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Yes, and it works too. Used the product as directed in the oil pan as well as the gas tank and it eliminated lifter noise right away. Our mechanic recommended it.
I've used it in the motor to clean it out before an oil change as well as the gas tank. Never used it in the brake booster, though. That seems to get the most effect but I'm not sure if that's more of a visual thing because of the smoke. I can't say whether Seafoam has made a difference or not as I'm pretty good about maintaining my vehicle on a regular basis.
Sea Foam is not a miracle liquid and will not fix problems that need a repair. The first thing to do is rule out mechanical, electrical or other problems. Engines run poorly for a number of reasons and while being "dirty" can be one of them, most often it is because the engine isn't being maintained properly.
If you change your oil on time then you'll never need Sea Foam in the crankcase. If you buy good gasoline and have the fuel system maintained properly, Sea Foam isn't needed either.
Many people think that buying some ten dollar bottle of a liquid is going to cure maintenance problems. It might solve some problems caused by lack of routine maintenance but sooner or later the problems will resurface and at some point the consequences will cost far more than the maintenance and that bottle of snake oil isn't going to help.
Sea Foam is not a miracle liquid and will not fix problems that need a repair. The first thing to do is rule out mechanical, electrical or other problems. Engines run poorly for a number of reasons and while being "dirty" can be one of them, most often it is because the engine isn't being maintained properly.
If you change your oil on time then you'll never need Sea Foam in the crankcase. If you buy good gasoline and have the fuel system maintained properly, Sea Foam isn't needed either.
Many people think that buying some ten dollar bottle of a liquid is going to cure maintenance problems. It might solve some problems caused by lack of routine maintenance but sooner or later the problems will resurface and at some point the consequences will cost far more than the maintenance and that bottle of snake oil isn't going to help.
I wouldn't go as far as calling it a bottle of snake oil, but you are right. It remedies problems that should not have been problems in the first place. However, if you're buying a used vehicle, you don't truly know the extent of care people put into their cars (usually none). Sometimes it's a great tool to have. I know my bronco's 351w LOVED the stuff, it woke her right up
OP, you need to post up make, model, and year, and tell us what your performance complaint is before we can say if SeaFoam is likely to help the condition or not.
For example, if your sparkplugs are overdue for a change, no, SeaFoam is not going to do anything to help that.
But if you have a sticky hydraulic valve lifter, yeah, it might help.
With all these additives, remember that if some is good, more is not necessarily better...
Do you just empty the whole thing into the gas tank?
You can use it 3 ways.
1. Dump directly into the gas tank. You will probably need a long narrow funnel to be able to get past the metal gas cap leading into your tank. This is good for cleaning fuel injectors.
2. Dump directly into the oil crankcase. This is only recommended if you are coming up on an oil change. Do this about 100-200 miles before your next oil change. Reason being, this will take almost all of the sludge out of your engine and put it directly into your oil, that will make for some extremely dirty oil, best to change it quickly.
3. Dump directly into the vacuum line. This will be fed into the intake valve and clean out the innards of the engine. This one is a little more complicated as you have to disconnect a vacuum line, every car is different, and you have to feed it in slowly. The car may begin to rev higher and then choke and die when you dump it in, but its pure petroleum, it will not damage the car.
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