So how much seafoam should I run in the oil and for how long?

[Buick350X]

So how much seafoam should I run in the oil and for how long?

 

Can says it does 10 quarts. I put about 3/4 of it in.

I just wonder how long it should run in the oil to clean up the engine?

Only driven about 20 miles. I do have a full oil change kit ready.

[Manarius]

Wow. You put in entirely too much. You're probably eating apart your rubber seals. If it's 1 bottle/10 qt, you should have put in half a bottle for 5 qt of oil (approximately what the 2.2's take).

[Kilroy]

Yup, should have used half of the can for your oil.

[ericem]

Ya hes right, but i suggest you do another oil change now, things should still be alright.

[Buick350X]

Thats just lame, seafoam will not eat ruber seals or parts. Thats a myth.

 

Why you ask, cause it big in the bike world and I have been down that road with the Virago. [folks have soak rubber parts in straight SF with no change.] But its not wet clutch safe [a clutch is just fibers glues together...]

 

So I have no experiance with it in oil.

 

But I have tons with gas.

Folks run half a can at a time in 3-5 gal of gas.

Virago's are full of rubber parts in the fuel system. Fuel pump is just a thin slice of rubber.

 

Two gas tanks; run through with heavy seafoam fixes so many funky problems. Always cheaper to spend $7 then to pull the carbs apart.

 

 

Now that we cleared up that myth how long do most folks run it to clean the lifters and junk?

[Ranger83]

IMHO, zero. Adding a solvent to motor oil just doesn't seem like a good idea. Seafoam workes great on the top end, though.

[dmanaenk]

Just change the oil soon. I change oil after running seafoam through top end, just because some of it will get past piston rings and thin out the oil.

[Buick350X]

Well anyways I did my own thing. When I got up today I let it run for a few mins, went for a drive around the block [country block]. Then let it sit and run some more as I dumped the rest of the can in. Few revs, nother min at idle then drained it immediately.

 

If anyone is still worried about me I did not plan this part but I did get hi mile oil that conditions seals n stuff. But it was just by chance I bought that. Was on sale. But there is no more cold start up lifter tick.

 

Changed the oil, trans fluid [3rd time this summer] and the rear end fluid.

Pull the rear drums and inspected everything. Trying to track down a funny noise that sounds like bad drums, like the pads were worn down. Or its just the typical tire noise. Its not my car so I don’t know how different it is.

. But its louder then normal she says and I can’t find anything wrong.

CVs n boots are all cool.

 

I am thinking about having the tires rotated tomorrow to see what happens.

 

 

I know someone is gonna ask why change tranny fluid 3 times? Well there is more then the 4-5 quarts in there that drains out. It’s cheap and I did it a few times to flush it well with new fluid.