what is seafoam

[steve69910]

what is seafoam and were can i get it

 

[joey]

http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUpTechGas.htm

Just about any autoparts store at least in the USA

 

[basstard440]

Great stuff, just be careful with it if you have high mileage or a questionable catalytic. Joe

 

[Donjames911]

Neither response answered the question 'What is Seafoam?' WTH is Seafoam?

 

[joey]

It is basically a fuel injector cleaner, but can do more than that... kind of like marvel mystery oil... it does a lot of things. It is a product made of 100% petroleum so it will not hurt seals and such, and it works very well at many jobs. Kind or reminds me of WD-40 before they changed the formula.

 

[Donjames911]

Hmm, Marvel Mystery Oil always struck me as a product like aspirin, treats the symptoms but not the cause. What makes Seafoam better than, say, STP, for cleaning injectors? And I use WD-40 for a multitude of uses, what changed in the formula?

 

[joey]

You can use any product you like for cleaning injectors, but for cleaning the valves via the vacuum tubes (direct cleaning of the intake) I have found Seafoam to do the job very well.

Personally I run Lucas top end injector cleaner in my Disco once a month and only use the seafoam about once a year.

Personally I would use WD-40 for any purpose, unless you are trying to displace water. It isn't a very good lube or penetrating oil, but this is just my opinions and should be taken as such. I am not a chemical engineer nor did I sleep in a Holiday Inn Express recently.

I stand corrected on the changing of the formula, (Yes I admit when I am wrong). I did some research and found that what I though was a change was just them buying up other companies. http://www.myfavoriteezines.com/articles/wd-40.html

And Yes I read more than just the above article, this one just read better then most. But it is still just a Water Displacer.

 

[wolf]

My opinion on WD40 - is stay away from it in a hi heat situation! Here's my ancedotal evidence against the stuff: about two decades back (1987) I was doing some work as an armorer and I was putting a beautiful old German MG34 (the world'd first, and in my opinion, still the best, general purpose belt-fed machine gun) through its paces. I had cleaned and lubed the gun and link belts, as prescribed in the German armorer's manuals, but I had used WD40 as the lubricant as opposed to good old fashioned standard gun oil or light machine oil. I let rip five linked belts (50 rounds per belt at 950 rpm goes very fast) - with no problem; then I went for extended defensive fire (sawed down a foot thick pine tee at one hundred yards) - for five hundred rounds and changed barrels (the receiver, bolt and barrel shroud were heating up nicely); then I went for another extended 500 round romp and I noticed that the gun's timing was starting to slow - I was down to about 650 - 600 rpm and I stopped shooting. I lifted the feed tray cover to find something akin to bubble gum - in long sticky strands all over the working mech. The WD40 had reached its limit and had turned to a new substance - a lot like bubble gum and just as sticky! Cleaning was not a lot of fun but I learned a valuable lesson - heat and WD40 do not mix well! So, I never use it on anything critical in my Landi or anything else for that matter

 

[bloody lost]

WD-40 rumour

I heard that WD-40 was initially used for aircraft de-icer....