Seafoamed her today - Toyota Yaris Forums

detroiter · 09-25-2010, 02:25 PM

So finally decided to do the Seafoam treatment. I've done the
oil and gastank method in the past but never through a line into
the engine. So paid about $7.50 for a can of it and went home,
poured half of it into a plastic cup. SLOWLY let the hose take it
up into the engine, while keeping my finger at the end of the
hose so that way it keeps suction and won't stall out, letting
my finger move so the hose can suck up the Seafoam little at
at time.

After the cup was emptied, I let it sit for a half hour or so then
came back out and poured the other half of the can into the cup.
Same thing, just let the hose suck it all up. But this time around,
from the Seafoam that was sitting in the car, all kinds of nasty
smoke started coming out. Some of it smelled pretty foul too.

So after emptying the last of the Seafoam into the car, I hopped
into the car and revved it up and held it there. Boy was their
some sort of smoke show! It was whitish in color at first then
it took on a darker hue, not black but grayish in color which I'm
guessing was all of the carbon buildup. So after the smokeshow
died down a little bit, I took the car out for a drive. Stuck to the
sidestreets first because when you get on it, their was still
a good amount of smoke blowing out the rear. After driving for
a while it all died down and I headed home.

Overall initial impressions is that their must have definitely been some
carbon buildup because their was some nasty, greasy black stuff
left on the end of my muffler. The engine response too has been much
improved, as well as the engine running quite a bit smoother and quieter.

Anyone else have similiar success stories with Seafoam?

fnkngrv · 09-25-2010, 02:44 PM

I have always poured it into the gas tank. I know that does something different, but it has always seemed to do well by me. How many miles you have on your ride Detroiter?

detroiter · 09-25-2010, 02:50 PM

I have a tad bit over 80,000 on the odometer.

Clintondmb · 09-25-2010, 04:27 PM

I have doen the seafoam a few times to my Corolla. The bets though was the first seafoaming I did was with a friend in the advanced autoparts parking lot. We had never done it before.... we took the air cleaner off his old CARBURETED nissan pickup. We had plumes of white smoke coming out of the thing. With the volume of the smoke coming out it also helped up see that he had a small crack in his header. In his we just dumped it in the top and held the gas down slightly to keep it from stalling out.

jonismyname · 09-25-2010, 11:52 PM

seafoam has saved me from removing/cleaning carburators on older motorcycles a few times... an unpleasent task.

main ingredient is NAPTHA, which is a fuel based solvent. i believe it also contains alcohol, which should be taken into consideration when adding it to fuel (most already are 10% alc...)

oil change places will charge you $100 for what you just did...

09-25-2010, 02:25 PM	#1
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	Seafoamed her today So finally decided to do the Seafoam treatment. I've done the oil and gastank method in the past but never through a line into the engine. So paid about $7.50 for a can of it and went home, poured half of it into a plastic cup. SLOWLY let the hose take it up into the engine, while keeping my finger at the end of the hose so that way it keeps suction and won't stall out, letting my finger move so the hose can suck up the Seafoam little at at time. After the cup was emptied, I let it sit for a half hour or so then came back out and poured the other half of the can into the cup. Same thing, just let the hose suck it all up. But this time around, from the Seafoam that was sitting in the car, all kinds of nasty smoke started coming out. Some of it smelled pretty foul too. So after emptying the last of the Seafoam into the car, I hopped into the car and revved it up and held it there. Boy was their some sort of smoke show! It was whitish in color at first then it took on a darker hue, not black but grayish in color which I'm guessing was all of the carbon buildup. So after the smokeshow died down a little bit, I took the car out for a drive. Stuck to the sidestreets first because when you get on it, their was still a good amount of smoke blowing out the rear. After driving for a while it all died down and I headed home. Overall initial impressions is that their must have definitely been some carbon buildup because their was some nasty, greasy black stuff left on the end of my muffler. The engine response too has been much improved, as well as the engine running quite a bit smoother and quieter. Anyone else have similiar success stories with Seafoam? __________________ I live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.

09-25-2010, 02:44 PM	#2
fnkngrv Mr. 155 and climbing View User's Garage Drives: Seriously Modded 07 Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In The Hotbox Posts: 4,742	I have always poured it into the gas tank. I know that does something different, but it has always seemed to do well by me. How many miles you have on your ride Detroiter? __________________ Team Tiamat Racing on Facebook Youtube Channel: Team Tiamat Racing *Class record holder in Land Speed @ 154.5mph for 1.5 mile and 145.5mph in the mile in the F (2.016 to 3.014 L), G (1.524 to 2.015 L), and H (1.016 to 1.523 L) classes.*

09-25-2010, 02:50 PM	#3
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	I have a tad bit over 80,000 on the odometer. __________________ I live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.

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09-25-2010, 04:27 PM	#4
Clintondmb Drives: '08 3DrLB. Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Shenandoah Valley Posts: 18	I have doen the seafoam a few times to my Corolla. The bets though was the first seafoaming I did was with a friend in the advanced autoparts parking lot. We had never done it before.... we took the air cleaner off his old CARBURETED nissan pickup. We had plumes of white smoke coming out of the thing. With the volume of the smoke coming out it also helped up see that he had a small crack in his header. In his we just dumped it in the top and held the gas down slightly to keep it from stalling out.

09-25-2010, 11:52 PM	#5
jonismyname Drives: 08 liftback 5spd Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: adirondacks, ny Posts: 220	seafoam has saved me from removing/cleaning carburators on older motorcycles a few times... an unpleasent task. main ingredient is NAPTHA, which is a fuel based solvent. i believe it also contains alcohol, which should be taken into consideration when adding it to fuel (most already are 10% alc...) oil change places will charge you $100 for what you just did...