@@577buttfan takes zero effort to look at things in a positive light, he provides a great service he deserves to be paid, would you want it any other way if you were in his shoes?
I agree!! He is much more informative and for a girl to do it, that says EVERYTHING!! He is "teaching" in a way that is understandable. I wont watch any other how-to auto videos.
Just did the seafoam "3 way treatment" (in the gas, in the crankcase, and sprayed into the intake) to both my son's 2010 Equinox and to my 2010 Expedition. The difference was astounding - I was very impressed with the Seafoam and will use it again.
putting Seafoam in the crankcase can lead to costly repairs, usually whatever it loosen has a habit of clogging oil passages, especially the ones that feed your main bearings. you can search it on the internet. the other 2 methods seem okay I suppose
@@GokuTheHusky it just goes through the injectors, not the oil. I usaually do this when I put a new filter and after a tune up. (2002 Ford Expedition, “285000” miles) and still running like a charm.
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@Lu Ms it breaks it down and carries it through the exaust, if it does get stuck in the exhaust it doesnt matter since it wouldnt effect performance at all
@Lu Ms most exhaust systems are pretty thick in diameter, so theres alot of space for air to travel through it regardless of carbon build up, carbon build up hurts the engine performance usually when its inside of the cylinder because it messes with the firing of the actual engine, it can get in the fuel injectors and even on the tips of the spark plugs. This is a very condensed space, and seafoam should get the carbon build up out of the cylinder through the headers and through the exhaust, sometimes it can get stuck somewhere in the process however, but generally it doesnt, and if it does, it will just move onto the long exhaust pipe in which it wouldnt end up losing as much performance as if it was actually hurting firing time or the other engine components, so to answer your question, yes, it can, but its not supposed to. To answer your second question, if you have more than one exhaust tip and its thicker than the bananna can fill, then yes it would decrease performance, but in most higher performance exhaust systems, it wouldnt effect performance much, and this example doesnt work here because carbon is incredibly small, it would not build up to the size of a bannana.
Reminds me of my aunt who was in her 80's when she got pulled over for doing 95 in town. She told the officer her mechanic told her to blow the carbon out of her engine.
Bought this for my Camaro, followed the instructions to the T regarding the aggressive driving. Long story short I ran a few red light, pulled a mustang and hit a crowd, wanted in 3 states now but 10/10 would buy again.
I've been using Seafoam in the gas tank in my '88 Dodge since it was new-- over 300,000 miles and I've never needed an injector cleaned or repaired. Same goes for my '98 Mercury.
I swear I had a misfire code on cylinder #2 in my Jeep. New NGK spark plugs didn’t fix it but Seafoam cleared out the carbon deposits and the engine ran better immediately afterwards. I am so confident in this product after only one use it’s magic.
This worked in my car with 100,000 miles on it, totally noticable throttle response, starts up great now on cold mornings, I drove aggressively at the end I caught like three feet of air over the train tracks and ran two red lights, now it runs great!
I tried the same thing with a old gun bore scope but I added the sea foam to the fuel at fill-up. Half a can of sea foam per full tank for 4 fill-up's. Cleaned the cylinders very nicely. Thanks for quality videos.
Used this on my just purchased, 20 year old prelude (150K mi). Before using it, I had no oil leaks. I used it and it cleaned out a whoooole bunch of nastiness, but it cleaned it out so much, that several gaskets started to leak oil (I assume the built up oil was plugging the holes). It runs much better, now that I replaced a whole bunch of rubber in the engine. I'm glad I was able to find all the leaks and fix them, but be warned that if you're doing this on an older car, there's potential for new leaks. But the car definitely appreciated the cleaning and all new gaskets!
Have loved seafoam for years, got told about it when I bought my rx-7, works wonders I have always done the "deep clean method". Get to 1/4, add seafoam, have a can with gas ready and run it till your empty. Add your gas can hit a station, fill up and drive
Hi Chris I just wanted to say really quick that I really appreciate you and your videos I think you do an exceptional job on keeping them short and to the point but not leaving any of the small tiny minute things that the average person might not know leaving those out and I think that that's a great and very hard to do but I think you do an excellent job at it and I just thought I'd let you know I really appreciate it
I'm gonna do this to my brother's car but not mention the smoke out of the exhaust is supposed to happen. And watch the panic and anger set in for him, and the joy and hilariousness set in for me. 🤣
shit. think about how i felt doing this! my car has a resonator delete with an aftermarket intake and a straight pipe to a side exhaust i custom made. that bitch can be heard inside my house when IDLING! and i live in a neighborhood of primarily elderly people who like to sit on their porch. i didnt get very good looks from them XD
keep in mind, the engine was already pretty clean. I bet on a dirty engine the results would be more impressive. and you didnt look at the valves either.
Marvin Harrison Smith II I don't use BG but know people that recommend it. What I do is this check out on Google.com in the search bar put in LS1 been testing oil. It's about using Marine two cycle outboard TCW3 rated oil at 1 oz per 5 gallons that's 640/1 ratio of gas to oil every time you get gas. My Volvo and Jeep run great. Marine TCW3 oil burns ashless. Lots of testing done. I've been using for over one year
Great video! If you ever get the chance, definitely try this out on engines notorious for carbon buildup. Like Audi’s 5.2 V10 on the C6 S6 or D3 S8, which are much more prone than an R8 because those cars are more likely to be driven leisurely.
I know we only looked at the piston and cylinder but I wonder what it did to the valves and injector tips? I hope more of the same. Thanks man great video.
Chris, I really liked the video. I have to say, that I am not convinced that the SeaFoam did a lot of good. If at all possible, I'd like to see the results of using straight water injected into the intake, like the SeaFoam was, to see if that would clean off some of the carbon build up. The reason being, I have pulled cylinder heads off of cars that had head gasket leaks, and the cylinders that had coolant leaking into them were very clean. I think steam cleaning your intake with water can have the same results.
+Robert DIY Thansk a lot Robert! Glad you liked the video! I will be testing water soon! I just need to find a car. Finding cars with dirty engines is hard!
Just stop any car on the street. My guess is that 90% of them have dirty pistons. LOL Heck, I may look into getting a camera and do the test myself. God knows I pull my share of heads (about one per month).
+Robert DIY Actually, 90% of them have clean pistons. Most cars today have clean engines. Even the old engines! Plus I need the car for a few days. Getting the right angles with the camera takes a lot of time!
Well that's good to know. I know that most of the heads I pull reveal clean piston tops. Usually the carbon is in the intake ports and the bottom side of the heads, bottom of the exhaust valves. I thought the camera was easier to work with. At any rate, you're doing an awesome job helping people understand what's going on around their vehicles. Please keep it up.
+ChrisFix If I lived in your area maybe and could loan it for a few days.I have 300K on my Durango. It was abused before I got it and cleaned it up. It would be a good test subject.
I've been wondering about this for forever now but the Shell gas station claims that shell V power can clean your engine of carbon build ups and gunk up to about 80% in just the first fill up. You should creat a video and see if shell V power (premium gas) cleans as well as they claim. My wife and I argue every time we will up if it's worth the extra money to fill up with V power just because they claim it's so great for you let vehicle. It would just be very interesting to see the results.
