Seafoam
#16
i just did my mom's 4runner... had some smoke screen action, funny stuff. seems to have better engine perfomance and idle, but then again, its been a long time since ive driven the truck....
Last edited by juniorsti; 08-29-2008 at 01:44 AM.
#17
heres a very interesting post i found on a toyota forum....
http://www.yotatech.com/742627-post10.html
http://www.yotatech.com/742627-post10.html
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heres a very interesting post i found on a toyota forum....
http://www.yotatech.com/742627-post10.html
http://www.yotatech.com/742627-post10.html
I'm gonna try it...saw it at Advance Autoparts yesterday but was still scared.
On the bottle it says you can also add seafoam to your gas and oil...probably a little less scary to do I guess.
#20
so many toyota guys do it on that forum that they flame people asking what is seafoam lol... they do it in all areas, intake, crankcase, and injectors. putting it in only one area will only clean the components in particular system which are listed on the bottle...
just did the suby, lol i was scared this fire truck was gonna stop me ahah... perfect timing. my friend saw me driving around and said, "you know your car is broken right?" haha... the smoke didnt last as long as the 4runner. i do notice a nice black sticky residue on my exhaust pipes better there than in the engine. i think the turbo will be fine as it gets so hot it will probably burn off, if anything, im changing it out anyway lol...
just did the suby, lol i was scared this fire truck was gonna stop me ahah... perfect timing. my friend saw me driving around and said, "you know your car is broken right?" haha... the smoke didnt last as long as the 4runner. i do notice a nice black sticky residue on my exhaust pipes better there than in the engine. i think the turbo will be fine as it gets so hot it will probably burn off, if anything, im changing it out anyway lol...
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so many toyota guys do it on that forum that they flame people asking what is seafoam lol... they do it in all areas, intake, crankcase, and injectors. putting it in only one area will only clean the components in particular system which are listed on the bottle...
just did the suby, lol i was scared this fire truck was gonna stop me ahah... perfect timing. my friend saw me driving around and said, "you know your car is broken right?" haha... the smoke didnt last as long as the 4runner. i do notice a nice black sticky residue on my exhaust pipes better there than in the engine. i think the turbo will be fine as it gets so hot it will probably burn off, if anything, im changing it out anyway lol...
just did the suby, lol i was scared this fire truck was gonna stop me ahah... perfect timing. my friend saw me driving around and said, "you know your car is broken right?" haha... the smoke didnt last as long as the 4runner. i do notice a nice black sticky residue on my exhaust pipes better there than in the engine. i think the turbo will be fine as it gets so hot it will probably burn off, if anything, im changing it out anyway lol...
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oh yeah, pray you never have to deal with their customer service. I first emailed them asking about the product because I was skeptical about it and they sent me the usual "it'll do this this and this with one application!" propaganda. I then emailed them when my MPG mileage went down and this is what went back and forth
them-"well you must have done something wrong"
me-"I did it per the extremely vague directions on the can"
them-"well there aren't many directions because it should be done by a shop that knows what they are doing"
me-"then why is it sold at AutoZone for everyone to buy instead of directly to shops? this stuff really doesn't work that well anyways'
them-"well is not magic in a can!"
me-"it isn't? (quoted original propaganda email)"
them-"stop emailing us"
they don't stand behind their product for ****, and I don't blame them
them-"well you must have done something wrong"
me-"I did it per the extremely vague directions on the can"
them-"well there aren't many directions because it should be done by a shop that knows what they are doing"
me-"then why is it sold at AutoZone for everyone to buy instead of directly to shops? this stuff really doesn't work that well anyways'
them-"well is not magic in a can!"
me-"it isn't? (quoted original propaganda email)"
them-"stop emailing us"
they don't stand behind their product for ****, and I don't blame them
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maybe the seafoam isnt worth the risk. I might just pour it in my gas or oil. If I pour it in my oil, should I change the oil right after, or just pour it in to a new batch of oil. The can has really junk directions.