Seafoam

[RipTrip1]

Readily available in the US but can still be bought here. Has anyone tried, and is it as good as the thousands of glowing (but possibly paid) reviews lead you to believe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVyin2n24X8

[jonindorset]

I've used it once and it works pretty well in freeing up sticky tappets if nothing is overly worn. Need to only keep it in the oil for a couple of hundred miles I believe before your next oil change.

[fttm]

Use Seafoam fuel conditioner in my F150 during the winter months , also put some into jerry cans which in turns goes into skidoos mowers snowblwers etc , seems to work well .

[anonymous-user]

Everyone seems to swear by it - it's something I would try in the Panda given half a chance. Too expensive to import.

Anyone know why it's not available in the UK?

[jonindorset]

Think you can buy it on Amazon or ebay at not too much expense

[InitialDave]

I have a can of it kn the shelf, was going to try it in my mate's car as it seemed to be showing signs of a clogged up inlet system (direct injection petrol), but he sold the car before I did.

Will probably use it on something else at some point.

[Condi]

Bit of a bump, but I bought a can of this for a motorbike which was hard to start and had a rough idle and have been really impressed. I put a whole can (430ml) into a tank of fuel (17l), and the effects after an hour of riding have been great. It's noticeably easier/quicker to start and before it used to bog down for a second or 2 after firing up but now gets to a fast idle much better. From reading online it seems the higher concentration you use in the fuel the better the cleaning performance, so maybe in hindsight using it with half a tank might have been better.

It seems to have a couple of verified uses/benefits

1) Fuel system cleaner for indirect injection systems. The last bit is really important because it won't clean off carbon deposits from injectors which go straight into the cylinder, but for older cars and bikes which have carbs or injectors which go into the throttle body and have issues with gum or varnish it will clean that up.

2) Fuel stabiliser for engines not used much over winter.

3) Oil flush used before an oil change - the detergents remove sludge and clean out oil pathways and it can be useful for higher mileage engines or engines run on longer service intervals.

What it won't do is clean out modern high pressure injectors which squirt fuel into the cylinder as it doesn't have the right chemicals to remove carbon deposits when used diluted in fuel. It can remove carbon if used neat, but there are better fuel additives out there for that.

Am not paid by them, but I've been really impressed with the difference it's made already to the bike and will be buying some more to flush the engine out at the next oil change.