Steven Christen the only thing you need to understand about gas is the octane rating is all that matters. All gas require cleaners in them. Put in the gas your car manufacturer recommends unless your engine has been modified in any way to operate at a different ratio.
Steven Christen - I have the same question! My company deals with different fueling contracts, but many of their employees and drivers swear by and use Shell "V" Power! Been using it for over 15 years now...
Steven Christen yeah I don't believe that. also, I don't know where you at, but in some states in the U.S., Shell V power is equal to regular gas in Europe (whether it's a Shell gas station or not). V Power in Europe is 98 oct RON (or 94 US octane), but in the UK I've seen 97 RON advertised as V power, in some countries I've seen 99… Some countries even have Shell "race" gas (100+ oct RON). Over here, regular gas (U.S. 91) contains 10% ethanol and premium contains nothing extra. Just unleaded gas. Don't fall for it, though… premium gas in a car that doesn't require it, and this seafoam crap… it's bullshit. Just fill your car up with the gas it needs and maintain your car probably and it'll run as long as it can.
@@arnemaeschaelck5012 ummm U.S. regular at least in California is 87 Not 91. Last I checked the amount of ethanol allowed was Unregulated. Arco and 7-11 is the worst imo and Shell stations here at least buy NON SHELL gas ! I've seen it many times. the tanker trucks have the names of major 3rd tier fuel companies. I dont trust Shell. Mobil Chevron and 76 seem to have less ethonal and more mpg than cheaper fuels after extensive monitoring in my V6 powered car. Alcohol ie ethonal burns faster than gas so the money saved is lost in lower miles per gallon.
Shell Fuel in my Harley I gain 5 mile per gallon I get 40 MPG average at BP or Citgo , 45 mpg Shell. Im 25 miles from a Shell , So when im up there I top off .
I've used Seafoam over the years in old farm tractors, rototillers, mowers, antique cars, motorcycles, etc... and swear by it. Good informative videos, keep up the good work.
Im a little confused. On a port injection vehicle, wouldnt just throwing it in the gas tank do the same thing? Itll be mixed with the fuel and clean the injector subsquentially cleaning the intake valve right and end up in the combustion chamber anyway? SO why go through the intake ? Cylinder heads?
I have always loved to apply Seafoam to my cars. I've owned 65 cars since I was 14 and I'm 38 now, so I've had some fairly crappy cars with alot of miles. I just love pulling the brake booster hose on my cars and slowly pouring Seafoam into the hose while running and watching my car smoke out the entire neighborhood. SO much fun!
I've used seafoam after my civic was idling rough that had 200,000 miles on it...after using it like you did it was running like a new car...safe to say seafoam def works!
It be badass to have him as a neighbor like you could work with him while he works on cars and he can teach you or if your car is not working he can help😂
@@mgman6000im 💀 😂 i tried it today my engine was running rough for a while until i re-did the pedal relearn. The rpms just stayed at 1500 i thought i was gonna have to spend more money. Car still running the same if anything i get a slight vibration now.
You are supposed to add it to the gas tank as well as the intake. Praying into the intake is just to get the removal started. Having it also in a full tank will result in a much better cleaning. Can also add it into the crankcase, which should be done about 500 miles before an oil change.
I’ve used sea foam on all my cars and I’ve had some cars for almost 8 years. That ran as well as it was new even after 100k plus miles. I’m not saying that sea foam kept my car on the road but it definitely did not hurt it as far as I can tell.
I just sent this video to a friend. We do this to all our vehicles when we first get them as well as later on down the road as matinence. Ur vehicles run a lot better afterwards.
Thanks so much for conducting this test and really appreciate your editing skills with your equipment and being able to show us conclusively Seafoam works with this application technique. Really appreciate your videos as learning aides.
Hey Chris you're suppose to let it hot soak for at least 20-30 minutes before aggressive driving might get better results, when I did mine after 45 minutes of 70 mph driving I had lunch and jumped on the highway again and lo and behold I stopped traffic accelerating onto the highway with all the smoke I left behind that's almost 2 hours after I did the spraying.
After watching all your videos on this subject it would appear that surviving combustion is the most important aspect of any of these cleaners for piston tops. For example seafoam is mostly pale oil that was used as an upper cylinder lube years ago. It allows the naptha, which is the primary detergent to survive long enough to clean the piston tops. So for your test it's the most likely to show visible results. Agree?
my first video from you and subscribed in the first min cause i love how you put it out there that you bought all products yourself to satiate your curiosity and to know for yourself!
I am more concerned with the intake valves and guides on a GDI then the combustion chamber. Would be interested in seeing the diff with the intake valves after seafoam.
@@tehgzizlauw1787thats what i was thinking mine look black and i was thinking of taking it off and brush it but i discovered the sea foam and say let me try it.
@@williamjoseph4095 you can use seafoam as a solvent to help loosen the carbon on the valves before you scrub it off with a brush. But if you just spray seafoam through the intake it will just go into the combustion chamber and burn off. The carbon on the intake valves on a GDI engine is too baked on usually for that to make any difference
Honestly I didn't see a difference. Could be that the engine was in good condition to begin with. Also I have a feeling the aggressive driving did most of the work. Finally I'm worried about WHERE all that carbon went? Most likely it's just clogging the catalytic converters. This might be better to show on a car that's really dirty. The aggressive driving is an old trick I used on my 82' Trans am and even my modern cars. Just drive like an a-hole for a day and you'll notice the next day you car is running better because you burned out the carbon. This must be why BMW drivers always have clean pistons XD
If you've got enough carbon that it messes up your engine so a cleaner actually makes a difference you're just masking bigger problems by using it. I've tried stuff like STP and lucas fuel treatments and didn't notice any difference in performance before and after. Whether or not they cleaned any carbon or anything like that I can't say. Like I said though, to get your engine gunked up that bad to where seafoam makes a big difference you've got much bigger problems that need fixing.
Yeah, I am thinking the movie Envy, where Jack Black's character invents Vapoorize, an aerosol that just makes dog poo disappear... It's definitely a good idea to ask these questions :P I would actually be somewhat reluctant to use this product in a high performance engine where tolerances are less lenient(the honda kinda qualifies). Some of the carbon deposits appear to have come away in quite large pieces, that could potentially scratch the bore or block up the tiny "capillaries" in your catalytic converter.
Cop "Sir why were you driving so fast?" You "I was just added seafoam to do a system cleaning, they told me to drive aggressively" Cop "...on your way"
I just used it on my '85 Toyota. It seemed to work pretty well overall, and noticed the change almost immediately after starting to spray it in front of the TB. BUT, after I was done and took the the intake apart to remove the Seafoam line, a bunch of the seafoam dumped all over the ground. A bunch of it clearly didn't go into the engine.
The carbon buildup on pistons usually isn't a issue for most car engines that have carbon buildup, it's the intake valve (inside intake and not combustion chamber side) and the piston rings that can not be fully seen unless removed. Also the throttle body and idle control valve are key area that are suspect to rough idle and even throttle response that can be easily cleaned by most.
Have you had any luck with sticky piston rings when adding it to the oil crankcase? Have you ever left it in for 3000k miles? Or just Vv 100-300 reason I ask is I just did a fresh oil change on my car.
