I died laughing like when I see those videos of a midget jump off a diving board and it makes that squeaky dog toy sound when they hit the water 😂😂😂😂🤷🏻♂️
It's astounding how "poured on" that "buildup" looks on those rockers and how NOT discolored anything in there was. Almost like it wasn't actually having a problem with buildup in the first place.
Totally agree...it was the first thing I thought when he removed the valve cover. I think the engine was clean in the first place and he reversed the sequence of shots. That grime was "pasted" on to those rocker arms. I call RAT !
my thoughts exactly, actually looks pretty clean, except for what appears to be some grease smeared on it. I like how the grease is also smeared on the gasket surface area.
Looks like he hand cleaned it and tried to pull one over on us. Shame on him that's not how ya get subs. He could have had my but he'll no not after that stunt
Agree +1. It's a setup. Agree with all your observations, I thought the same thing. Plus, how come the underside of the rocker cover is dirty when the lifters etc are spotless?
Great job! Thanks for sharing. I'm a very BIG fan of Seafoam. A lot of my yard equipment ran poorly, even after a tune-up Seafoam cleaned everything up and now all of the equipment runs like new. I'm extremely happy. The guys at the mower repair place said a lot of the problem is caused by 10% ethanol in modern gas, and this helps correct it. I'm sold!
On the the 5.3 Chevy engine.. I still had a rough idle after tune up wire and plugs.. engine hott i did one can spray in the throttle body and one sucked up the brake booster line to intake.. shut engine off hott soaked for 20 minuts.. start and run at 2k rpm till smoke cleared... engine runs smooth and with a strong idle... 100 percent satisfaction!
Try some in the PCV valve before shutting the engine off for the soak. Also put some in the fuel for the injectors. Note: the tank does not have to be full.
I had an intermittent lifter ticking. Sometimes on startup, sometimes not, sometimes while sitting idle for 5 minutes, other times not. My 07 Silverado 5.3 turned a complete 180 after adding 1/2 a can to my oil. The lifter ticking left almost immediately! I actually can’t believe it, no ticking, smoother idle and overall better performance. I’ve never been a mechanic in a can kind of guy, but any older vehicle I own, I will always use this stuff!
@@dbucha4 - mine ended up coming back… lol. I wound up dropping the oil pan and it turned out to be the pickup tube o-ring. Replaced that, normal oil pressure and ticking gone. What a pain
You should have let us hear the engine run after having used Seafoam. I heard this engine in a previous video when you were cleaning the valves (great video). I personally used it on one of my engines and it loosened a sticky valve. I only use Seafoam periodically. I'll use MMO much more often to add a little extra lubricant. Typically 1000 miles before any oil change.
Have a smallblock chevy that had been sitting , barely driven since 1995. Used to burn about a quart every 700 miles. Added sea foam for threet 200 mile oil changes and it stopped burning oil. Had that old oil smell when changing the oil that was 200 miles new. Also added some to my fuel and fouled my plugs. After a couple of initial spark plug foulings, the tops of my pistons were reasonably clean again. No more fouling. Impressive stuff!!!
Hey Nate, Brian over at Sea Foam recommends 1-1.5 ounces per quart. In your case, that would be "4-5" ounces. However, you put no more than an 1-1.5 ounces in the engine. Imagine if you used more/recommended amount!
I have watched before and after and both look exactly the same. Except for the bits on top of the rockers in the before and they would not be normally there. Looks like they have been dabbed on there with a paint brush. As the normal flow of the oil would wash them down And they would work their way into the filter.
Hey, I see you're using a FRAM oil-filter. There's been a number of RUclips videos where people are cutting open various oil-filters to see how they're different from brand to brand, and FRAM is the crappiest quality by far. One guy cut open two different FRAM filters and found actual rust flakes in there. - That said, I'd been using FRAM for years and hadn't noticed any negative results, and others have said a similar thing. However, the video noted that the quality of the "Wix" and the "Napa Gold" seemed to be the absolute best, and those two oil filters are only an extra few dollars for my own make and model of vehicle, so I'm playing it safe and moving to those. - Just wanted to put that out there in case other people were interested in that kind of thing. It just doesn't make sense to me to use Mobil 1 -- full synthetic -- but then mix it with an oil-filter that has cardboard, paper, and rust-flakes in it.
I was explaining pressure/ flow rate or maybe you meant him trying to correct me saying my oil pressure went up the viscosity of the additive could allow this we could break down the engine to see exactly
NATES INTERACTIVE AUTO I was acknowledging that why you said was the same thing as the comment just the inverse of it. He said more flow, less pressure. You said more pressure, less flow. It’s the same thing lol
I've used Seafoam to store small engines. I put it in the tank as the motor starts to run out of gas. Then drain the carb next season. My snowblower is 11 years old and starts one pull every time.
Warning, I had a head go POP after using sea foam because the previous owner never changed the oil so there was a ton of thick black gunk buildup all over the engine and it plugged an oil passage so it dropped a couple valves. But it definitely cleans it out. Putting it in your gas steam cleans the pistons and injectors as well. Good stuff!
used seafoam in the oil of a 1993 ford f250 with the 5.8 that had 179000 on it and had low oil pressure but did not burn oil either on start up or in use. After less than 100 miles the oil pressure had jumped from the bottom of the Normal on the gauge to the middle of the gauge and held there. The oil at the change was extremely dirty after running the seafoam for 700 miles. Ran that oil and filter for 500 miles and changed it again and the oil was very dark yellow. The oil pressure remained at the middle of the gauge. After the 500 mile oil change the oil stayed clean(er) for almost 2000 miles and was again changed at 3000 after that having the same oil pressure and no issues with burning oil.
Hey Nate, I appreciate the effort! Don't worry about the nitpickers, usually they're guys that cannot see the good in things. Nice job on the video. I'd love to see if a transmission additive actually does anything good. Thanks again.
I used half a can of sea foam trans tune in a 2000 nissan maxima trans that had a shift flare on each gear change. It helped it a little bit. When I drained the fluid out, i dropped the pan and cleaned the magnets, and changed the screen. I refilled with castrol transmission fluid, and put in a bottle of lucas. The shift flare is completly gone after a month of driving w/ the lucas and clean fluid. I haven't any issues since I did this a year ago. Car has 300k mi on it.
