05-01-2017, 06:13 PM | #31 |
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Here's my 2 cents. I have a jug of Seafoam in my garage. I use it to treat the gas before storage of everything I have. The main thing I use it for is cleaning the internals before an oil change of my car. My use started when I had an Isuzu Amigo (my little friend). There are certain years of the Amigos and Rodeos that had too small of holes in the piston oil rings in the V6. They become clogged easily and the vehicle starts using oil. I found this out after mine was using about a quart every two weeks or so. Checking forums lead me to Seafoam. They said to add a 1/2 cup or so to the crank case, drive for 20 minutes or so, and then do the oil change. I tried it and the problem went away and I've been a user ever since.
I haven't looked at all the tests that Spud has posted but the Seafoam one did show some improvement. There are other procedures where the plugs are pulled and the stuff is poured onto the tops of the pistons. This cleans them off also.
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05-01-2017, 07:10 PM | #32 | |
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05-02-2017, 12:16 PM | #33 |
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Used to do the same thing back in the 70's! You could stop traffic with that smoke! Unreal thick......and it stuck around....
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05-04-2017, 10:48 PM | #34 |
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I had a chance to watch the cleaner videos at a wifi hotspot.
None of the results were very impressive concerning hardened carbon deposits. I hope they are better at cleaning fuel injectors and other parts of the fuel system....or I have wasted a lot of money over the years. Spud, how did the piston your RX3 compare to the pistons in the videos? How did your piston compare to my TW200 piston? The picture in your "top end rebuild" thread was not very clear. Here is a photo of the piston of my Tw200 after 9,000 miles (the photo was taken after I had partially cleaned the piston). I used Seafoam after every oil change (every 1,000 miles) and if I was having carb problems. An additional benefit to watching the videos was I discovered I could get a borescope camera that connects to my laptop for less that $20. One more question...Do you still have the OCS hose connected to the air box? jb
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05-05-2017, 12:12 AM | #35 | |
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I reconnected my OCS in the 'unofficial position,' which was the way I received it from CSC.
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05-05-2017, 01:51 AM | #36 | |
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All of that said - I switched to Stabil Marine fuel treatment. Same lubricating benefits, but far better at keeping the fuel fresh and dealing with condensation (it's designed for boats after all) For cleaning my sump/case I have been using Rislone oil treatment. It has a mild detergent package that slowly breaks up deposits to suspend it. I am not a fan of more aggressive motor flush treatments (Seafoam), but that is personal preference. |
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