@@truthseeker1203 seafoam deep creep might help a sticky ring, soak it for a while and it might pop free. I always used ATF before I found seafoam. The engine treatment can stay in if you want too. I put it in my skyline every oil change.
@@bikerboymc54 how would I go about using the deep creep? I was under the impression that’s for tight bolts. Do I need to pull any fuses? Change oil afterwards?
Hey Chris the best way to get rid of carbon is carbon gasification. Here is the chemistry. 3C (i.e., carbon) + O2 + H2O → H2 + 3CO. The problem is how do you get water into the engine. You have to spray it into the throttle body. It doesn't take much water to clean out the engine. Please try this and compare it to the fuel cleaning products. You're the guy with the cheap DIY solution that works really well. I thought you would like this.
The short answer is yes if anyone wants to skip the video. I use the oil and fuel additive and the intake spray both from sea foam on every new car I buy, always cleans a hell of a lot of stuff out and gives me peace of mind!
Sorry Chris...one of the few times I might have to disagree based on results. It looks like it didn't really do that much at all, just a bare minimum result. I'd try another cleaner.
Would have been good to do a compression test, to see if the improvement actually made any real world difference. That's whats really important. I don't think it made a huge difference looks wise.
I worked R&D in auto racing (engine department) and based upon the video these products are worthless. The product itself is causing all the smoke, not the removal of engine contaminants.
Not aware of any product that can be used with an assembled engine. Likely a fuel injector cleaner being run on a consistent bases will slowly dissolve the buildup.
true to a point to the proper way would be disassembly and cleaning but to your average mechanic trying to fix a misfire caused by carbon build up i would say very useful
David Dietrich We put about a half cup of Marvel Mystery Oil right down the carb while running. A little at a time so it wouldn't stall. When finished shut it off wait an hour. Start the car up smoke like hell. After it cleared the engine ran great.
Hey chris, something that I did that helped was, after you turn off the engine after spraying into the intake, distribute the leftover foam into the cylinders through the plug hole. My pistons looked brand new afterwards
sea foam cleaner is truly a miracle cure -- not just for carbon build up. i was getting a lot of noise from my stereo in my car. i sprayed a can of sea foam in the cd changer, let it sit overnight. now i don't get any noise at all from my stereo. thank you seafoam!
I used Seafoam in my 1995 Chevy S10 when it had about 20,000 miles on it. I went from using no oil from 3000 mile oil change to 3000 mile oil change, to burning a quart of oil every 200 miles. I thought that I ruined my truck engine. Miraculously, and for reasons I don't understand, the usage eventually decreased and I went back to not using oil again. Fast forward 280,000 miles, I completely forgot my old Seafoam experience and used it again. The same thing happened. My mechanic and I both surmised that the usage was related to all of the oil drips at the bottom of the 280,000 mile engine. I considered junking the truck. I added oil as needed and changed the oil, and the same thing happened. The oil usage went away again, Not back to zero like before, but I'm low not quite a quart at he 3000 mile oil change again. My advice: Don't use additives! Not in your gas, in your oil, in your coolant, in your tranny or air intake. Wait until a part needs replacement and replace it.
Thibaut King Trust me, after working in a garage for several years, I found out how junky GM is. If you want reliability, you go Ford. What's it matter if Adolf Hitler admired Henry Ford? Oh wait, you do know Henry Ford just invented the assembly line, right? We are talking about something from 100 years ago. GM took a multi billion dollar bail out of American tax payers' money just a few years ago. They went bankrupt because they make pure garbage. But instead of survival of the fittest, they took money to keep producing junk.
Great vid, thanks Chris! Dunno if it's been pointed out before, but the reason the carbon seemed to reappear on piston head 4 was because it's actually number 1 again, looks like there was a mixup in editing. 5:09 and 7:05 are the same cylinder.
Germ .Fish maybe we don't want to damage something that's not broken? Maybe spending more money is a bad way to save it? Maybe our opinions differ? Like I'm wondering who gives a shit about what you have to say? These are the mysteries of life.
you should check for carbon in the intake manifold, throttle body and all those parts of the intake to the inlet valve. specially in diesel engines can build up there a whole lot of deposits which restricts air flow and also harms the turbo to spool up. i remove them as much as possible by hand, then i use a spray cleaner like you did and after this i burn free the DPF using OBD diagnostic tool. This will give the best results and noticeable more power (TDI engines). those deposits on top of the piston are not verry responsible for the engine.
Hi Chris, this is what I do every 10K miles. I mix up a fuel system cleaner which is a gallon and a half of fluid. One quart of Acetone, M E K, Lacquer thinner, Zylol, 100 percent Isopropyl alcohol, and two cans of Berryman gas treatment. I mix this in a empty 2 gallon gas tank. I run my gas tank low and fill the tank with straight gasoline and the mix I described. In just one gas tank the engine gets cleaned well including the fuel system. Works for me fella. Give it a try, works really well. A old timer mechanic showed this to me years ago. Peace vf
1999 isuzu amigo had sugar in the gas tank[kids...] replaced all fuel injectors. Ran flawlessy but had engine light. Tires even spun 👍. Added seafoam as mechanic suggested & light turned off automatically 100 miles or so. Only stuff i buy!!!
Sugar is not soluble in gasoline. The whole putting sugar in someone's gas tank to get revenge is an old wives tale. Try it yourself. Put sugar in a jar of gasoline. It just settles to the bottom.
I took my car to a mechanic because it was guzzling fuel. We thought it was a bad EGR valve but he couldn't find anything wrong with it. I asked him about fuel additives and he suggested seafoam. I added it to my fuel tank as instructed on the can and it worked.
I used in gas tank for three cars 1996 Volvo, 2016 Ford escape, 2019 RAV4 I got good results on all cars performance wise It's really good stuff Thanks
You’re the man! I love your videos bro! Thank you so much for helping people like me that don’t have a ton of money to pay someone else to work on cars. You’ve already saved me at least $1000 bud. So thank you!
It's interesting how much expertise shows in the eyes: The cylinders looked just as bad to me in the after photos. You can literally see things that I cannot because of the differences in experience between us.
Better than pulling the heads to scrape the pistons, but overall, Not Impressed. Cleaning relatively insignificant for the bother. (And for 120k, those pistons were quite clean. Back in the days of leaded gas, the buildup after 50k would be 10x worse --- BTDT) Also impressed that you didn't show any significant cylinder wear. You should have had very significant, blatantly noticable ledges near the top of the cylinder walls with 120k on the engine.
+loadi2 On older engines yea... But the manufacturing tolerances on newer engines are so tight that they account for piston swell and modern oils further reduce wear. The lack of carbon build up is result of more efficient fuel delivery and ignition not to mention EPs regulated gasoline refinement to reduce emissions. Overall nothing unexpected unless you have been under a rock past 20 years.
It may not be impressive here but I ran a tank of gas mixed with sea foam through my dirt bike (KTM 250 SX-F) and then checked the jets that were clogged before the seafoam and they looked new.