I don't care what anyone else thinks about Seafoam. I use it after personally witnessing fix a problem with my 1987 Nissan 300zx that hesitated to start. I put in new plug wires, distributor, spark plugs, and couldn't figure out why it struggled to start. After I saw a video about Seafoam, I tried it out and did just like the video. My car always started right up, ran great, and made me a believer in Seafoam. I use it on my motorcycle and 2 other vehicles I have.
I'm a big fan of Seafoam. I use it in all 3 of our vehicles. I use it in the gas tank, oil crankcase and to clean the carbon in the around the lifters.
Why would the oil pressure go up after using it? If the internal workings of the engine has deposits that should make the pressure go up and cleaning them out should make it go down.
I would recommend to change the oil filter after a few hundred miles after the oil change. I have cartridge oil filter rather than a spin on canister. With this type of filter you can really see how much gunk came loose as the filter was covered and probably clogged with that black gunk.
My best friend told me about Seafoam a few years ago. His co-worker carries a sparkplug in his pocket that he had partially soaking in the cap of Seafoam over night and half of the spark plug was filthy with black gunk and the part that was soaking in Seafoam looked brand new! I couldn't believe his story until I was going to haul off my old wood chipper that was sitting in the back of the barn with 10 year old gas that was mostly gone and smelled like varnish. I took the carburetor off and it was a totaled mess! I poured Seafoam in the carburetor over night and the next day it has loosened up all the caked on sludge. The wood chipper now runs great after the fuel system flush. Seafoam can clean things that normal cleaners can not.
I noticed a significantly quiter 5.7 v8 on my boat with seafoam. Also noticed the oil had a lot of suspended carbon on first change afterward, it definitely cleans it out. Good stuff
A very good mechanic recommended Seafoam to me 30 years ago. I have used it in my gas but did not know you could add it to the oil also. Thanks for going to all the trouble to test this. I will definitely put some in my oil now.
Ive had several people tell me Seafoam really helps with high mileage engines. I'm about to try it in my 89 land cruiser with 230k miles. I will report back.
@@fadedbluejeans3680 1 thing I didnt notice is that after putting seafoam in the fuel system after driving for 30 min I noticed it running smoother & the throttle is more responsive. So it did have some immediate results. I just dont know about the seafoam I poured in crank case, itll be when I change oil b4 I know..
My engines been misfiring for about 2 months. I did a LiquidMoly flush and I think it clogged something. I bought a timing chain, but I first tried 3 ounces of sea foam in the oil 2 weeks later no more misfire and the engine has power again.
freeing up sludge and allowing it to mix with the engine oil for three thousand miles is a risk of scoring bearing surfaces. you take it apart to clean it or just let it be and do normal oil and filter changes and dont worry about it. were ever the sludge is stuck on it will stay there and not hurt anything.
Over time ive seen damage if not treated. i recommend changing the oil early if its this bad before using a treatment. What about lucas destroyed my engine video have you watched it ? Lucas did a great job
I like how the engine is revving higher in the after test where the oil pressure got better. Because my oil pressure gauge would go up the higher the rpm too. I never can trust this guys tests.
Maybe I'm wrong about this but from what I've always understood is that if you went up on the weight of the oil it would help increase oil pressure due to the thickness of the oil and help the seals and moving parts stay lubricated better. Especially on motors with over 100k miles...
You don’t want to change viscosity of your oil use whatever manufacturer recommends on today’s engines clearances are very specific and that’s why you stay to what is recommended. Back in the old days your theory is much more applicable. Pretty much anything worked as far as oil goes
I use Seafoam in my gas tank on my motorcycle that has carburetors to keep them clean and stabilize the gas during winter storage. I use a different stabilizer for my fuel injected motorcycle that is specifically made for fuel injectors. I have never put it in my engine oil. I would not consider doing this in a variable valve timed engine. The dirt particles could clog the small screen in the valve timing system. Best advice. Change your oil regularly and you won’t need to clean your engine. LOL
Put 8 OZ in my 76 smallblock chevy that had been neglected. 200 miles later and the oil had that old smell and was extra dark. Must have did something. Put it in my gas tank and I think it fouled a spark plug. Started missing due to what I believe carbon caking on the sparkplug tip. Cleaned the plug and worked fine. Beware it will knock off carbon in your combustion chamber.
I think Seafoam in my engine and was surprised too. 1000 miles in my car started sprouting on the sides. 2000 miles the new growths had become small wings. Now it's a full-fledged private jet!
Seafoam is a great product but don't expect it to repair neglected or extremely worn engines. Also use Seafoam in the intake side via a vacuum hose. It will "Help" dissolve carbon/sludge from the back of valves and cylinder heads. More than 1 treatment may be required for extreme buildup. Afterward, only use 100% synthetic oil to prevent sludge from happening.
I used it in 2022 . In my fuel tank and spray it in my air intake going the the valve intake . I have gdi gmc 3.0 liter gas engine . Was miss firing due to carbon build up . Now i have to missfire zero . Pretty good so far . I will try to poor it in my engine oil and drive it for few km to clean the inside . Of my engine
Wheel Horse twin cylinder lawn tractor - high oil consumption this spring (smoking). It was fine when last run last fall. We theorized that a ring had stuck over the winter. Added SeaFoam to the crankcase and within another four or five hours of operation - no more high oil consumption. Coincidence? Maybe, but, I like SeaFoam.
I got some bad gas pulling my travel trailer with my 2018 F-150, it was stalling out and rough idle. A mechanic told me to use a good treatment and YES Seafoam did the trick, now it's just like new. I keep a bottle with me now just for the bad gas "on the road" situation.
I bought a Ford F 150 (1999) and the engine sounded like a diesel engine. I put 6 oz. of Sea Foam in the oil crankcase and by the next day it sounded like a brand-new engine. This was over a year ago and it still sounds great .
Its amazing to see how clean the rockers are. May i know whether this(seafoam) will have any effect on the seals and gaskets to harden or deteriorate over long use of seafoam. TQ, SIR
Though Sea Foam can be added at any time between oil change intervals, we recommend adding Sea Foam to an oil crankcase 100 to 300 drive miles before changing oil and filter. This is what sea foam recomends do not keep it in for 3000 miles will ruin your engine.
