SEA FOAM.
12/13/08, 09:29 AM
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SEA FOAM.
Ok all I know I'm a little new hear but I have done some research on what is in SeaFoam and what I have found is surprising. I used to be a Sea Foam user in my cars, can swore by it. But take the chemical components in consideration. there are 3. none are good for your car.
now this is listed on the can and when you look them up on MSDS you will agree.
1. CAS 64742-49-0 (CAMPING FUEL).
2. CAS 64742-54-7 (MINERAL OIL).
3. CAS 67-63-0 (ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 90% -100%).
THIS IS ALL LISTED ON THE CAN IN VERY SMALL LETTERING. LOOK THEM UP BY JUST GOOGLEING THEM AND YOU WILL COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSIONS THIS CANNOT BE GOOD FOR 02 SENSORS /FUEL PUMP/ AND MUCH MORE. ALSO I SOKED A OLD PISTON FROM A JUNK ENGINE FOR A WEEK WITHOUT ANY CARBON REMOVAL, IT DID NOT EVEN LOOSEN IT. **** I HAVE BEEN USING THIS STUFF FOR MONTHS, BIG WASE OF MONEY. AND WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY.
I dont know any feedback out there in cyber land?
Mike.
now this is listed on the can and when you look them up on MSDS you will agree.
1. CAS 64742-49-0 (CAMPING FUEL).
2. CAS 64742-54-7 (MINERAL OIL).
3. CAS 67-63-0 (ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 90% -100%).
THIS IS ALL LISTED ON THE CAN IN VERY SMALL LETTERING. LOOK THEM UP BY JUST GOOGLEING THEM AND YOU WILL COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSIONS THIS CANNOT BE GOOD FOR 02 SENSORS /FUEL PUMP/ AND MUCH MORE. ALSO I SOKED A OLD PISTON FROM A JUNK ENGINE FOR A WEEK WITHOUT ANY CARBON REMOVAL, IT DID NOT EVEN LOOSEN IT. **** I HAVE BEEN USING THIS STUFF FOR MONTHS, BIG WASE OF MONEY. AND WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY.
I dont know any feedback out there in cyber land?
Mike.
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12/13/08, 01:41 PM
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I use the Sea faom deep creap to cut old oil on my older cars and as a spray lube in place of WD40, I think Sea foam works better.
Have never used it in the tank. Have a neighbor who works at a boat place and they swear by it.
Have never used it in the tank. Have a neighbor who works at a boat place and they swear by it.
12/22/08, 05:50 PM
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I've used it once before on the advice of a friend who is a master mechanic. It was in an old truck that got some bad gas. He assumed the gas had some water in it. After I used the seafoam and put in some new gas everything was all good. I don't recall reading what it was used for. I assumed it was to remove water from your system since he suggested it. If that's the case then the mineral oil and alcohol is not as bad as a car not running due to water. ? My .02
12/22/08, 05:58 PM
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Have been using this product and Stabil both for many a year in our own shop. In and on everything and have had no problems with anything as of yet! Go figure? I use it in my own personal GT/CS, which is now put back into winter storage on the charger... 
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12/24/08, 12:19 AM
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Just a 3 minute look through but the first ingredient (Pale Oil) appears to be just a refined petroleum mixture, the second one (Naptha) is to jack the flash point up and the third one is an alcohol (smaller percentage than the others as well). I can't comment on the individual interactions but if you are worried about them in pure definition, the fuel you put in your tank is basically the same idea. Doubt there is much cause to worry.
12/24/08, 10:01 AM
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mix that with the CAS 67-63-0 (ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 90% -100%) and you have a fuel dryer. then mix the CAS 64742-54-7 (MINERAL OIL) into it and you have the big smoke show! no decarbonating effect to your engine at all. I guess 16 oz of anything in a 20gal tank wont hurt anything but your wallet.
12/27/08, 02:00 PM
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"Fuel Storage Additives"
I'm no chemical Engineer, but I am an engineer. And IMHO if I can remember my chemistry correctly? These modern additives contain some inhibitors that can retard the carbon molecules from chaining into carbon strings. Those same carbon strings can over time, coagulate (sludge) in the engine fuels. And also under very extreme heat (ignition) and volume compression, they can gradually break existing cabon chains down by tearing them apart. Thus doing some carbon cleaning of anything that the fuel touchs in the combustion chambers, over an extended period of use. To really honestly believe you can clean a dirty carboned up piston in this stuff by soaking it for a week, is like throwing a snowball in hell! Its just not really going to happen. Any chemical engineers here? Am I remembering the carbon theory correctly? CalStang
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