Used SeaFoam but NO white smoke

[BobbyFord]

OK, here's my take on snake oil additives such as seafoam, oil stabilizers, Prolong, Slick 50 and other miracle-in-a-botlle cures.

If there actually were a product that when added to the oil, would extend the life of an internal combustion engine then the it would already be a component in motor oil.
Like SecondCamperSpecial said, plain old water down the carb is all that is necessary to de-carbon an engine (and was actually recommended by Jeep/Chrysler to cure carbon knock in 4.2l inline sixes.)
During my Ford and GM FWD auto trans training we were told to stay away from and to NEVER add ANYTHING but transmission fluid to an auto trans.
I was a light/heavy line tech for Ford and am factory trained, I'm also Jeep/Chrysler trained, have taken courses at Tech colleges including Peugeot manual transmissions as well as other courses put on by tool and equipment suppliers. At no time during my tech training were we ever instructed to use an additive of any kind to cure a mechanical issue. We were taught to use tools to repair engines and transmissions.
I guess if you are looking for a cure to a mechanical problem and believe that you will find one in a bottle on a shelf at your local Autozone then it just may work for you. JMO.

Who said anything about it curing a mechanical issue? It does a great job of de-funking the inside of your engine, which isn't so critical on a FE, but can work wonders on little Jap rigs like Subarus (which start making all sorts of interesting noises once they get up there in mileage) and this stuff cleans them out when added to the oil. Yeah, Seafoam doesn't do all the crap it says on the can...but it does have an application. You have some training. Great. No one asked or probably cares. And who was talking about auto transmissions besides you?

Feel free to waste your money on stuff that don't work. None of my motors need "de-funking".

[Redcap]

OK, here's my take on snake oil additives such as seafoam, oil stabilizers, Prolong, Slick 50 and other miracle-in-a-botlle cures.

If there actually were a product that when added to the oil, would extend the life of an internal combustion engine then the it would already be a component in motor oil.
Like SecondCamperSpecial said, plain old water down the carb is all that is necessary to de-carbon an engine (and was actually recommended by Jeep/Chrysler to cure carbon knock in 4.2l inline sixes.)
During my Ford and GM FWD auto trans training we were told to stay away from and to NEVER add ANYTHING but transmission fluid to an auto trans.
I was a light/heavy line tech for Ford and am factory trained, I'm also Jeep/Chrysler trained, have taken courses at Tech colleges including Peugeot manual transmissions as well as other courses put on by tool and equipment suppliers. At no time during my tech training were we ever instructed to use an additive of any kind to cure a mechanical issue. We were taught to use tools to repair engines and transmissions.
I guess if you are looking for a cure to a mechanical problem and believe that you will find one in a bottle on a shelf at your local Autozone then it just may work for you. JMO.

Who said anything about it curing a mechanical issue? It does a great job of de-funking the inside of your engine, which isn't so critical on a FE, but can work wonders on little Jap rigs like Subarus (which start making all sorts of interesting noises once they get up there in mileage) and this stuff cleans them out when added to the oil. Yeah, Seafoam doesn't do all the crap it says on the can...but it does have an application. You have some training. Great. No one asked or probably cares. And who was talking about auto transmissions besides you?

Feel free to waste your money on stuff that don't work. None of my motors need "de-funking".

Glad to see you have more money than brains.

I don't.

[BobbyFord]

Uh huh. I have more money than you because I don't waste mine on snake oil.

[socalcraigster]

How much is this snake oil and where can I get it?

[Redcap]

How much is this snake oil and where can I get it?

I get my snake oil at the local CarQuest affiliate. About $7/pint.

[gregamorton]

hey bobbyford I have used it many times and it workd well on high mileage motors. I used some on a 89 toyota and did the half through vacuum line and poured the other half down the throttle body untill it died. Started up truck about 15 minutes later and smoke poured out. After a few days of small amounts of smoke it cleared up and ran great. I think it was cleaning up the pistons and cats. I also use seafoam on my ford engines every so often. I had a older guy tell me to use a mister and spray water down the carb when engine was hot and that would clean all the carbon up. I tore down a 302 one time after doing the water spray and engine was pretty clean. I dont know if it was the water or was already clean?

[BobbyFord]

How much is this snake oil and where can I get it?

I get my snake oil at the local CarQuest affiliate. About $7/pint.

People will use what they believe in.
Redcap, I apologize, because it seemed that I was busting your chops, I really wasn't.
Whatever works for you; keep using.
No hard feelings toward anyone

[AlleyCat]

hey bobbyford I have used it many times and it workd well on high mileage motors. I used some on a 89 toyota and did the half through vacuum line and poured the other half down the throttle body untill it died. Started up truck about 15 minutes later and smoke poured out. After a few days of small amounts of smoke it cleared up and ran great. I think it was cleaning up the pistons and cats. I also use seafoam on my ford engines every so often. I had a older guy tell me to use a mister and spray water down the carb when engine was hot and that would clean all the carbon up. I tore down a 302 one time after doing the water spray and engine was pretty clean. I dont know if it was the water or was already clean?

The water mist turns to steam and the steam knocks the carbon loose.