# seafoam... **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 31, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407 "2007-10-31T21:14:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![06se-r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/c5a1d2/32.png) [@06se-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06se-r)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/1 "2007-10-31T21:14:50Z")
…is it really worth it?? i have read about it/seen pictures. it looks like it removes a ton of debris. are there any downsides?? ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/2 "2007-10-31T22:10:22Z")
We did it to my buddies car. Lotsa smoke, no noticeable difference in how it runs though. ---
**Author:** ![91blazins10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/ecc23a/32.png) [@91blazins10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91blazins10)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/3 "2007-10-31T22:19:28Z")
with high mileage I would def do it. ---
**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/4 "2007-11-01T05:17:20Z")
> [@I'm fed-up being single!!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-fed-up-being-single/33249/45): > > with high mileage I would def do it. Nope, don’t do it…it has a detrimental effect on the internal seals. It’s a very different chemical makeup than oil and drastically alters the swell characteristics of the rubber, also bad for O2 sensors and others. I wouldn’t do it, especially for you SE-R ---
**Author:** ![Heart4Audio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d9b06d/32.png) [@Heart4Audio](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Heart4Audio)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/5 "2007-11-01T05:19:13Z")
> [@NYIRP: Wednesday 8/1/07](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyirp-wednesday-8-1-07/33179/79): > > Nope, don’t do it…it has a detrimental effect on the internal seals. It’s a very different chemical makeup than oil and drastically alters the swell characteristics of the rubber, also bad for O2 sensors and others. I wouldn’t do it, especially for you SE-R Hey, enough of your big words Bill Nye ---
**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/6 "2007-11-01T05:26:47Z")
> [@FS: Husky 30 gal Air Compressor](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-husky-30-gal-air-compressor/22162/7): > > Hey, enough of your big words Bill Nye :wtcslap: book up foo ---
**Author:** ![TwoFortySX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twofortysx/32/6014_2.png) [@TwoFortySX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TwoFortySX)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/7 "2007-11-01T05:33:27Z")
people on the 240sx forums swear by that shit in their higher mileage cars. They put it in their oil, vacuum lines, gas tank and just about anywhere else you can put it. I would not run that through my car though. Why? For the reasons stated about and other bad experiences I have read about on the other forums. Jimmy ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/8 "2007-11-01T07:33:51Z")
I wouldn’t mess with it. Cars with high mileage sometimes utilize that sludge in there so shit doesn’t leak out. Once you clear it all out, then the leaks start coming maybe??? ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/9 "2007-11-01T08:58:01Z")
if it didnt’ come from t he factory with it i wouldn’t use it. if you need think you need it then there is something wrong. ---
**Author:** ![PoisonousBeef](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poisonousbeef/32/6007_2.png) [@PoisonousBeef](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PoisonousBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/10 "2007-11-01T15:49:35Z")
Seafoam is no joke as a cleaner for removing carbon deposits. I know a lot of people swear by it but dyingwish is right - putting anything into your engine runs the risk of damaging something, most likely rubber seals. I believe Seafoam itself recommends only using it on engines under 150k miles, but some people use it all the damn time. I think it’s fairly common for people to report clogged cats/wonky O2 sensors because of what it dislodges. While I like putting seafoam in stuff I can live without (our Festiva, a Yugo, etc.) my personal opinion, for what it’s worth, is that a well-maintained engine shouldn’t really need Seafoam. I’d say bottom line is that you’re taking a risk. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/11 "2007-11-01T16:56:43Z")
my old 1962 buick owners manual said to run water thru the carb while it’s running to remove carbon buildup. probably safer than seafoam ---
**Author:** ![VdubSPEEDracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f08c70/32.png) [@VdubSPEEDracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VdubSPEEDracer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/12 "2007-11-02T07:38:12Z")
well I used it on a newer Volkswagen and for as much as they like to throw a CE light, all was fine… ---
**Author:** ![slowgto1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@slowgto1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowgto1)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/13 "2007-11-02T17:14:21Z")
Water, ATF and seafoam all work if done correctly. They will clean alot of the carbon deposits off the valve face and piston tops. Better know what your doing, you can mess up your engine. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/14 "2007-11-03T13:10:11Z")
Just dump coolant in the throttle body. same effect ---
**Author:** ![Rally\_WRX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Rally\_WRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rally_WRX)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/15 "2007-11-03T15:31:33Z")
Less carbon deposits in your combustion chamber means less chance for detonation… ---
**Author:** ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/seafoam/193407/16 "2007-11-12T16:55:06Z")
Had an explorer with a bad detonation problem, seafoam worked it right out. Did change the O2 sensors about two months later. Did the seafoam cause them to go? I have know idea, mayybe, but then it did have about 125,000 miles on it. Without any thing being touched.