My '91 Celica when I decided to rebuild the engine at 280,000 miles had cleaner pistons than that and perfect cylinder walls, the factory crosshatch was still there head to toe on every cylinder. I was quite amazed. Some of these lil 4 cylinders last like crazy. Curious to see what my Mazda 3 looks like in another 200,000 miles (Sold the Celica for a song because I wanted something newer and other influences in my life demanded 4 doors for some silly reason...) That said I wasn't impressed with this "cleaning" didn't really look like it did much. Some minimal progress I suppose...
True story experience of sea foam spray: I tried this on my dad's 06' BMW 750li. Inserted product while raising RPMs. Drove aggressively. He stated that while driving, it gave NO power. Car drove like dog$hit. I felt terrible. Car had to be limped back home practically. He took the next day off work to get a tow. He told me that upon starting the car it fired up and ran like a top. That was great news to hear after thinking I killed his car. So anyway I'm gonna try the product in my 87 b2000 FE3 swap. My only guess in his case is the plugs got soaked or maybe a sensor got tripped...that car is loaded in sensors. Mine, less so.
I followed your video and it cost me a fortune. The Seafoam wasn't too expensive, but buying the camera, program and laptop computer broke me.
I don't know why I'm laughing this hard.
This is fantastic lol
Righteous Indignation boy just buy the can😂
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No way 7 years later and ChrisFix still liking and replying comments, love this guy 🙏
Can we just appreciate there is a guy out there doing this stuff for all us car guys? Most informative shit ever bro. Thank you.
Might I suggest project farm
He gets paid enough money to do it so it's not that big of a deal
@@577buttfan takes zero effort to look at things in a positive light, he provides a great service he deserves to be paid, would you want it any other way if you were in his shoes?
What happened to Chris? He hasn't posted in years.
I agree!! He is much more informative and for a girl to do it, that says EVERYTHING!! He is "teaching" in a way that is understandable. I wont watch any other how-to auto videos.
I just went to the beach and scooped up some sea foam for free. You're right! It does make the engine smoke a lot!
🤨wOw hilarious
Next time try some Shell.
@@crazy8boy145 it was funny
Hah, but seriously, water probably would do a much better job cleaning the pistons.
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Seafoam Can: “Drive aggressively”
Me: gives everyone the finger while driving.
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Telling everyone they are number one
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Plus you start to follow the instructions. :D
Just did the seafoam "3 way treatment" (in the gas, in the crankcase, and sprayed into the intake) to both my son's 2010 Equinox and to my 2010 Expedition. The difference was astounding - I was very impressed with the Seafoam and will use it again.
putting Seafoam in the crankcase can lead to costly repairs, usually whatever it loosen has a habit of clogging oil passages, especially the ones that feed your main bearings.
you can search it on the internet.
the other 2 methods seem okay I suppose
@@terran2kk I think people should do this when they doing an oil change since that stuff still stays in oil.
@@GokuTheHusky it just goes through the injectors, not the oil. I usaually do this when I put a new filter and after a tune up. (2002 Ford Expedition, “285000” miles) and still running like a charm.
Question buddy did you remove spark plugs when you sprayed into the car? Or do you just spray those above areas w/o doing anything else?
@@whoelsebutthekidace No, this was just a treatment for the gas, the air and the oil. I think I did the plugs and coils afterwards.
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@Lu Ms it breaks it down and carries it through the exaust, if it does get stuck in the exhaust it doesnt matter since it wouldnt effect performance at all
@Lu Ms most exhaust systems are pretty thick in diameter, so theres alot of space for air to travel through it regardless of carbon build up, carbon build up hurts the engine performance usually when its inside of the cylinder because it messes with the firing of the actual engine, it can get in the fuel injectors and even on the tips of the spark plugs. This is a very condensed space, and seafoam should get the carbon build up out of the cylinder through the headers and through the exhaust, sometimes it can get stuck somewhere in the process however, but generally it doesnt, and if it does, it will just move onto the long exhaust pipe in which it wouldnt end up losing as much performance as if it was actually hurting firing time or the other engine components, so to answer your question, yes, it can, but its not supposed to. To answer your second question, if you have more than one exhaust tip and its thicker than the bananna can fill, then yes it would decrease performance, but in most higher performance exhaust systems, it wouldnt effect performance much, and this example doesnt work here because carbon is incredibly small, it would not build up to the size of a bannana.
Sometime, somewhere in the world, a bird flying by has shit directly into an engine with the spark plugs removed.
What? Why? Haha.
Ha ha ha ha laughing my bollocks off
the worst coincidence imaginable
Which is why you need seafoam or a new bird flu
Somewhere in the world someone has to do such comment haha
I seafoamed my car and ended up smoking out my neighbor's entire property.
Worth it.
Broke Tuned funny
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That was funny!! Lol
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“Sorry officer, just getting rid of my carbon deposits”
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Reminds me of my aunt who was in her 80's when she got pulled over for doing 95 in town. She told the officer her mechanic told her to blow the carbon out of her engine.
I said that after getting a 7 day impound xD
My exact words were, "it was in storage for months so i had to give it a italian tune up"
Bought this for my Camaro, followed the instructions to the T regarding the aggressive driving. Long story short I ran a few red light, pulled a mustang and hit a crowd, wanted in 3 states now but 10/10 would buy again.
yep I just tried this 2 weeks ago before even seeing this and I noticed a difference in the engine right away. I'm very happy with it.
Officer: "You kno what I pulled you over for son?"
Me: "I was driving fast and aggressively?! But the Sea Foam can said I have to!"
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Deadass happened to me a few days ago but I was let off with a warning
Nicholas Pham lol
you have TOO?
don't remove the carbon. keep the pressure up. you might get a diamond soon. lmao
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I've been using Seafoam in the gas tank in my '88 Dodge since it was new-- over 300,000 miles and I've never needed an injector cleaned or repaired. Same goes for my '98 Mercury.
I swear I had a misfire code on cylinder #2 in my Jeep. New NGK spark plugs didn’t fix it but Seafoam cleared out the carbon deposits and the engine ran better immediately afterwards. I am so confident in this product after only one use it’s magic.
Where did you put the seafoam in?
This worked in my car with 100,000 miles on it, totally noticable throttle response, starts up great now on cold mornings, I drove aggressively at the end I caught like three feet of air over the train tracks and ran two red lights, now it runs great!
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Jimbo
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Ironic 😂how he first used it on a lawnmower and then in a honda civic
And about the same results
lol
LMFAO
They sound the same too!
hopefully it was a honda lawn mower.
I own a honda 09, this is an insult to the lawnmower
I tried the same thing with a old gun bore scope but I added the sea foam to the fuel at fill-up. Half a can of sea foam per full tank for 4 fill-up's. Cleaned the cylinders very nicely. Thanks for quality videos.
I really am impressed with your videos. They are interesting and informative, and they keep your attention. Great job young man!
Thanks a lot!
because he is focused on his point. in his video there is no if no but, only maintain talking to the point.i like his videos also
ChrisFix gjctdf00
Leo Ryan I feel the same way
Used this on my just purchased, 20 year old prelude (150K mi). Before using it, I had no oil leaks. I used it and it cleaned out a whoooole bunch of nastiness, but it cleaned it out so much, that several gaskets started to leak oil (I assume the built up oil was plugging the holes). It runs much better, now that I replaced a whole bunch of rubber in the engine. I'm glad I was able to find all the leaks and fix them, but be warned that if you're doing this on an older car, there's potential for new leaks. But the car definitely appreciated the cleaning and all new gaskets!