Amazing results in the engine oil. It is letting my diesel Onan 2 cyl generator continue to run well with 19k hrs. Without it the valves stick and it misses and often runs on only 1 cylinder. I use it every 500 hrs religiously.
Like someon said below, no matter the outcome, Fram kills all the credibility. Repeat with K&N, Wix, or Mobil 1 filter. A mechanic with Fram is malpractice. But Sea foam works.
I had a two carbureted outboard engine the top carb was running fine the bottom carb did not perform correctly engine would cut out now and then tried several cleaners went to the lake installed seafoam in my tank ran it for about 30 minutes up and down the lake seafoam clean the bottom carb never had a problem since. My local Napa dealer set of all the cleaners he sells and his opinion seafoam is the best. He is not just a salesman he owns the store and runs drag cars and builds engines himself.
The sea foam may have loosened the sludge just enough to redeposit it elsewhere and clogged some oil passages. That engine probably did not have 75 psi oil pressure when it was new,
Years ago I bought a Galaxy 500 with a totally sludged up 351 Windsor. The previous owner told me he ran the car on non detergent straight 30W oil. I tried every chemical known to man to desludge it. Nothing worked and the fresh oil turned jet black within hours of being changed. I finally gave in and scraped out a full trash bag of baked on carbon from off the cylinder heads and from around the lifters. Then I just ran the engine on Mobil 1 for around 50,000 miles. When I took the oil pan off the lower block was spotless. Don't underestimate the cleaning power of Mobil 1 oil. And BTW, I'm not knocking any other fine oil which might be just as good, but I've pulled apart several Mobil 1 engines and for the most part they were spotless regardless of age or what kind of crap oil the first owner used. I'm also not saying the seafoam didn't help... just saying the Mobil 1 would have done the job by itself at some point.
How many miles did you drive after adding the Seafoam before you drained the oil? Was it what within the directions on the bottle? Did you add the rest to your gas meanwhile? Good video! I would have liked to see a compression test before and after in addition to the oil pressure test. I noticed you had a extended life oil (15,000 mile) and I'm curious if your engine oil schedule was the same. If it is congrats, you have 4 less oil changes than people with 3k changes. Use some of that saved money and watch some RUclips oil filter reviews and buy a decent oil filter with better filtration/flow and particulate capacity!
Also i try and always follow directions because typically the manufacturer provides it so you have the best results and what can i try in a future video?
@@NATESINTERACTIVEAUTO I looked through your videos and you don't have any cylinder compression tests. It's a inexpensive tool basically a pressure gauge that screws in where your spark plug is. Old engines with worn pistons rings or valves would have the most to show from a oil additive with a goal to increase pressure and make up for worn sealing...
Old engines are built to contain sludge out of the way, namely in the oil pan. A lot of times that sludge builds up between the gasket and mating surfaces further reducing the chance of developing a leak. You remove that sludge you will start to find leaks you never knew about. For really sludged up engines it is best to first fix the PCV drop the oil pan and clean it out and bolt it back up and change the oil at the required intervals.
we spray it in throttlebody, intake, on top pistons. let it soak. crank over engine with fuelpump and ignition disable. then fire it up. cleans chambers, tb, intake. got spraybottle
I use a sound meter in other test also i strap the meter in the same place plus as i move the camera the sound may change even roll the window down but it doesn't matter to me if it does or doesn't and increases in oil pressure means decrease in flow rate so thanks have a great day
My 1992 88,000 km Nissan 300ZX engine had a noisy lifter for a couple of years now. Added about 3 ounces of Seafoam thru the oil cap and let it idle for 1/2 an hour. Magically, the lifter noise slowly faded to nothing and is gone......as in 'GONE'. Followed up with an oil change and the engine runs beautifully and no ticker noise. Does Seafood work. It did for me, in my application.
I wouldn't use it in high mileage car. Put it in my van with 270,000 miles. Oil light started coming on after 3000 miles, and spun a bearing at 3500 miles. Can't say for sure this is what did it. but for me I don't believe in coincidences. You decide!
Way back in the day people use mineral spirits kerosene diesel fuel fuel oil but they only ran her cars about 50 miles as the viscosity tends to get thin by using these chemicals and products so you use it just about the time you're getting ready to change your oil I guess the manufacturer says to use it no more than 300 not 3,000 MI
@@tomthomas9910 I changed my oil per the instructions, it was after the oil change that the issue came about. Sorry about the confusion I should have made it more clear.
I've heard good and bad about putting that stuff in your crankcase in your gas tank yes I've seen plenty of people with great results but as mentioned back in the day I heard a lot about shade tree mechanics putting in everything from transmission fluid mineral spirits diesel fuel fuel oil which is kerosene to clean out their engines I could see kerosene being used or diesel fuel which is got a lubricant somewhat is being oil but mineral spirits and the like or transmission fluid I would think wouldn't be very good for any o-ring seals valve seals any type of rubber I know on my $150,000 mi truck that switching to fully synthetic oil I no longer here lifters trying to pump up the first three or four blocks when I'm leaving the house in the morning operating temperature or not it seems to run a lot quieter with synthetic oil possibly cuz synthetic oil is much thinner than conventional oil,
Sea foam thins the oil. I use it in the crankcase right before I change my oil. I add a few ounces to the old oil and run it for 20-30 minutes then I drain and change.
I'm a retired auto mechanic if you have worn bearings and you put stuff in your motor to clean it you can lose oil pressure because it is the dirty oil particles that is keeping the oil pressure up so if anywhere where you have crank bearings cam bearings connecting rod bearing and you flush your motor out you may lose on a high mileage motor I don't recommend flushing your motor just change the oil like you're supposed to and leave it alone otherwise you could end up losing oil pressure also on an older motor that has a lot of miles on it do not put a high volume pump in an older motor that has a lot of miles on it with a high velocity cough for example 60 lb oil pressure you could end up using oil because the Edition oil can get up in the combustion chamber through the cylinder walls and cause you to burn oil I'm referring to an older motor that that is high mileage vehicle always do a compression test do you make sure your compression is good before you consider a high volume oil pump hope this information helps you the best thing to do when you have a car change your oil every three to four thousand miles and also always change your filter if you always change oil and filter you'll get long life out of your car motor hope this information helps other people
To the content creator of this video. Your engine was very clean at the beginning like a lot of people have stated also, never use an orange Fram oil filter. If you’d like Fram, use the ones that are gold, and have synthetic media in them for synthetic oil. Also, at the beginning what you showed the oil pressure. I heard the engine idling. At the end when you show the oil pressure had went up, you had the engine idling higher like you were holding down the gas now seafoam is a good product, and I have no doubt that it works. But there’s some fishiness about the way you did this video.
