Seafoam motor treatment

[TrapperL]

Seafoam is 40-60% pale oil. Per CAS number, it's a light 20 viscosity oil. It's 25-35% naphtha which will turn up combustion temps and is a light solvent. It contains 10-20% IPA which is isopropyl alcohol which you might know as rubbing alcohol. No alcohol belongs in the crankcase unless you just like destroying seals. Same for the Naphtha. This is nothing more than a very light solvent. There are no cleaning agents, just the natural solvency of the materials. If you think it works, besides the placebo effect, buy a lot of it. I'm sure the Seafoam folks laugh all the way to the bank.
http://seafoamsales.com/wp-content/u...seafoam_EN.pdf

[ColdAilment]

Originally Posted by TrapperL

Seafoam is 40-60% pale oil. Per CAS number, it's a light 20 viscosity oil. It's 25-35% naphtha which will turn up combustion temps and is a light solvent. It contains 10-20% IPA which is isopropyl alcohol which you might know as rubbing alcohol. No alcohol belongs in the crankcase unless you just like destroying seals. Same for the Naphtha. This is nothing more than a very light solvent. There are no cleaning agents, just the natural solvency of the materials. If you think it works, besides the placebo effect, buy a lot of it. I'm sure the Seafoam folks laugh all the way to the bank.
http://seafoamsales.com/wp-content/u...seafoam_EN.pdf

Yeah, if it was such a damaging compound I don't think they'd be able to pull the cover over so many people.

If the "seals" in your engine are just built up sludge clogging the cracks and leaks, then yeah seafoam will cause your engine oil to leak, but that's because it was past its time anyways.

[Zippyman]

Originally Posted by ColdAilment

Yeah, if it was such a damaging compound I don't think they'd be able to pull the cover over so many people.

If the "seals" in your engine are just built up sludge clogging the cracks and leaks, then yeah seafoam will cause your engine oil to leak, but that's because it was past its time anyways.

the chemical aisles of all parts stores are full of snake oils of various sizes, colors & prices. some of those products even work for a short time. the bottom line is, if your engine is full of sludge, "breaking it loose" sounds liks a good idea, but there will often be unintended consequences - those chunks of goo can clog the oil galleries & finish off a weak engine. and any engine that was abused to the point of building up deposits of sludge is already damaged from a lack of lubrication.

lots of people feel better buying snake oil - so the quantity of sales doesnt equal performance - if you dont believe that, just look at quack medical devices - they always have lots of good reviews (and no science behind them).