Have loved seafoam for years, got told about it when I bought my rx-7, works wonders I have always done the "deep clean method". Get to 1/4, add seafoam, have a can with gas ready and run it till your empty. Add your gas can hit a station, fill up and drive
4:23 Anyone notice how after he shifts into 5th the speedometer magically disappears 😂
Legal purposes 😂🤣
3rd*
how do you even catch that
he actually teleported to mexico some sources say
@@kristianpajda4614I think it was Mexico
Instructions unclear: I drove aggressively and I crashed
that made my day
best comment
+MrCudiBuddy must drive a mustang
!!
this had me in tears laughing
lol too aggressive
Hi Chris I just wanted to say really quick that I really appreciate you and your videos I think you do an exceptional job on keeping them short and to the point but not leaving any of the small tiny minute things that the average person might not know leaving those out and I think that that's a great and very hard to do but I think you do an excellent job at it and I just thought I'd let you know I really appreciate it
Chris, Thank you for your curiosity and your thoughtfulness to provide us with very well produced videos. Keep it up!
No problem! I am glad you enjoy the videos Paul!
I'm gonna do this to my brother's car but not mention the smoke out of the exhaust is supposed to happen. And watch the panic and anger set in for him, and the joy and hilariousness set in for me. 🤣
3:54 You know there was one neighbor looking out their window with pure rage.
Hahaha yep. I used it in an IHOP parking lot, and people were just staring like "Screw you" when that smoke was coming out thick.
why did you do that in an ihop lot???
shit. think about how i felt doing this! my car has a resonator delete with an aftermarket intake and a straight pipe to a side exhaust i custom made. that bitch can be heard inside my house when IDLING! and i live in a neighborhood of primarily elderly people who like to sit on their porch. i didnt get very good looks from them XD
+Daniel Diaz I Dont know what the heck you just said
Why, it was simple english. You just that stupid?
Yeah Civic, we get it. You vape
That's a subie, not a Honda
Nemo Seangrath r u joking?
Nemo Seangrath, bruh. Did you watch the ducking video? It’s a Civic Type R SI
D.J Perksy are you joking? that’s not no type R, that’s a SI lol
@@nemosbikehacks8127 it's a Civic WRX actually
"Seafoam can" drive aggressively
"Me" does my normal driving
Run over j walker 5 points
Run over deer 🦌 or coyote or road runner 60+ lol 😂
Dumbass what a lack of humor you got
@@marcom9833 It’s not like you don’t have any at all.
@@dixiefish0173 I’ve taken a post holding a mailbox out of the ground, hit a fawn in my cavalier going 70, had a doe run into the side of my car. 😂🤣😂🤣
Man you have the absolute best car channel. Thank you for everything you do. Praying blessings over you
keep in mind, the engine was already pretty clean. I bet on a dirty engine the results would be more impressive. and you didnt look at the valves either.
It does work better in a dirtier engine. Letting the fluid soak in the chambers then removing it before starting is what works best.
Yea these kind of cleaners are meant for much older cars with years and years of carbon buildup
BlatentlyFakeName buy some BG44K is a top rated additive
Top rated by who, the manufacturers?
Marvin Harrison Smith II I don't use BG but know people that recommend it. What I do is this check out on Google.com in the search bar put in LS1 been testing oil. It's about using Marine two cycle outboard TCW3 rated oil at 1 oz per 5 gallons that's 640/1 ratio of gas to oil every time you get gas. My Volvo and Jeep run great. Marine TCW3 oil burns ashless. Lots of testing done. I've been using for over one year
Great video! If you ever get the chance, definitely try this out on engines notorious for carbon buildup. Like Audi’s 5.2 V10 on the C6 S6 or D3 S8, which are much more prone than an R8 because those cars are more likely to be driven leisurely.
I don't know how anybody couldn't like any of your videos your videos are so good I am very proud and you see how much you have grown your Channel
The smoke rings at the startup tho!
ExxonGaming I was like....wait what?!
The vape jokes if it was a Subaru though
Did someone say vape???
do you even vape brah
It should be a pain in the ass to wire in the camera in a boxer engine tho lol
I know we only looked at the piston and cylinder but I wonder what it did to the valves and injector tips? I hope more of the same. Thanks man great video.
This was a thorough and detailed Fuel System Cleaning Test!
I always enjoy your Channel Content!
0:44 I freaked out a little when his magic hand moved the containers.
LOL same
LMAO howd that happen?
still trynna figure out how this happened we need to know
If this comment gets censored... everything confirmed.
@@TheMapleLabdid u find out man?
Not to mention it does WONDERS for your colon.
Awesome I’ll tell my brother 😂
😂😂
😳
Breaks carbon deposits
TH-cam took down the video where he tested that.
Chris, I really liked the video. I have to say, that I am not convinced that the SeaFoam did a lot of good.
If at all possible, I'd like to see the results of using straight water injected into the intake, like the SeaFoam was, to see if that would clean off some of the carbon build up. The reason being, I have pulled cylinder heads off of cars that had head gasket leaks, and the cylinders that had coolant leaking into them were very clean. I think steam cleaning your intake with water can have the same results.
+Robert DIY Thansk a lot Robert! Glad you liked the video! I will be testing water soon! I just need to find a car. Finding cars with dirty engines is hard!
Just stop any car on the street. My guess is that 90% of them have dirty pistons. LOL
Heck, I may look into getting a camera and do the test myself. God knows I pull my share of heads (about one per month).
+Robert DIY Actually, 90% of them have clean pistons. Most cars today have clean engines. Even the old engines! Plus I need the car for a few days. Getting the right angles with the camera takes a lot of time!
Well that's good to know. I know that most of the heads I pull reveal clean piston tops. Usually the carbon is in the intake ports and the bottom side of the heads, bottom of the exhaust valves.
I thought the camera was easier to work with. At any rate, you're doing an awesome job helping people understand what's going on around their vehicles. Please keep it up.
+ChrisFix If I lived in your area maybe and could loan it for a few days.I have 300K on my Durango. It was abused before I got it and cleaned it up. It would be a good test subject.
I've been wondering about this for forever now but the Shell gas station claims that shell V power can clean your engine of carbon build ups and gunk up to about 80% in just the first fill up. You should creat a video and see if shell V power (premium gas) cleans as well as they claim. My wife and I argue every time we will up if it's worth the extra money to fill up with V power just because they claim it's so great for you let vehicle. It would just be very interesting to see the results.
Steven Christen the only thing you need to understand about gas is the octane rating is all that matters. All gas require cleaners in them. Put in the gas your car manufacturer recommends unless your engine has been modified in any way to operate at a different ratio.
Steven Christen - I have the same question! My company deals with different fueling contracts, but many of their employees and drivers swear by and use Shell "V" Power! Been using it for over 15 years now...
Steven Christen yeah I don't believe that. also, I don't know where you at, but in some states in the U.S., Shell V power is equal to regular gas in Europe (whether it's a Shell gas station or not).
