Seafoam: Where to inject?
 

I have heard a lot about the wonders of SeaFoam, and am willing to try it. Do I simply pour some in with my gas, or as the SeaFoam website suggests, I put it directly into the carbs? Where would be a good place to inject it, if that is the best method?

1993 CBR1000F

They also suggested that you put it in the oil, personally, I think that is a bad idea, am I right?

Thanks

Paul

We don't get it in the UK but I think most guys on here just pour it into the tank, I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong :icon_wink:

I've heard that using it in concentrated form is a good idea.
I use a similar product in a squeeze bottle, and run it into my carbs diluted to 100%
by volume, and then run a bottle in the tank regularly.

yep add to the gas tank , but , there is a new aerosol spray type Seafoam
that has a long spray tube that can be applied through the airbox and actually
serves a supplemental purpose in cleaning the carbs that way.

I put SeaFoam through my bikes on every 10th fillup. Keeps them real smooth
running

You can get it in the UK, bought a bottle less than a year ago... don't remember were though, had a quick search but didn't come up with a result.
Did find a link though, some guy explains what it actually is and how to make your own 'seafoam' (SF);
Where can i get seafoam engine cleaner in the uk? - Yahoo! Answers

I used SF once before; filled up my cars' fuel tank, added ⅓ of the SF bottle to it, another ⅓ added to the engine oil, and the last ⅓ was sucked up into the plenum of my cars' intake manifold.
Now that's how the SF website tells you how to do it.
I don't know how the clutch will react to the solvents/cleaners, and ⅓ of SF added to 65 liters of fuel is good; our fuel tanks don't hold more than 21 liters though, so I'd say you should use the appropriate amount (being ⅓ of ⅓).

Just my 2cts. :)

bought an 03 katana for 400$ a while ago thatd been sitting in a storage shed for about 5 years. it started but ran rough as dog crap. ran about 4 or 5 bottles through the gas tank and ran good as new.

Thanks Stefan
I will add to the how to section :)

Quote: paulpaul
They also suggested that you put it in the oil, personally, I think that is a bad idea, am I right?
I think putting that sort of cleaner in your engine oil is CRAZY :eek:
It's a solvent for gawdsake - you want lubrication in there, not corrosive solvents like naptha and rubbing alcohol, or benzine (which is good for cleaning your chain)
My late Dad would spin in his grave if I stuck that in the oil...............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(he was a PrEng for 30 yrs specialising in lubrication)

Now that they have gone to 15% ethanol, I need to dump some in my tank again. The bike is loaded up again.

It helps to stabilize the fuel also.

I'm amazed about his theory of swapping IPA or Kerosine for Toluene.
Has anyone ever seen that stuff go up in flames? I'm telling you..... one teaspoon of Toluene would launch the average garage into orbit if you put a match to it. I'd be very carful if you're planning to follow that recipe.
Could be a suitable NO2 substitute.
Interesting article though.
Cheers.

Straying off topic here, but I want to try mixing a bit of acetone with my fuel (the pure, true acetone... not the nail cleaner stuff).
Story* goes that it'll improve mileage slightly when you use it the same way, but I vaguely remember that it ups the fuels' resistance to knock too, effectively kicking your fuels' octane index up a notch or two -> I'm not 100% sure of this though.

* = I know a guy who uses it in his B16'd Civic (1.6 158hp DOHC VTEC for those who do not know), his average mileage went up from 7.1:100 to 6.2:100 (metric). I haven't tested it myself though and I don't remember the ratio :(