3 ounces huh? How did you measure that again? Too, it looked like you added fake dirt under the valve cover. Engines typically don't have loose pieces of dirt laying around like that. I do like Seafoam for gas storage, it works well for that.
That was for demonstration as you can see in other videos i use a measuring cup also this is sitting for years and i changed oil drove awhile then smelt burning and checked oil level and went to add only to notice the gunk
@Devin E Oh yeah, that seems reasonable then! I have a Fram oil filter funeral business and I'm swamped... they are often dead in the box on the store shelves. : /
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I died laughing like when I see those videos of a midget jump off a diving board and it makes that squeaky dog toy sound when they hit the water 😂😂😂😂🤷🏻♂️
I love this guy's southern accent
I've been using seafoam in my oil
And gas in my car since 150000
Miles
Now at 298000 miles in my car
Runs great still.
Toyota or Honda?
Just do your oil changes and it'll stay clean
@@jjmccloud nope, this product is for cars/atvs that have sit for a while, and it should clean the engine out.
It's astounding how "poured on" that "buildup" looks on those rockers and how NOT discolored anything in there was. Almost like it wasn't actually having a problem with buildup in the first place.
Totally agree...it was the first thing I thought when he removed the valve cover. I think the engine was clean in the first place and he reversed the sequence of shots. That grime was "pasted" on to those rocker arms. I call RAT !
@@themessenger5868 I agree I think that engines biggest problem is the frame oil filter.
my thoughts exactly, actually looks pretty clean, except for what appears to be some grease smeared on it. I like how the grease is also smeared on the gasket surface area.
Looks like he hand cleaned it and tried to pull one over on us. Shame on him that's not how ya get subs. He could have had my but he'll no not after that stunt
Agree +1. It's a setup. Agree with all your observations, I thought the same thing. Plus, how come the underside of the rocker cover is dirty when the lifters etc are spotless?
SeaFoam recommends at least 100 miles of driving no more than 300 miles when adding to the crankcase not 3000.
You can keep seafoam in during the 3000 miles. I asked a seafoam rep.
They recommend those numbers so that they can sell more product.
No more than 300, That rep is full of sh!t
it has to be added before every oil change!!!
On the can it says add to crank case before or after oil change.
After would mean you can leave it in until your next oil change.
why worry about a clean engine if you are going to use a Fram oil filter
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Hahaha that's a good one
Damn ... You beat me to it
yeah fram is the worse filter ya can use
ik, not even from the US and I know that they are complete garbage on the inside
Personal experience i have dumped a whole bottle in the motor for 300 miles and gotta say im impressed!
Haha I just put the whole bottle in too...🤞🏻
The valve train looked pretty clean from the beginning just throwing out my opinion
Really clean, get a vehicle with 300 thousand + miles using cheap grade oil, then see what the results look like.
Thinking you are missing the point of the video
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Great job! Thanks for sharing. I'm a very BIG fan of Seafoam. A lot of my yard equipment ran poorly, even after a tune-up Seafoam cleaned everything up and now all of the equipment runs like new. I'm extremely happy. The guys at the mower repair place said a lot of the problem is caused by 10% ethanol in modern gas, and this helps correct it. I'm sold!
Thank you i love when people share with the NIA community
Saved more than one mower from an engine rebuild or the trash, use it in all of my vehicles.
After i watched this video, I went to the kitchen and took my measurement cup to make sure what 3 ounces looks like.
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Really lol
Right lmfao I commented about the same 3/4 of an ounce he added 🤣🤣🤣
LOL
3 ounces is those little bottles that TSA will let you travel carry on with
On the the 5.3 Chevy engine.. I still had a rough idle after tune up wire and plugs.. engine hott i did one can spray in the throttle body and one sucked up the brake booster line to intake.. shut engine off hott soaked for 20 minuts.. start and run at 2k rpm till smoke cleared... engine runs smooth and with a strong idle... 100 percent satisfaction!
I had 140k miles on the truck just bought it.
That is really great thanks for sharing
Yes this engine is 30 years old
This helps others
Try some in the PCV valve before shutting the engine off for the soak. Also put some in the fuel for the injectors. Note: the tank does not have to be full.
U realized u poured like 3/4 of an ounce in there right 😂😂😂😂
Dude never put 3oz in
That head is clean from what I’ve seen, since working on engines
I had an intermittent lifter ticking. Sometimes on startup, sometimes not, sometimes while sitting idle for 5 minutes, other times not. My 07 Silverado 5.3 turned a complete 180 after adding 1/2 a can to my oil. The lifter ticking left almost immediately! I actually can’t believe it, no ticking, smoother idle and overall better performance. I’ve never been a mechanic in a can kind of guy, but any older vehicle I own, I will always use this stuff!
My F-150 had a lifter tick until I used a can of the intake spray. It’s been gone for almost a year now.
@@dbucha4 - mine ended up coming back… lol. I wound up dropping the oil pan and it turned out to be the pickup tube o-ring. Replaced that, normal oil pressure and ticking gone. What a pain
Thank you for adding the fact that you are watching your oil pressure while you are conducting this experiement
Thank you for sharing i appreciate your kindness
I got to say before anything that wasn’t 3 ounces lol
I was saying the same thing lol
Rodolfo Munoz I thought for sure he would have a measuring cup at least lmao he added maybe an ounce and a half 😂
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@@F150fx2sporT 16 oz can... 3-1/2 to 4 oz's... about 1/4th of the can... (NOT 2 CAPFULLS...!)
You should have let us hear the engine run after having used Seafoam. I heard this engine in a previous video when you were cleaning the valves (great video). I personally used it on one of my engines and it loosened a sticky valve. I only use Seafoam periodically. I'll use MMO much more often to add a little extra lubricant. Typically 1000 miles before any oil change.
