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no smoke with seafoam ?

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Old 08-17-06, 11:50 PM
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no smoke with seafoam ?

as the title states I run seafoam through my engine and I noticed abosolutly no smoke, I was kinda disappointed as I had been doing searches on here and eveyone was talking about a big smoke show. All I did was pour the entire bottle in the tank with about 3-4 gallons of gas in the tank and 'drove it like I stole it' and all I noticed was that my tach started working better ie not bouncing all over the place like normal. I watched my friend with a 240sx use seafoam and his car made a ton of smoke for about ten mins of driving.

So what happend, did I do something wrong/different and the seafoam not work?
Also should I be changing my oil after using the seafoam? cause thats what my friend did right after he used it.

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Old 08-18-06, 12:00 AM
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try pouring directly into intake or through a vacuum hose, then it will smoke!
Old 08-18-06, 03:11 AM
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It doesn't smoke if your pour it in the gas tank. Only directly into the engine.
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In the tank with one gallon of gas it'll somke not 4-5 come on mang! You needle has to be burried if you're putting it in the tank...
Old 08-18-06, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Hyper4mance2k
In the tank with one gallon of gas it'll somke not 4-5 come on mang! You needle has to be burried if you're putting it in the tank...

why? just so it's super concentrated?
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I run it with 1/8 tank of gas. No smoke, works great. Don't worry about it if it didn't smoke, that means you did it right...
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cool, but I was so hyped on the smoke lol

So about the oil change, do I need to change the oil after if I put it in the gas tank ?
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Nope. If it's been close to 3k since the last one, then it's time.
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Pour it down the carb and it'll smoke a lot. Neighbors will love you.
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How many miles are recommended between seafoamtreatment?
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the bottle wants you to run the seafoam every 6k...maybe cause they want you to buy it more often or maybe it works best then idk
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How many miles are recommended between seafoamtreatment?
If you are not pre-mixing with ahsless oil, every oil change is fine.
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I try to run it through the tank every six months or so... Oil change is only "needed" if you put it in the oil.
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