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Old May 5, 2004 | 06:43 PM
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Are you going to suck it in a vacuum line, or do it in the gas.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 07:46 PM
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Are you going to suck it in a vacuum line, or do it in the gas.
Looks like he'* talking about putting it in the oil.

Personally, I'd advise against putting it in the oil (I bet it wouldn't get along with the bearings very well). Get the Gm stuff like Roque suggested. I think that'* what I'll be picking up Friday and putting in before my oil change Sunday.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 08:22 PM
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I've used Sea Foam in the oil before without any ill effects, there have been a few puffs of smoke from some crap being burned off. And it says on the can that it wont damage O2 sensors, at least mine arent bad since I pull in around 300 miles to 3/4 tank of gas.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by smellbird
I've used Sea Foam in the oil before without any ill effects, there have been a few puffs of smoke from some crap being burned off. And it says on the can that it wont damage O2 sensors, at least mine arent bad since I pull in around 300 miles to 3/4 tank of gas.
oil doesnt go in the cylinders or the valve chambers so how does the seafoam clean those?
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Old May 5, 2004 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Rogue
Originally Posted by smellbird
I've used Sea Foam in the oil before without any ill effects, there have been a few puffs of smoke from some crap being burned off. And it says on the can that it wont damage O2 sensors, at least mine arent bad since I pull in around 300 miles to 3/4 tank of gas.
oil doesnt go in the cylinders or the valve chambers so how does the seafoam clean those?
Very true. I can't believe I wasn't thinking from that standpoint. I guess, I need to really 'look outside the box' more often.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 08:58 PM
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So if I do put it in the oil, I shouldn't drive it; just put it in and let it run for a couple minutes and then do the oil change. I'm wondering if it would even do anything like Rague said, oil doesn't go in the cylinders. I'm thinking I should just put it in the gas.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 09:22 AM
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So you can put sea foam nearly anywhere?
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Old May 6, 2004 | 06:57 PM
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Well, just to let you know it didn't really do anything. I drove it 10 miles before I changed the oil, and when I changed it, it was still clean.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 10:12 PM
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all that putting it in the oil will do is maybe clean the oil passages. You want that stuff going where the power is made (manifolds, cylinders, etc) TRy putting it in the gas or a vacuum line.
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Old May 29, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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what one is the vacuum line?
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