When fuel stabilization and engine fogging is needed – fuels of today become stale in less than thirty days. Therefore, stabilization and engine fogging are needed when vehicles, lawnmowers, snow blowers, outboard motors, chainsaws, motorcycles, gas in cans and engines are put into storage.
Your service technician can provide fuel stabilization and engine fogging services with SEA FOAM MOTOR TREATMENT.
I can attest to capabilities of the seafoam products, that they do what they say they'll do. Now the big question is, does your car need help? All modern vehicles are subject to carbon buildup on the injectors and sometimes continual use of top tier gas is not enough. Chrysler vehicles in particular are prone to black plastic buildup rather than carbon - it comes from the fuel tanks themselves - but acts just like carbon in restricting fuel flow in the lines the same way plaque does in your arteries. It can be a good product to use for fuel system and valve cleaning. I don't know if I would use it to fog an engine for storage if that engine has a cat and O2 sensors, but use it on everything else. Their Deep Creep is a fantastic water displacer/rust inhibitor/thread loosener, better than old formula 40.
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I would use it for storage (instead of Sta-bil) or if I thought I got bad batch of gas. I have usually waited until expiraatino of warranty to use any motor oil products, even ones containg tfpe (and yes I have recorded mpg gains using such products)
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It is HANDS DOWN the BEST fuel injector cleaner on the market! Some people put about 1/4 can in their vacumn line to the throttle bodies, but I've never done that.
Put a can in your tank with a fill up, then with that tank, drive your car "Like You Stole It".
Thing is tho, if you'd quit buying CRAP gas, you wouldn't need to use fuel injector cleaner or dry gas. Stick to Top Tier gas, and in general, you won't have the problems associated with burning discount gasolines.
I put in a can about once a year.
I also use Deep Creap, and it's also great stuff.
It's like with most things, you get what tou pay for. Seafoam is a little more money, but it WORKS!
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Not every auto parts store sells it so you may have to ask around. Or you may have to wait while they try their first case; guarantee the product will fly off the shelves. I'll put them in touch with my local NAPA if they need testimonials from retail.
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I hear a lot of people swearing by the stuff and some others calling it snake oil. I have come across a few instances of claims that Seafoam fouled up an O2 sensor. I haven't seen any real tests on the issue so I can't say if it's something that actually works or is just all in your head. I had planned on brushing some on the valves of a spare head I had and see what it does, but ultimately gave away the head before I could do it.
I did give my Miata the "suck into the vacuum line" Seafoam treatment about a year and a half ago and it didn't cause any noticable changes one way or another. I don't know if that's because it didn't work or the engine just didn't need it. I'll likely try it on my 944 soon since it seems that the chip I had in it until recently increased the carbon build-up.
Now, if only there was an easy way to get a "before" and "after" view of the cylinders...
Now, if only there was an easy way to get a "before" and "after" view of the cylinders...
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Become drinking buddies with a veternarian with an esophagal scope. You can snake it down through spark plug hole and take pics in dark places.
As far as fouling an O2 sensor, any extremely overrich condition can do that, so you can't use products like this teh same way you would wit ha carbureted engine. I used to mix up a concoction of a high strength fuel cleanser and gas and pour directly down the bore while my Camaro was running. It was a chore to keep it from stalling and the amount of smoke out the tailpipe looked like the car was on fire, but it always did the job of cleaning out the carbon buildup. And on any car it is easy enough to inspect the throttle body or (on my GP) the honeycomb grid in the intake for any carbon. Remove- spray- let dry-reinstall=less chance of O2 sensor damage.
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When I had my previous car, I had ordered an SVT upper intake manifold from a salvage yard to replace the incredibly restrictive stocker. Well, the sucker was caked in carbon when I got it. Not even close to half a can of the stuff liquified the carbon and it rinsed right out. Granted, it killed the grass where I did this, it still worked like a charm.
I know plenty of people that run it directly through their engine, either through the fuel system or the vaccuum line, and none have any had any problems with the stuff.
If there was one single product I'd recommend for your engine, it'd be seafoam.
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I've used it on my wife's Regal GS. The stuff is awesome! Just be warned that it will smoke worse than a freight train for about 1/2 hour after you suck it in through the Vacuum port. You might want to consider doing it out side of city limits.
After I used it on the GS you could tell it made a difference if you punched it. It just seemed a little more peppy than usual. Though, I would hold off on using it on your solstice for a while.
Back in the high compression, pre research method, minimum 95 octane days; we used moth balls aka Napthalene only crystalized. Supposedly did what Stabil does, increases octane, helps on cold start, decarbonizes and gets rid of water. Any comments?
No, you would not clean injectors by pouring a product down the throttle body, but you can by adding to fuel, or the tap in port that the dealer uses to cleanse the injector lines (available service - and what kind of product do you think they use?)
Of course a new motor may need absolutely zero fuel system maintenance - but do you know where the fuel filter is and how many hours involved to remove teh fuel tank ffrom teh car to change it? Got to be the absolute dumbest thing the car manufacturers have ever done, eliminating a replacable fuel filter from the vehicle. Despite what the oil companies would have you believe, today's gas is dirty, dirtier than what we bought 20 years ago when we could change out a filter. The other documented problem with certain vehicles (Chrysler is notorious) is a buildup in teh fuel lines of a black substance that, like plaque in your arteries, will restrict flow - its not carbon from combustion, but black plastic, shedding from inside the fuel tank.
Oh, and BTW, some people her have alternate rides and since this forum contains the most and best info on car ownership anywhere, well....
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