V Power in Europe is 98 oct RON (or 94 US octane), but in the UK I've seen 97 RON advertised as V power, in some countries I've seen 99… Some countries even have Shell "race" gas (100+ oct RON).
Over here, regular gas (U.S. 91) contains 10% ethanol and premium contains nothing extra. Just unleaded gas.
Don't fall for it, though… premium gas in a car that doesn't require it, and this seafoam crap… it's bullshit. Just fill your car up with the gas it needs and maintain your car probably and it'll run as long as it can.
@@arnemaeschaelck5012 ummm U.S. regular at least in California is 87 Not 91. Last I checked the amount of ethanol allowed was Unregulated. Arco and 7-11 is the worst imo and Shell stations here at least buy NON SHELL gas ! I've seen it many times. the tanker trucks have the names of major 3rd tier fuel companies. I dont trust Shell. Mobil Chevron and 76 seem to have less ethonal and more mpg than cheaper fuels after extensive monitoring in my V6 powered car. Alcohol ie ethonal burns faster than gas so the money saved is lost in lower miles per gallon.
Shell Fuel in my Harley I gain 5 mile per gallon I get 40 MPG average at BP or Citgo , 45 mpg Shell. Im 25 miles from a Shell , So when im up there I top off .
It does work my car was back firing like a mofo and I threw a can of sea foam in her and she hasn't backfired in years
It's been sitting in your garage since then?
what the car or the wife
@@AROTTWEILERR Lmaooooo
She?
Lol yea ok. Seafoam does nothing. You got ripped off and you are full of shit.
I've used Seafoam over the years in old farm tractors, rototillers, mowers, antique cars, motorcycles, etc... and swear by it. Good informative videos, keep up the good work.
Thanks!
Anthony Wayne Walker and hjgfvgggg
hahahah I saw "rototillers" and my brain read rotweillers and I was like whaaaaat you cleaned out your dog wiht Seafoam hahahaha
My car been sitting for many years i might do it (sbc350 TBI)
Jacob...hahahaha...me too...we must have the same form of retardation!!!
The back side of the valves is what I would be interested in , the minor amount that’s cleared off the Pistons is mostly irrelevant on a street car
Im a little confused. On a port injection vehicle, wouldnt just throwing it in the gas tank do the same thing? Itll be mixed with the fuel and clean the injector subsquentially cleaning the intake valve right and end up in the combustion chamber anyway? SO why go through the intake ? Cylinder heads?
I have always loved to apply Seafoam to my cars. I've owned 65 cars since I was 14 and I'm 38 now, so I've had some fairly crappy cars with alot of miles. I just love pulling the brake booster hose on my cars and slowly pouring Seafoam into the hose while running and watching my car smoke out the entire neighborhood. SO much fun!
24 years ,65 cars. Sounds like you are buying junk and make a lot on scrap metal. All your cars need a tag that says , scrap metal.
I've used seafoam after my civic was idling rough that had 200,000 miles on it...after using it like you did it was running like a new car...safe to say seafoam def works!
No one:
Chris's neighbors: is he breaking his car again for more content
Thanks for the likes......
I always wondered what they think when they see him with a helmet and just talking to a camera
It be badass to have him as a neighbor like you could work with him while he works on cars and he can teach you or if your car is not working he can help😂
It would be interesting to test the cylinder compression PSI for each cylinder before and after the seafoam.
This is interesting.
I bought a 72 MGBGT about 13 years ago and the #4 cylinders compression was low I put some Seafoam in it and it brought it up to the other cylinders
@@mgman6000im 💀 😂 i tried it today my engine was running rough for a while until i re-did the pedal relearn. The rpms just stayed at 1500 i thought i was gonna have to spend more money. Car still running the same if anything i get a slight vibration now.
At 0:43 watch the fuel cleaner containers closely. Did you notice any movement? I saw them shake, anyone else?
Wow
mrklimczyk woa some wind
mrklimczyk It was like 4 of them only and it's at 0:44.
mrklimczyk I'm pretty sure someone started the engine. The video narration is probably added in editing so you couldn't hear the car start.
mrklimczyk He's got the force! He's trying to hide it from us!
You are supposed to add it to the gas tank as well as the intake. Praying into the intake is just to get the removal started. Having it also in a full tank will result in a much better cleaning. Can also add it into the crankcase, which should be done about 500 miles before an oil change.
I’ve used sea foam on all my cars and I’ve had some cars for almost 8 years. That ran as well as it was new even after 100k plus miles. I’m not saying that sea foam kept my car on the road but it definitely did not hurt it as far as I can tell.
For being such an old video, it still holds up!
3:47 that smoke ring is cool
*the ring would blow his house away*
That’s was pretty cool
I have been a Seafoam fan since my mechanic recommended it a few years ago.
I just sent this video to a friend. We do this to all our vehicles when we first get them as well as later on down the road as matinence. Ur vehicles run a lot better afterwards.
Thanks so much for conducting this test and really appreciate your editing skills with your equipment and being able to show us conclusively Seafoam works with this application technique. Really appreciate your videos as learning aides.
Hey Chris you're suppose to let it hot soak for at least 20-30 minutes before aggressive driving might get better results, when I did mine after 45 minutes of 70 mph driving I had lunch and jumped on the highway again and lo and behold I stopped traffic accelerating onto the highway with all the smoke I left behind that's almost 2 hours after I did the spraying.
After watching all your videos on this subject it would appear that surviving combustion is the most important aspect of any of these cleaners for piston tops. For example seafoam is mostly pale oil that was used as an upper cylinder lube years ago. It allows the naptha, which is the primary detergent to survive long enough to clean the piston tops. So for your test it's the most likely to show visible results. Agree?
my first video from you and subscribed in the first min cause i love how you put it out there that you bought all products yourself to satiate your curiosity and to know for yourself!
Welcome aboard! And thanks!
I am more concerned with the intake valves and guides on a GDI then the combustion chamber. Would be interested in seeing the diff with the intake valves after seafoam.
Intake valves on a direct injection engine won't get cleaned by spraying seafoam through the intake, you have to go in and clean it by hand.
Exactly!
@@tehgzizlauw1787thats what i was thinking mine look black and i was thinking of taking it off and brush it but i discovered the sea foam and say let me try it.
@@williamjoseph4095 you can use seafoam as a solvent to help loosen the carbon on the valves before you scrub it off with a brush. But if you just spray seafoam through the intake it will just go into the combustion chamber and burn off. The carbon on the intake valves on a GDI engine is too baked on usually for that to make any difference
4:24 he blurs out the speedometer
Looked like it was at 57 mph before the blur so maybe thats a 40-45 mph speed limit area🤷♂️
great catch, I didn't notice the first time
Yeah that was smart. That way he doesn't incriminate himself.
He was driving aggressively
TH-cam will get mad if he showed fast driving
0:44 Oh my gosh he has telekinesis!!!!!!
OMG WTF IS THAT
+Daniel Deshaies controlling items with your mind. AKA Star Wars force powers
Lol wtf, I think it's the wind though, if these bottles are almost empty it's possible. But we always knew that Chris is kinda a magician, so maybe...
+Philip Danzinger Haha lol
you have a good eyes, i give you extra credit for that ahaha
Would love to see if it removed any carbon from the valves. Wish you could spin the camera around.
