Seafoam Use

[evansaero]

I have this up on rennlist but thought some of you might not go there.

Just did the cleaning through the vacuum line.

I let it sit for 7-8 min and used about 1/2 the can. The car just sucked it right up.

Not that much smoke, I guess it's because I rev the ***** out of her every day.

There is 1 improvement that I saw.

1. Engine running just a little smother. Back fat jiggle and RPM's confirm this.

I have used Techron and never saw this kind of improvement

My idle oil pressure went down 1-2 ticks. From 1.8 to 1.6 Not really sure why that is???

I'll have to see if fuel mileage improves after I finish the full tank of gas I have.

In the end I’m happy with the initial results

:thumbup:

[macsak]

what's seafoam?

aloha

steve

I have this up on rennlist but thought some of you might not go there.

Just did the cleaning through the vacuum line.

I let it sit for 7-8 min and used about 1/2 the can. The car just sucked it right up.

Not that much smoke, I guess it's because I rev the ***** out of her every day.

There is 1 improvement that I saw.

1. Engine running just a little smother. Back fat jiggle and RPM's confirm this.

I have used Techron and never saw this kind of improvement

My idle oil pressure went down 1-2 ticks. From 1.8 to 1.6 Not really sure why that is???

I'll have to see if fuel mileage improves after I finish the full tank of gas I have.

In the end I’m happy with the initial results

:thumbup:

[evansaero]

You can buy it at autozone, or similar company

Link to Seafoam

[RandomName]

Could someone please point to me Where the vacuum line is located to suck in seafoam? any problem getting the check engine line during the process? any more detail instructions?

[SNaray8442]

May or may not be a coincidence, but my o2 sensors both threw codes about 10 miles after introducing SeaFoam to my gas tank.

[RandomName]

Seriously, no one can point to me where the brake booster vacuum line is located on a 996?

[Loren]

Seriously, no one can point to me where the brake booster vacuum line is located on a 996?

The brake booster vacuum line is the front on the booster.

Item 10.

I really can't recommend running Seafoam through a 996 engine -- but it is your engine...

[RandomName]

I really can't recommend running Seafoam through a 996 engine -- but it is your engine...

Thanks for the reply, Loren.

Why do you believe seafoam is not good through a 996 engine?

[Loren]

My experience with late model Porsche's say that any carbon build up is in the throttle body (and idle control valve on non-egas cars). Adding Seafoam (or anything else) through a vacuum line is not going to clean the throttle body.

By the way Seafoam is:

Pale Oil (a light colored, non-staining Naphthenic oil) - 40-60%

Naphtha (aka petroleum ether or Petroleum Spirits) - 25-35% (also a known carcinogen)

Isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) - 10-20%