Have a smallblock chevy that had been sitting , barely driven since 1995. Used to burn about a quart every 700 miles. Added sea foam for threet 200 mile oil changes and it stopped burning oil. Had that old oil smell when changing the oil that was 200 miles new. Also added some to my fuel and fouled my plugs. After a couple of initial spark plug foulings, the tops of my pistons were reasonably clean again. No more fouling. Impressive stuff!!!
Great story thanks for sharing with the NIA community and what can we try next?
Hey Nate, Brian over at Sea Foam recommends 1-1.5 ounces per quart. In your case, that would be "4-5" ounces. However, you put no more than an 1-1.5 ounces in the engine. Imagine if you used more/recommended amount!
The oil pressure increased as well. I'm impressed. This is something I need to try on my truck. Thanks for the video!
I have watched before and after and both look exactly the same. Except for the bits on top of the rockers in the before and they would not be normally there. Looks like they have been dabbed on there with a paint brush. As the normal flow of the oil would wash them down And they would work their way into the filter.
Hey, I see you're using a FRAM oil-filter. There's been a number of RUclips videos where people are cutting open various oil-filters to see how they're different from brand to brand, and FRAM is the crappiest quality by far. One guy cut open two different FRAM filters and found actual rust flakes in there.
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That said, I'd been using FRAM for years and hadn't noticed any negative results, and others have said a similar thing. However, the video noted that the quality of the "Wix" and the "Napa Gold" seemed to be the absolute best, and those two oil filters are only an extra few dollars for my own make and model of vehicle, so I'm playing it safe and moving to those.
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Just wanted to put that out there in case other people were interested in that kind of thing. It just doesn't make sense to me to use Mobil 1 -- full synthetic -- but then mix it with an oil-filter that has cardboard, paper, and rust-flakes in it.
if you clean the gunk out of the oil passages, the oil pressure goes down not up. more oil flow, less restrictive.
The more pressure the less the flow rate sir
that's what he said @@NATESINTERACTIVEAUTO
Im sorry what who said?
I was explaining pressure/ flow rate or maybe you meant him trying to correct me saying my oil pressure went up the viscosity of the additive could allow this we could break down the engine to see exactly
NATES INTERACTIVE AUTO I was acknowledging that why you said was the same thing as the comment just the inverse of it. He said more flow, less pressure. You said more pressure, less flow. It’s the same thing lol
I have the same e15 engine and i tried this seafoam and omg it actually cleaned my engine.
Thanks bro keep the good work up.
Thanks what can we try next?
I've used Seafoam to store small engines. I put it in the tank as the motor starts to run out of gas. Then drain the carb next season. My snowblower is 11 years old and starts one pull every time.
Warning, I had a head go POP after using sea foam because the previous owner never changed the oil so there was a ton of thick black gunk buildup all over the engine and it plugged an oil passage so it dropped a couple valves. But it definitely cleans it out. Putting it in your gas steam cleans the pistons and injectors as well. Good stuff!
Yes, only use a small amount of Seafoam as some oil passageways will get clogged.
Just used it as a fuel cleaner. Also put 1 oz in the oil tank.Then got an oil change. Car has better pick up and performance.
Thats really great are you also a youtuber?
You hot🔥
My favorite part - "Let's break'r loose. Uhn!" Haha
What can improve our test
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Bro I was dying lmao
He sound like he's from Kin-tucky
Sounds like Scotty K. was helping out 😆
Seafoam definitely recommends driving 100 to 300 miles with the product in the crankcase, not 3000.
Well it actually says add before or after. I use it before but it says that
That is recommended (a recommendation is used for best performance of the product). It actually can be used ANYTIME throughout the oils life cycle.
used seafoam in the oil of a 1993 ford f250 with the 5.8 that had 179000 on it and had low oil pressure but did not burn oil either on start up or in use. After less than 100 miles the oil pressure had jumped from the bottom of the Normal on the gauge to the middle of the gauge and held there. The oil at the change was extremely dirty after running the seafoam for 700 miles. Ran that oil and filter for 500 miles and changed it again and the oil was very dark yellow. The oil pressure remained at the middle of the gauge. After the 500 mile oil change the oil stayed clean(er) for almost 2000 miles and was again changed at 3000 after that having the same oil pressure and no issues with burning oil.
Hey Nate, I appreciate the effort!
Don't worry about the nitpickers, usually they're guys that cannot see the good in things.
Nice job on the video.
I'd love to see if a transmission additive actually does anything good. Thanks again.
I greatly appreciate your kindness its so positive and uplifting. Check out new oil testing never seen before ruclips.net/video/8GMw6p6-UTI/видео.html
I used half a can of sea foam trans tune in a 2000 nissan maxima trans that had a shift flare on each gear change. It helped it a little bit. When I drained the fluid out, i dropped the pan and cleaned the magnets, and changed the screen. I refilled with castrol transmission fluid, and put in a bottle of lucas. The shift flare is completly gone after a month of driving w/ the lucas and clean fluid. I haven't any issues since I did this a year ago. Car has 300k mi on it.
@@4dscdriver got any pics of this?
@@wildestcowboy2668 pics of what? I tried these products because I had nothing to lose, and it worked. It may not work for everyone.
@@4dscdriver before I answer you define transmission shift flare, in your own words please.
Use a wix! Those fram filters are junk
Yeah in the comments i say use wix xp the fram was only for the flush
Yeah wix xp arecthe best i say i only use fram for oil flush
AMEN to that! Fram sucks, and chunks of the Fram media has caused engine failure.
I think we all watched the same oil filter video from dorite fabrication.
Yeah what can we try next
Looks like you rubbed dirt on the rocker arms on the before shot
It’s the same dirt that’s on the gasket mating surface as well, outside part, both edges.
I don't care what anyone else thinks about Seafoam. I use it after personally witnessing fix a problem with my 1987 Nissan 300zx that hesitated to start. I put in new plug wires, distributor, spark plugs, and couldn't figure out why it struggled to start. After I saw a video about Seafoam, I tried it out and did just like the video. My car always started right up, ran great, and made me a believer in Seafoam. I use it on my motorcycle and 2 other vehicles I have.
When I saw the FRAM filter, you lost all credibility...............
