Planet Minis

pimpinabimmer · 03-01-2007, 05:50 PM

has enyone used this stuff called sea foam? it says its an engine treatment to remove the gum, gunk and carbon from inside your motor. your supposed to mix it w/ ur gas or oil
if anyone has used it id appreciate an oppinion
thanks

general_lee01 · 03-01-2007, 06:08 PM

yeah it good my dads works at a attmotive store, they sell it all the time it good stuff
LAter, Collin

bobbob1015 · 03-01-2007, 06:11 PM

i have used it before....becareful because it will loosen up gunk in your gas tank also...and that tends to get to be a headache

what kind of bimmer do you own?

makotosun · 03-02-2007, 11:05 AM

It works well for me. I put it into all my tanks with the gas, especially if they are gonna sit for awhile. Seems to keep things from going bad in the tank, and the bikes start right up after a long spell. It also does not seem to have the particulates that you get with Stabil.

The folks on the Valkyrie forum swear by the stuff.

RcWannabe · 03-02-2007, 11:08 AM

Works well, I use it in all of my bikes in both the gas and oil. And if you run it regularly your engine will be spotless. When we tore the the top end down on my 110 which had been run for 3 or 4 years and 1 year of running sea foam the piston and head had 0 carbon buildup.

redblur · 03-02-2007, 11:12 AM

dump some in your tank if you bike is goin to sit for a while. run it a bit to get the treated gas into the carb. it will keep the green gunk from forming.

moosehunter · 03-02-2007, 11:27 AM

I use it every year in my boat engines before winter storage... However, I've never used it in any of my bikes...

holeshot-kid · 03-02-2007, 11:37 AM

good stuff, I use it whenever a carb is a little gunked up, run it for a bit and your G2G!

sooner02r1 · 03-02-2007, 12:42 PM

I've seen it used in cars but they ran in through a vacuum line so it didn't go through the fuel system. My buddy used to put it in his car and he would blow up an o2 sensor EVERY TIME and couldn't figure out that the seafoam caused it haha.

88cc50 · 03-02-2007, 01:38 PM

im pretty sure that you shouldnt leave it in the oil, it might be breaking down the detergents and what not that keep the oil doing its job. maybe instead put it in, run it a couple a times them change the oil, otherwise all the gunk that it frees up will just be circulating and could possibly cause a problem later on.

BRAWNYREBEL · 03-02-2007, 02:37 PM

I use the areosol can sea foam and spray it into the back of the carb until it dies and leave it sit for a while. It smokes like a train when you first start it but it will clean up your engine or it works as a fogging oil.

arlindsay1992 · 03-02-2007, 04:12 PM

I used it once. Made it run funny. It was fine afterwords. It didn't run any better. But once it was gone, it ran good again. So for me, I don't use it, I just use clean gas.

dirtbkr188 · 03-02-2007, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moosehunter

...I use it every year in my boat engines before winter storage...

Which, in Minnesota, is from August 30th to June 30th...

Kurlon · 03-02-2007, 06:38 PM

Seafoam works, but as easy as it is to just take the carb apart on our bikes... why bother? A good manual cleaning beats gas treatments every time.

03-01-2007, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
pimpinabimmer PM Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Abbottstown Posts: 3	has enyone used this stuff called sea foam? has enyone used this stuff called sea foam? it says its an engine treatment to remove the gum, gunk and carbon from inside your motor. your supposed to mix it w/ ur gas or oil if anyone has used it id appreciate an oppinion thanks

03-02-2007, 11:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
RcWannabe 3rd Gear Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Erie, Pa Posts: 7,437	Works well, I use it in all of my bikes in both the gas and oil. And if you run it regularly your engine will be spotless. When we tore the the top end down on my 110 which had been run for 3 or 4 years and 1 year of running sea foam the piston and head had 0 carbon buildup. Last edited by RcWannabe; 03-02-2007 at 11:10 AM.

03-02-2007, 11:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
moosehunter Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cologne, Minnesota Posts: 2,734 My Mood:	I use it every year in my boat engines before winter storage... However, I've never used it in any of my bikes... __________________ Moosehunter (aka: Dan) "When in doubt.... GAS IT!"

03-01-2007, 06:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
general_lee01 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: OHIO Posts: 452	yeah it good my dads works at a attmotive store, they sell it all the time it good stuff LAter, Collin

03-01-2007, 06:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
bobbob1015 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Malone N.Y. Posts: 1,504 My Mood:	i have used it before....becareful because it will loosen up gunk in your gas tank also...and that tends to get to be a headache what kind of bimmer do you own?

03-02-2007, 11:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
makotosun 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington (southwest) Posts: 510 My Mood:	It works well for me. I put it into all my tanks with the gas, especially if they are gonna sit for awhile. Seems to keep things from going bad in the tank, and the bikes start right up after a long spell. It also does not seem to have the particulates that you get with Stabil. The folks on the Valkyrie forum swear by the stuff.

03-02-2007, 11:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
redblur 1st Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 119	dump some in your tank if you bike is goin to sit for a while. run it a bit to get the treated gas into the carb. it will keep the green gunk from forming.

03-02-2007, 11:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
holeshot-kid 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 792 My Mood:	good stuff, I use it whenever a carb is a little gunked up, run it for a bit and your G2G!

03-02-2007, 12:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
sooner02r1 PM Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 81	I've seen it used in cars but they ran in through a vacuum line so it didn't go through the fuel system. My buddy used to put it in his car and he would blow up an o2 sensor EVERY TIME and couldn't figure out that the seafoam caused it haha.

03-02-2007, 01:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
88cc50 PM Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rochester, New york Posts: 72	im pretty sure that you shouldnt leave it in the oil, it might be breaking down the detergents and what not that keep the oil doing its job. maybe instead put it in, run it a couple a times them change the oil, otherwise all the gunk that it frees up will just be circulating and could possibly cause a problem later on.

03-02-2007, 02:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
BRAWNYREBEL 1st Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Taylor Mill ,KY Posts: 152	I use the areosol can sea foam and spray it into the back of the carb until it dies and leave it sit for a while. It smokes like a train when you first start it but it will clean up your engine or it works as a fogging oil.

03-02-2007, 04:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
arlindsay1992 "High Speed Record Guy" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 4,369	I used it once. Made it run funny. It was fine afterwords. It didn't run any better. But once it was gone, it ran good again. So for me, I don't use it, I just use clean gas.

03-02-2007, 06:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
Kurlon Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Windham, ME Posts: 8,301	Seafoam works, but as easy as it is to just take the carb apart on our bikes... why bother? A good manual cleaning beats gas treatments every time.

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