When your car vapes.
Isaac spohn dank
LogicalSkillz heh heh. Yup
it blows Solid o's :p
Maybe someone should invent an e-cig for cars so it can vape through the air intake!
largol33t1 genius idea!
Honestly I didn't see a difference. Could be that the engine was in good condition to begin with. Also I have a feeling the aggressive driving did most of the work. Finally I'm worried about WHERE all that carbon went? Most likely it's just clogging the catalytic converters.
This might be better to show on a car that's really dirty.
The aggressive driving is an old trick I used on my 82' Trans am and even my modern cars. Just drive like an a-hole for a day and you'll notice the next day you car is running better because you burned out the carbon. This must be why BMW drivers always have clean pistons XD
If you've got enough carbon that it messes up your engine so a cleaner actually makes a difference you're just masking bigger problems by using it. I've tried stuff like STP and lucas fuel treatments and didn't notice any difference in performance before and after. Whether or not they cleaned any carbon or anything like that I can't say. Like I said though, to get your engine gunked up that bad to where seafoam makes a big difference you've got much bigger problems that need fixing.
yes this is a good question...where DO the carbon deposits actually go when running Seafoam??
Yeah, I am thinking the movie Envy, where Jack Black's character invents Vapoorize, an aerosol that just makes dog poo disappear... It's definitely a good idea to ask these questions :P
I would actually be somewhat reluctant to use this product in a high performance engine where tolerances are less lenient(the honda kinda qualifies). Some of the carbon deposits appear to have come away in quite large pieces, that could potentially scratch the bore or block up the tiny "capillaries" in your catalytic converter.
DoomFinger511 bmw drivers get a lot of misfire 😅
Look at the piston walls you can see better reflections
Cop
"Sir why were you driving so fast?"
You "I was just added seafoam to do a system cleaning, they told me to drive aggressively"
Cop
"...on your way"
In a perfect world lol
In reality, the police officer would see its a stock civic and say it still hasnt hit the speed limit
I just used it on my '85 Toyota. It seemed to work pretty well overall, and noticed the change almost immediately after starting to spray it in front of the TB. BUT, after I was done and took the the intake apart to remove the Seafoam line, a bunch of the seafoam dumped all over the ground. A bunch of it clearly didn't go into the engine.
You're supposed to do it with the throttle open
@@JohnZombi88 well, it was open. But not wide open
You're a very well spoken video host. Thank you for posting this
The carbon buildup on pistons usually isn't a issue for most car engines that have carbon buildup, it's the intake valve (inside intake and not combustion chamber side) and the piston rings that can not be fully seen unless removed. Also the throttle body and idle control valve are key area that are suspect to rough idle and even throttle response that can be easily cleaned by most.
Seafoam makes intake valves pristine in lawnmowers, at least.
I use seafoam on all my engines, crank cases, transmissions and power steering!
Always good results, knowing what you're doing is key!
Have you had any luck with sticky piston rings when adding it to the oil crankcase? Have you ever left it in for 3000k miles? Or just Vv 100-300 reason I ask is I just did a fresh oil change on my car.
@@truthseeker1203 seafoam deep creep might help a sticky ring, soak it for a while and it might pop free. I always used ATF before I found seafoam. The engine treatment can stay in if you want too. I put it in my skyline every oil change.
@@bikerboymc54 how would I go about using the deep creep? I was under the impression that’s for tight bolts. Do I need to pull any fuses? Change oil afterwards?
Hey Chris the best way to get rid of carbon is carbon gasification. Here is the chemistry. 3C (i.e., carbon) + O2 + H2O → H2 + 3CO. The problem is how do you get water into the engine. You have to spray it into the throttle body. It doesn't take much water to clean out the engine. Please try this and compare it to the fuel cleaning products. You're the guy with the cheap DIY solution that works really well. I thought you would like this.
I can see people hydrolocking engines that way :)
The short answer is yes if anyone wants to skip the video. I use the oil and fuel additive and the intake spray both from sea foam on every new car I buy, always cleans a hell of a lot of stuff out and gives me peace of mind!
Sorry Chris...one of the few times I might have to disagree based on results. It looks like it didn't really do that much at all, just a bare minimum result. I'd try another cleaner.
Subwoofer toss in a can of BG44K
Would have been good to do a compression test, to see if the improvement actually made any real world difference. That's whats really important. I don't think it made a huge difference looks wise.
Projectfarm tested it and found it improved it by a good margin so I think it's safe to say it actually works
My 2015 jeep wrangler mpg went from max of 19 mpg to 21-22 mpg just using one application in the gas tank.
Doesn't this stuff damage fuel lines?
@@RideAcrossTheRivermaybe that’s why he’s doing the intake method
I worked R&D in auto racing (engine department) and based upon the video these products are worthless. The product itself is causing all the smoke, not the removal of engine contaminants.
Not aware of any product that can be used with an assembled engine. Likely a fuel injector cleaner being run on a consistent bases will slowly dissolve the buildup.
true to a point to the proper way would be disassembly and cleaning but to your average mechanic trying to fix a misfire caused by carbon build up i would say very useful
Brent Erwin buy some BG44k it's a top of the line fuel additive. You can Google it.
Brent Erwin you can dump a glass of water down the carb while running gets more carbon out then that..and its free
David Dietrich We put about a half cup of Marvel Mystery Oil right down the carb while running. A little at a time so it wouldn't stall. When finished shut it off wait an hour. Start the car up smoke like hell. After it cleared the engine ran great.
Hey chris, something that I did that helped was, after you turn off the engine after spraying into the intake, distribute the leftover foam into the cylinders through the plug hole. My pistons looked brand new afterwards
sea foam cleaner is truly a miracle cure -- not just for carbon build up. i was getting a lot of noise from my stereo in my car. i sprayed a can of sea foam in the cd changer, let it sit overnight. now i don't get any noise at all from my stereo. thank you seafoam!
I usually perform an oil change right afterwards too.
Cleans out all the sludge nice
I do too. Dill put in a half a bottle of seafoam in my crankcase 300 miles before an oil change and then I do this and change the oil
Seafoam says drive aggressively after? Will they pay speeding ticket
August Biechy no they won’t. But you can come to Germany and drive in Autobahn 😜 no speed limits 😜😜😜
@@zane7068 That's a good point. I hadn't thought of that.
@@zane7068 find some place that doesn't have cops creepin around?
@@robguy8501 Um, yeah thats aggressive driving lol Which is a ticketable offense.
Did the car run any better,3
Seafoam : drive agressively
Me : Instructions unclear , got reckless driving traffic violation
0:44 all the bottles move wtf
Creepy
Wtf Bruh
Antonio Garcia
+Joshubaru SPOOKY
+Joshubaru i played it on .25 speed was creepy af!