I was about to say the same thing lol!
lol, another drone propagandized by the old internet vid from the 90's of the guy cutting apart the Fram filter.
@@land7776 Our local Advanced Auto parts stopped selling the garbage filters
@@carlyoho3 lol, they probably rebranded it as a Advanced Auto filter. You better tell Walmart and all the other places that sell it ..
You're all clueless... you go ahead and spend 25 on a filter.
I'm a big fan of Seafoam. I use it in all 3 of our vehicles. I use it in the gas tank, oil crankcase and to clean the carbon in the around the lifters.
Have been using sea foam since 2012 and love it in gas tank crank case and throttle hot soak spray
Why would the oil pressure go up after using it? If the internal workings of the engine has deposits that should make the pressure go up and cleaning them out should make it go down.
I honestly can't believe I watched this , I actually feel a little dumber !!!!
I just found it tonight want my time back
I can verify this works. Now you know too. That's not dumber.
For the little amount you used, I gotta say it did an excellent job.
Wtf? He said add 3 ounces and then only added about a tablespoon. Drive around for 3000 miles! Lol
My own experience in a 1994 4.0 jeep 125k miles . It cleaned so well it plugged the oil filter one whole bottle was used
I would recommend to change the oil filter after a few hundred miles after the oil change. I have cartridge oil filter rather than a spin on canister. With this type of filter you can really see how much gunk came loose as the filter was covered and probably clogged with that black gunk.
Yes! I gasped when he said he left it for 3000 miles !!!
My best friend told me about Seafoam a few years ago. His co-worker carries a sparkplug in his pocket that he had partially soaking in the cap of Seafoam over night and half of the spark plug was filthy with black gunk and the part that was soaking in Seafoam looked brand new! I couldn't believe his story until I was going to haul off my old wood chipper that was sitting in the back of the barn with 10 year old gas that was mostly gone and smelled like varnish. I took the carburetor off and it was a totaled mess! I poured Seafoam in the carburetor over night and the next day it has loosened up all the caked on sludge. The wood chipper now runs great after the fuel system flush. Seafoam can clean things that normal cleaners can not.
Thats a great story thank you for sharing with the NIA community so is there other cleaners that you have had experience with?
Carburetor cleaner would have done the same thing
I believe seafoam is more safe for inside engine but for parts i understand
2:17 The next scotty kilmer with the sound effect. Nice video
Thanks alot
Scotty Kilmer is a pretty good mechanic in my opinion
Yeah he is good the chrisfix deal was just a mistake that anyone could make
Thats funny
Ahahahahahaha
I noticed a significantly quiter 5.7 v8 on my boat with seafoam. Also noticed the oil had a lot of suspended carbon on first change afterward, it definitely cleans it out. Good stuff
A very good mechanic recommended Seafoam to me 30 years ago. I have used it in my gas but did not know you could add it to the oil also. Thanks for going to all the trouble to test this. I will definitely put some in my oil now.
You'll have to change the oil fairly quickly after adding seafoam to it.
@@zaintahir9038 that's a lie
Ive had several people tell me Seafoam really helps with high mileage engines. I'm about to try it in my 89 land cruiser with 230k miles. I will report back.
@@fadedbluejeans3680 ok my test isnt done yet, if you'll notice I made that post 2 days ago.
@@fadedbluejeans3680 1 thing I didnt notice is that after putting seafoam in the fuel system after driving for 30 min I noticed it running smoother & the throttle is more responsive. So it did have some immediate results. I just dont know about the seafoam I poured in crank case, itll be when I change oil b4 I know..
@@Rosko311 update??
My engines been misfiring for about 2 months. I did a LiquidMoly flush and I think it clogged something. I bought a timing chain, but I first tried 3 ounces of sea foam in the oil 2 weeks later no more misfire and the engine has power again.
freeing up sludge and allowing it to mix with the engine oil for three thousand miles is a risk of scoring bearing surfaces. you take it apart to clean it or just let it be and do normal oil and filter changes and dont worry about it. were ever the sludge is stuck on it will stay there and not hurt anything.
Over time ive seen damage if not treated. i recommend changing the oil early if its this bad before using a treatment. What about lucas destroyed my engine video have you watched it ? Lucas did a great job
you are very correct. Just use wal mart oil and filters and trouble is a thing of the past.
How can we test these different products?
so your filter doesnt do its job??
@@NATESINTERACTIVEAUTO Ive seen your video "Lucas destroyed my engine" ... make no sense at all. Im not hating but people need to be advised properly.
I like how the engine is revving higher in the after test where the oil pressure got better.
Because my oil pressure gauge would go up the higher the rpm too. I never can trust this guys tests.
Maybe I'm wrong about this but from what I've always understood is that if you went up on the weight of the oil it would help increase oil pressure due to the thickness of the oil and help the seals and moving parts stay lubricated better. Especially on motors with over 100k miles...
Thanks for the info what can we try next
You don’t want to change viscosity of your oil use whatever manufacturer recommends on today’s engines clearances are very specific and that’s why you stay to what is recommended. Back in the old days your theory is much more applicable. Pretty much anything worked as far as oil goes
Vvt is why new cars are affected butthey still give a large range just base it off there charts so what can we try next
WARNING: HEALTH HAZARD :
Do not drink Seafoam while while operating machinery ( or making videos. ) .
This might be the same guy that saw the 3 rainbows.... wow!
I use Seafoam in my gas tank on my motorcycle that has carburetors to keep them clean and stabilize the gas during winter storage. I use a different stabilizer for my fuel injected motorcycle that is specifically made for fuel injectors. I have never put it in my engine oil. I would not consider doing this in a variable valve timed engine. The dirt particles could clog the small screen in the valve timing system. Best advice. Change your oil regularly and you won’t need to clean your engine. LOL
Cleaner than Paul McCartneys' grandfather. (He's very clean)
HAHA! Excellent!
Put 8 OZ in my 76 smallblock chevy that had been neglected. 200 miles later and the oil had that old smell and was extra dark. Must have did something. Put it in my gas tank and I think it fouled a spark plug. Started missing due to what I believe carbon caking on the sparkplug tip. Cleaned the plug and worked fine. Beware it will knock off carbon in your combustion chamber.
I can’t stop laughing at the noise you made when you took the drain plug out haha
Lol yeah
Scotty Kimler would be proud for his grunt imitation.
