

[RenzokukenJ]

i was experiencing black smoke, does that mean my engine will blow up?

srs

[stndrd]

black smoke = over fueling

[migoreng]

Yes it does. The Honda intake design is much more effective than the Subaru design so there is not as much carbon build up

Maybe its just the civic.not a performance engine so less blow by, etc?... my h22a prelude blew quite a lot of white smoke when I sprayed carb cleaner. I bought it with 170,000km.

[RenzokukenJ]

black smoke = over fueling

i mean when spraying the sea form

[bennjamin]

I've heard of instances where people have seafoam there motor and lost compression in there motor

That would be from dislodging carbon and gunk buildup on the pistons or rings or valves etc

[Glocker]

I did it with threebond upper engine cleaner, had very little white smoke. Didn't feel a difference