I used Seafoam in my 1995 Chevy S10 when it had about 20,000 miles on it. I went from using no oil from 3000 mile oil change to 3000 mile oil change, to burning a quart of oil every 200 miles. I thought that I ruined my truck engine. Miraculously, and for reasons I don't understand, the usage eventually decreased and I went back to not using oil again. Fast forward 280,000 miles, I completely forgot my old Seafoam experience and used it again. The same thing happened. My mechanic and I both surmised that the usage was related to all of the oil drips at the bottom of the 280,000 mile engine. I considered junking the truck. I added oil as needed and changed the oil, and the same thing happened. The oil usage went away again, Not back to zero like before, but I'm low not quite a quart at he 3000 mile oil change again. My advice: Don't use additives! Not in your gas, in your oil, in your coolant, in your tranny or air intake. Wait until a part needs replacement and replace it.
+Big Flop Agreed. And keep your fluids fresh!
+Big Flop 3000 mile oil change, what a mug lol!!
My advice. Don't buy GM. Buy Ford. Besides, Ford didn't take money from us for a bailout.
JustAGuy
Sounds like your preference is 100% fact
Thibaut King Trust me, after working in a garage for several years, I found out how junky GM is. If you want reliability, you go Ford. What's it matter if Adolf Hitler admired Henry Ford? Oh wait, you do know Henry Ford just invented the assembly line, right? We are talking about something from 100 years ago.
GM took a multi billion dollar bail out of American tax payers' money just a few years ago. They went bankrupt because they make pure garbage. But instead of survival of the fittest, they took money to keep producing junk.
It's about those shorts man ... Maybe try some Gumout on those ? Just kidding. These are the BEST car repair videos I have seen.
Great vid, thanks Chris!
Dunno if it's been pointed out before, but the reason the carbon seemed to reappear on piston head 4 was because it's actually number 1 again, looks like there was a mixup in editing. 5:09 and 7:05 are the same cylinder.
I'd like to see the inside of the catalytic converter after this treatment.
Me too
Who gives a shit about the cat.. I don't know why so many of you are fixated on that. It's easily replaceable.
Spoiler alert: it's empty! I'm just kidding, I'd like to see the cat as well
Germ .Fish maybe we don't want to damage something that's not broken? Maybe spending more money is a bad way to save it? Maybe our opinions differ? Like I'm wondering who gives a shit about what you have to say? These are the mysteries of life.
Shrodingers cat converter
you should check for carbon in the intake manifold, throttle body and all those parts of the intake to the inlet valve. specially in diesel engines can build up there a whole lot of deposits which restricts air flow and also harms the turbo to spool up. i remove them as much as possible by hand, then i use a spray cleaner like you did and after this i burn free the DPF using OBD diagnostic tool. This will give the best results and noticeable more power (TDI engines). those deposits on top of the piston are not verry responsible for the engine.
That Civic is so sick dude! Great review and thorough testing!
What's the purpose of seafoam?
***** same here!
Logan Von Meow It's a general engine cleaner. Removes buildup of deposits
Logan L I see
It works then?
That is soo is sick i tried that im soo SICK OF THAT
Logan L Thanks a lot!
Hi Chris, this is what I do every 10K miles. I mix up a fuel system cleaner which is a gallon and a half of fluid. One quart of Acetone, M E K, Lacquer thinner, Zylol, 100 percent Isopropyl alcohol, and two cans of Berryman gas treatment.
I mix this in a empty 2 gallon gas tank. I run my gas tank low and fill the tank with straight gasoline and the mix I described. In just one gas tank the engine gets cleaned well including the fuel system. Works for me fella. Give it a try, works really well. A old timer mechanic showed this to me years ago.
Peace vf
thanks dog you prove my suspicion that these leaners never works.
Killa Bee what's learners I only know cleaners
lol typo
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1999 isuzu amigo had sugar in the gas tank[kids...] replaced all fuel injectors. Ran flawlessy but had engine light. Tires even spun 👍. Added seafoam as mechanic suggested & light turned off automatically 100 miles or so. Only stuff i buy!!!
Sugar is not soluble in gasoline. The whole putting sugar in someone's gas tank to get revenge is an old wives tale. Try it yourself. Put sugar in a jar of gasoline. It just settles to the bottom.
I took my car to a mechanic because it was guzzling fuel. We thought it was a bad EGR valve but he couldn't find anything wrong with it. I asked him about fuel additives and he suggested seafoam. I added it to my fuel tank as instructed on the can and it worked.
Awesome! That is great it worked!
nbarrager Productions as in it helped reduce the fuel consumption? Or what...
It did, significantly
To save your time, the Deep Purple came up with the best results of all the videos 😎
Amen!
You mean royal purple max cleaner?
@@suavehouse5150 Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water seems appropriate.
A bit of highway star action occurred here tho
I was looking here to see if anyone would help with this question. Thank you!!
I used in gas tank for three cars 1996 Volvo, 2016 Ford escape, 2019 RAV4 I got good results on all cars performance wise It's really good stuff Thanks
You’re the man! I love your videos bro! Thank you so much for helping people like me that don’t have a ton of money to pay someone else to work on cars. You’ve already saved me at least $1000 bud. So thank you!
“Lets get a good run in....” VTEC GOES BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
So basically from watching all the videos...this was the best
It's interesting how much expertise shows in the eyes: The cylinders looked just as bad to me in the after photos. You can literally see things that I cannot because of the differences in experience between us.
It's not going to remove the carbon. It's gunky. What is does do is loosen it up.
4:28 Alternate title: “How to get a massive speeding ticket using Seafoam”
5:54 who else noticed something fall in the cylinder lol
Better than pulling the heads to scrape the pistons, but overall, Not Impressed.
Cleaning relatively insignificant for the bother.
(And for 120k, those pistons were quite clean. Back in the days of leaded gas, the buildup after 50k would be 10x worse --- BTDT)
Also impressed that you didn't show any significant cylinder wear. You should have had very significant, blatantly noticable ledges near the top of the cylinder walls with 120k on the engine.
You sir are right ..
+loadi2 On older engines yea... But the manufacturing tolerances on newer engines are so tight that they account for piston swell and modern oils further reduce wear. The lack of carbon build up is result of more efficient fuel delivery and ignition not to mention EPs regulated gasoline refinement to reduce emissions. Overall nothing unexpected unless you have been under a rock past 20 years.
It may not be impressive here but I ran a tank of gas mixed with sea foam through my dirt bike (KTM 250 SX-F) and then checked the jets that were clogged before the seafoam and they looked new.
My '91 Celica when I decided to rebuild the engine at 280,000 miles had cleaner pistons than that and perfect cylinder walls, the factory crosshatch was still there head to toe on every cylinder. I was quite amazed.
Some of these lil 4 cylinders last like crazy. Curious to see what my Mazda 3 looks like in another 200,000 miles (Sold the Celica for a song because I wanted something newer and other influences in my life demanded 4 doors for some silly reason...)
That said I wasn't impressed with this "cleaning" didn't really look like it did much. Some minimal progress I suppose...
True story experience of sea foam spray: I tried this on my dad's 06' BMW 750li. Inserted product while raising RPMs. Drove aggressively. He stated that while driving, it gave NO power. Car drove like dog$hit. I felt terrible. Car had to be limped back home practically. He took the next day off work to get a tow. He told me that upon starting the car it fired up and ran like a top. That was great news to hear after thinking I killed his car.
So anyway I'm gonna try the product in my 87 b2000 FE3 swap. My only guess in his case is the plugs got soaked or maybe a sensor got tripped...that car is loaded in sensors. Mine, less so.