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Is Seafoaming a good idea?

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Old 11-01-2008, 08:47 PM
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Hey guys, I was just wondering if seafoaming was a good idea.Some people say it is good for ur car and some says it is bad for the overall perfomance in the long run.What is ur opinion? I was really looking forward to do this so i hope y'all will reply soon...

If i am seafoaming,wat all shud i change? After seafoaming I know we shud change the oil,but is there anything else i am supposed to change?

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Change the oil after a couple hundred miles. You do not need to change anything else. I have not heard that it's bad for a car. It got me a couple more MPG's.
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i used it every 15-20k in my car but if you have over 100k id just let it be
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thanks for the reply robinson....but wat if i have 100k?any problems?
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Old 11-01-2008, 10:33 PM
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yea i have 102k, i was going to seafoam this month, soo i shouldnt?
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Old 11-01-2008, 11:03 PM
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depends on how the car was taken care of, if it wasnt maintaned and beat to hell i wouldnt do it, you could knock more crap loose then you should and have bigger problems
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Old 11-01-2008, 11:16 PM
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my car was baby'd by chick for the first 95k. i think seafoaming would be alright then.
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I have 135,000 miles and I bought it with 100,000 on it. The car was a rental car for most it's life so I'm sure it was beaten to hell but probably well maintained. I used seafoam twice already and it's running very good still. I had no problems, just better gas mileage.
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man i am scared...idk if i shud do it or not..i am confused..i have 117k in it and i bougth the car when i had 112k so idk hwoo the car was used b4 (...wat shud i do
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seafoaming any mileage engine will not lead to it's demise, but keep it from getting there sooner.

seafoam is great stuff. follow the directions on the can and it will really help clean out the upper part of the engine.

it works alot better than Stabil for storing small engine equip over winter. the best idea for small engines is run it clean out of gas and 1/4 can of seafoam to the tank. next spring add some gas and start it up. it will smoke like a diesel on the first tank but it will run great after
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