Seafoam additive

Anybody using it as a fuel additive? Any thoughts.

 

seafoam???
wtf?
The white stuff that gets whipped off the ocean in bad weather?

 

No Steve, this:-

http://seafoamsales.com/

It's probably a kerosene type fraction with a small amount of alcohol and some upper cylinder lubricant added in. it's a lot like carb and choke cleaner, if I'm right.

Edit: I was mostly right - here's the MSDS that spills the beans on what's in Sea Foam in terms of major components.

http://seafoamsales.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MSDS_seafoam_EN.pdf

That's what you get for working in lubricants for 25 years - I can figure out what a lot of this stuff is without even seeing it.

 

That's the one. I thought about using it in the fuel as a cleaner.

 

You might as well use a dash of Redex.

 

Ah, got me wondering what they found in the ocean this time
There is another way to clean the inside of an engine, put a faulty injector in that leaks badly over night and wait til it fills the block some. then start the engine and watch it piss out the air filter. Thats what happened on my porsche, lovely and clean inside though after i dropped the oil and sump.

 

V-Power and Super Unleaded, etc. have additives in that raise the octane number, along with some detergent additives. The original Tetraethyl Lead that they put into petrol provided lubrication for valve guides and valve seats on four stroke engines, as they didn't have hardened valve seats.

All modern engines have hardened valve seats so that valve wear isn't the issue it used to be. The additive in Redex (it used to be Paradyne F) helps to burn off carbon deposits and loosen any dirt or varnish that may have formed in the carburettor.

It's more beneficial to two strokes than to four strokes these days, although I would recommend a dash of Redex in every fourth to sixth tank of fuel to keep the carburettor, fuel pump, injectors etc. free of deposits on a four stroke. Using ashless two-stroke instead of mineral oil-based is the way to go as well as this will minimise carbon residues.

 

Is redex ok in a 2 stroke motor then. Also is there are reason not to start using higher octane fuels ie v Power?

 

Redex is OK at the recommended dose in the petrol, in fact Carlube's 2T oil (the red one) uses the same additive. Using Super Unleaded, V-Power etc. fuel might give a very slight increase in power, but would also provide a slight safeguard against pinking or detonation if the ignition timing is slightly out.