Omg i read this 2 seconds before he did it and busted up laughing!
I think Seafoam in my engine and was surprised too. 1000 miles in my car started sprouting on the sides. 2000 miles the new growths had become small wings. Now it's a full-fledged private jet!
brah, is that 3 oz or 3ml?
3000 miles??? Isn't it recommended to only drive 200-300 miles?
200-300 miles per valve...
RPMs are higher on the after oil pressure shot. That would increase psi no matter what condition the engine was in.
2:02 vs 4:34 doesn't sound much different and I don't see a rpm Guage. How can you tell the rpm is increased?
I never knew Chris Fix had a brother in Georgia.
Are you trying to get a seafoam sponsorship? Wow those rockers are clean. I put it on my tacos, you should see my Insides😂
Seafoam is a great product but don't expect it to repair neglected or extremely worn engines. Also use Seafoam in the intake side via a vacuum hose. It will "Help" dissolve carbon/sludge from the back of valves and cylinder heads. More than 1 treatment may be required for extreme buildup. Afterward, only use 100% synthetic oil to prevent sludge from happening.
for port injection vehicles why dont you add it too the gas tank? Itll spray the back of the intake valve anyway plus clean the injectors.
@@Oxcotton09 Do both. The Seafoam twin kit has both. About $16 or so at WM.
my IQ just dropped like 4%
🤣😆👍💯
I used it in 2022 . In my fuel tank and spray it in my air intake going the the valve intake . I have gdi gmc 3.0 liter gas engine . Was miss firing due to carbon build up . Now i have to missfire zero . Pretty good so far . I will try to poor it in my engine oil and drive it for few km to clean the inside . Of my engine
2:23 Lol 😂😂😂 I'm dead
Awesome
I can’t stop laughing
I love it
Haha! Uhh!!
Yeah lmao
Wheel Horse twin cylinder lawn tractor - high oil consumption this spring (smoking). It was fine when last run last fall. We theorized that a ring had stuck over the winter. Added SeaFoam to the crankcase and within another four or five hours of operation - no more high oil consumption. Coincidence? Maybe, but, I like SeaFoam.
Good product
I had a massive power loss at about 50 to 60 miles an hour I put seafoam in the upper brake booster I put the whole can and it restored all the power.
I got some bad gas pulling my travel trailer with my 2018 F-150, it was stalling out and rough idle. A mechanic told me to use a good treatment and YES Seafoam did the trick, now it's just like new. I keep a bottle with me now just for the bad gas "on the road" situation.
I have used this seafoam for years
Follow instructions this was for purposes of the video
I bought a Ford F 150 (1999) and the engine sounded like a diesel engine. I put 6 oz. of Sea Foam in the oil crankcase and by the next day it sounded like a brand-new engine. This was over a year ago and it still sounds great .
Thanks for sharing what others products have you had success with
So if my engine is making a loud noise u think the seafoam would help fix it ..?
@@Trill89Atwg Depends on the issue. If the noise is due to worn or broken internal parts, no. If it's due to sticky hydraulic lifers, yes.
I've never put in in my engine always in my gas tank and I use the whole bottle been using that way for years
I only use Heet in gas tank.
Its amazing to see how clean the rockers are. May i know whether this(seafoam) will have any effect on the seals and gaskets to harden or deteriorate over long use of seafoam. TQ, SIR
I think you meant 300 miles not 3000?!
Also that head starting out is CLEAN!
if you perfer FRAM oil filters, I recommend the FRAM ULTRA vs the one you installed in this video.
That was no where near three ounces
Though Sea Foam can be added at any time between oil change intervals, we recommend adding Sea Foam to an oil crankcase 100 to 300 drive miles before changing oil and filter.
This is what sea foam recomends do not keep it in for 3000 miles will ruin your engine.
In the fuel tank, down the throat, and in the crankcase. Even use it in my pushmowers or any other small engine.
Amazing results in the engine oil. It is letting my diesel Onan 2 cyl generator continue to run well with 19k hrs. Without it the valves stick and it misses and often runs on only 1 cylinder. I use it every 500 hrs religiously.
Like someon said below, no matter the outcome, Fram kills all the credibility. Repeat with K&N, Wix, or Mobil 1 filter. A mechanic with Fram is malpractice. But Sea foam works.
I had a two carbureted outboard engine the top carb was running fine the bottom carb did not perform correctly engine would cut out now and then tried several cleaners went to the lake installed seafoam in my tank ran it for about 30 minutes up and down the lake seafoam clean the bottom carb never had a problem since. My local Napa dealer set of all the cleaners he sells and his opinion seafoam is the best. He is not just a salesman he owns the store and runs drag cars and builds engines himself.
The sea foam may have loosened the sludge just enough to redeposit it elsewhere and clogged some oil passages. That engine probably did not have 75 psi oil pressure when it was new,
Years ago I bought a Galaxy 500 with a totally sludged up 351 Windsor. The previous owner told me he ran the car on non detergent straight 30W oil. I tried every chemical known to man to desludge it. Nothing worked and the fresh oil turned jet black within hours of being changed. I finally gave in and scraped out a full trash bag of baked on carbon from off the cylinder heads and from around the lifters. Then I just ran the engine on Mobil 1 for around 50,000 miles. When I took the oil pan off the lower block was spotless.
Don't underestimate the cleaning power of Mobil 1 oil. And BTW, I'm not knocking any other fine oil which might be just as good, but I've pulled apart several Mobil 1 engines and for the most part they were spotless regardless of age or what kind of crap oil the first owner used.
I'm also not saying the seafoam didn't help... just saying the Mobil 1 would have done the job by itself at some point.
How many miles did you drive after adding the Seafoam before you drained the oil? Was it what within the directions on the bottle?
Did you add the rest to your gas meanwhile?
Good video! I would have liked to see a compression test before and after in addition to the oil pressure test.
I noticed you had a extended life oil (15,000 mile) and I'm curious if your engine oil schedule was the same. If it is congrats, you have 4 less oil changes than people with 3k changes. Use some of that saved money and watch some RUclips oil filter reviews and buy a decent oil filter with better filtration/flow and particulate capacity!
That filter was only used for the seafoam
Also i try and always follow directions because typically the manufacturer provides it so you have the best results and what can i try in a future video?
