How many have put seafoam in their engine and oil before? I'm doing it this week for the first time. Any benefits or issues with doing it?

 

No issues, just don't need to really do it all that frequently. Follow the directions on the can...no more, no less. People will try to make it an exact science, it's not really necessary to go that deep with it. lol

Benefits are obvious - Clean and lubricated top end, etc.

 

best for carbed bikes that havent been ridden in awhile...
like my wife's when we bought it. it was a coupla years old with about 500 miles on it. so it ran a bit rough. i diagnosed it as carb gunk and used a product that i cant remember now similar to seafoam. ran through a bit more than the amount suggested - after a tank the bike ran like new. that stuff can work really well if you are correcting gunked carbs. easier than rebuilding- i can tell you that from experience (been there, done that- and pia!)

 

You really shouldn't put it in your oil. It will wash off build up on cylinder walls and possibly cause your bike to smoke. I happens a lot on older bikes where the build up is part of the seal........ But its great in the gas tank.......

 

SeaFoam is a great product to add to your fuel, especially if you have some issues, do not add to oil no no.

once you have it cleaned up, I use marine grade stabil (blue) in the off season when I don't ride that much and I use the reccomended storage amount in winter time.

With the ''ethenol'' fuel and our metal tanks which sweat internally real easy I also reccomend keeping your tank full, which = less air in the tank to sweat.

 

I run Seafoam in all my toys (gas only). I swear by it.

 

Run some thru my tank every few months...great for injectors....wouldn't use it in my oil, but if I did I would put it in run a couple of miles then drain and replace.

 

Thanks for this tips. I'm set on using it in my gas tank. Should I add the recommended amount to a full tank or should it be close to empty?

As far as adding it to oil, Ive heard of people doing it right before they need and oil change.

 

I run mine with a full tank...ratio is 1oz Seafoam to 1 gal of gas.

 

This is true, and I believe the instructions on the back of the can call for the motor to be run for a few minutes, and then the oil/Seafoam mixture drained.

You DO NOT however want to do this on a vehicle (Harley) which uses a dry sump oil system. When you drain the oil on your bike, approx 3/4 of a quart of the old oil remains in the system, and part of that would be Seafoam. That's why a brand new dry Sporty motor takes 3.6 quarts, yet on an oil change it only takes about 2.75 quarts.