I read in some other threads that theres a chance that will alot of the carbon gone from the engine it can cause leaks and other problem. iv got some but am afraid to use it cuz i dont want to kill my apex and side seals and cant afford to have to fix them all. no one has given a definite answer to weather this could really happen.

so can it? what are the chances?

 

Is there something wrong with the way your car is running. I've decided that as longs as mine is running fine, I'm not going to try any kind of carbon removal product or process. (except for the occasional redline).

If it aint broke don't fix it, least that's my opinion.

 

If your seals are worn out and the carbon is causing the sealing, then yes, using SeaFoam will kill your engine. That being said, your engine is on it's way out anyway, so it's just a matter of time before you need a rebuild or a new core.

 

It could cause problems. It could do nothing. Or it could improve things. There are a lot of factors. For example if an apex seal is frozen in place due to carbon, freeing that up would help out performance. On the other hand, if there wasn't much left of the apex seal to begin with, freeing it up might not have been the best long-term solution for that engine.

Either way, since you said you can't afford to fix things if they go wrong, I'd be inclined to just leave it alone for now. Wait until you have the money in case something goes wrong, or until the engine starts having issues (poor compression etc) and you're at a "nothing to lose" point and then try it. Not to scare you away from trying it - it's just my opinion. I've used the ATF treatment on a couple cars and had great success with it. But we also had parts cars in case something unexpected happened.

Good luck in whatever you decide.

 

I use seafoam all the time in my repu and 1st gen. just do it. Amsoil powerfoam is much quicker and more thorough, love that stuff.

 

It all depends on what kind of shape your motor is in. Search seafoam mmo and atf people have had good and bad excperiences using products like these. Ive read that some people have used it and the only unpleasent side affect was thier car smoked until it warmed up.

 

I've never had an issue with it unless it was added to the oil, in which case it might remove the crud that is helping the oil seals. Adding it to the gas just frees up the apex seals and gets them moving freely again, which results in better sealing and higher compression.

My last motor lived to see 213,000 miles before it coughed up an apex seal, and I'm a devout user of Seafoam (in the gas tank).



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****, well i just added some to the oil, as well as another oil additive/stabalizer which is mean to clean it, and some lucas stabilizer.... im kinda scared now... it seems to be running fine... i figured since it burns up so quick il be fine..

 

water ftw!!!!! I did it the other day on my 2nd gen, mileage went from 16mpg to 23

 

In my opinion, the only thing that should go in the oil is Lucas. And the only cleaner to go in the tank is Seafoam (although I am investigating a cheaper alternative).

Why would you use so many different additives? Are you having an issue?

 

no, just thinking what if theres more power to be gained? and it worked, btw the other oil is made to add in between oil changes so it does go into the oil.
on my way home from work i gassed it just alittle on a turn at a light and by back end spun completely around and ended up doing a full unintentional cookie, that to me proves a gian.