@@NATESINTERACTIVEAUTO I looked through your videos and you don't have any cylinder compression tests. It's a inexpensive tool basically a pressure gauge that screws in where your spark plug is.
Old engines with worn pistons rings or valves would have the most to show from a oil additive with a goal to increase pressure and make up for worn sealing...
Seafoam proof i performed compression checks
Old engines are built to contain sludge out of the way, namely in the oil pan. A lot of times that sludge builds up between the gasket and mating surfaces further reducing the chance of developing a leak. You remove that sludge you will start to find leaks you never knew about. For really sludged up engines it is best to first fix the PCV drop the oil pan and clean it out and bolt it back up and change the oil at the required intervals.
Thanks so what can we try next?
So, having a 2013 Subaru Crosstrek would it be recommend to add 3oz to my oil? Thank you
we spray it in throttlebody, intake, on top pistons. let it soak. crank over engine with fuelpump and ignition disable. then fire it up. cleans chambers, tb, intake. got spraybottle
Listen in the background and you can hear the idle is higher when he claims higher oil pressure than in the first oil pressure scene
I use a sound meter in other test also i strap the meter in the same place plus as i move the camera the sound may change even roll the window down but it doesn't matter to me if it does or doesn't and increases in oil pressure means decrease in flow rate so thanks have a great day
I noticed the very same thing. Not dissing Sea Foam, because it's great for diesel injectors, but this dude seems like a snake oil salesman...
Lol i dont sale any product
The engine is definitely revving higher in the 2nd clip
My 1992 88,000 km Nissan 300ZX engine had a noisy lifter for a couple of years now. Added about 3 ounces of
Seafoam thru the oil cap and let it idle for 1/2 an hour. Magically, the lifter noise slowly faded to nothing and is gone......as in 'GONE'. Followed up with an oil change and the engine runs beautifully and no ticker noise.
Does Seafood work. It did for me, in my application.
Thanks for sharing and have you watched my new videos on engine noise knock or ticking
I keep imagining you looking like the guy from Tokyo drift
Which guy?
@@NATESINTERACTIVEAUTO did you figure this one out yet?
I wouldn't use it in high mileage car. Put it in my van with 270,000 miles. Oil light started coming on after 3000 miles, and spun a bearing at 3500 miles. Can't say for sure this is what did it. but for me I don't believe in coincidences. You decide!
Way back in the day people use mineral spirits kerosene diesel fuel fuel oil but they only ran her cars about 50 miles as the viscosity tends to get thin by using these chemicals and products so you use it just about the time you're getting ready to change your oil I guess the manufacturer says to use it no more than 300 not 3,000 MI
@@tomthomas9910 I changed my oil per the instructions, it was after the oil change that the issue came about. Sorry about the confusion I should have made it more clear.
I've heard good and bad about putting that stuff in your crankcase in your gas tank yes I've seen plenty of people with great results but as mentioned back in the day I heard a lot about shade tree mechanics putting in everything from transmission fluid mineral spirits diesel fuel fuel oil which is kerosene to clean out their engines I could see kerosene being used or diesel fuel which is got a lubricant somewhat is being oil but mineral spirits and the like or transmission fluid I would think wouldn't be very good for any o-ring seals valve seals any type of rubber I know on my $150,000 mi truck that switching to fully synthetic oil I no longer here lifters trying to pump up the first three or four blocks when I'm leaving the house in the morning operating temperature or not it seems to run a lot quieter with synthetic oil possibly cuz synthetic oil is much thinner than conventional oil,
Chris Fix Lvl 2 . keep going
Sea foam thins the oil. I use it in the crankcase right before I change my oil. I add a few ounces to the old oil and run it for 20-30 minutes then I drain and change.
What were your results
60 psi oil pressure is really good
For starters 1 ounce is about a wobble pop shot glass full...dependent on which watering hole you frequent + -
Hey Nate! I think you put maybe 1oz at best. Much better to actually measure it.
Yes
Keystone Ski Guy I do agree
Measured and followed manufacturers recommendations
Agreed, I've dumped a whole bottle in my first trucks gas tank when I got it, twas a shit day.
Yeah
I'm a retired auto mechanic if you have worn bearings and you put stuff in your motor to clean it you can lose oil pressure because it is the dirty oil particles that is keeping the oil pressure up so if anywhere where you have crank bearings cam bearings connecting rod bearing and you flush your motor out you may lose on a high mileage motor I don't recommend flushing your motor just change the oil like you're supposed to and leave it alone otherwise you could end up losing oil pressure also on an older motor that has a lot of miles on it do not put a high volume pump in an older motor that has a lot of miles on it with a high velocity cough for example 60 lb oil pressure you could end up using oil because the Edition oil can get up in the combustion chamber through the cylinder walls and cause you to burn oil I'm referring to an older motor that that is high mileage vehicle always do a compression test do you make sure your compression is good before you consider a high volume oil pump hope this information helps you the best thing to do when you have a car change your oil every three to four thousand miles and also always change your filter if you always change oil and filter you'll get long life out of your car motor hope this information helps other people
This dude trying to be chris fix...😂😂😂
lol
Im chrisf× daddy i was turning wrenches while he was living at mommas house lmao
To the content creator of this video. Your engine was very clean at the beginning like a lot of people have stated also, never use an orange Fram oil filter. If you’d like Fram, use the ones that are gold, and have synthetic media in them for synthetic oil. Also, at the beginning what you showed the oil pressure. I heard the engine idling. At the end when you show the oil pressure had went up, you had the engine idling higher like you were holding down the gas now seafoam is a good product, and I have no doubt that it works. But there’s some fishiness about the way you did this video.
3 ounces huh? How did you measure that again? Too, it looked like you added fake dirt under the valve cover. Engines typically don't have loose pieces of dirt laying around like that. I do like Seafoam for gas storage, it works well for that.
That was for demonstration as you can see in other videos i use a measuring cup also this is sitting for years and i changed oil drove awhile then smelt burning and checked oil level and went to add only to notice the gunk
Lol
@Devin E Oh yeah, that seems reasonable then! I have a Fram oil filter funeral business and I'm swamped... they are often dead in the box on the store shelves. : /
Lamo what can we try next