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pineapplesoymilk
02-15-2010, 03:43 PM
hey guys i dont really know much about seafoam and was wondering what the point of it is if we should use it and how thanks.

tonedef
02-16-2010, 01:16 PM
Seafoam is used to clean the carbon deposits left after burning oil in our engines.

Here this is the process i used.

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=186885

pineapplesoymilk
02-17-2010, 06:32 AM
thanks

Bigbacon
02-17-2010, 07:19 AM
does seafoam come withthe rubber tube or did you just happen to have something?

What 2 stroke would one suggest that you can buy at autozone or AAP?

I dont normmaly premix but I don't like the idea of cranking dry.

Huey52
02-17-2010, 07:49 AM
^ rather get a case of Idemitsu 2-cycle premix. At 4 - 8 oz per tankful it will last you a long time.

Seafoam is very good (a long heritage in marine engine use), but so is Lucas and most of the other decarbing solutions.

pineapplesoymilk
02-17-2010, 06:45 PM
should you do it before you change oil plugs and wires or after?

tonedef
02-18-2010, 02:07 AM
should you do it before you change oil plugs and wires or after?

I did this on my car before changing anything else. It helped a lot! It wasn't the only thing wrong with my car but it helped. I say start with the least expensive and work your way up. My car was having big idling problems to the point that it stalled once at a light. Asking around people told me to replace the plugs, coils, wires, etc. also to change the engine mounts. So this process was the least expensive of all and I went ahead and did it. You see even if I bought the plugs, coils and wires my engine will still be filled with crud (probably fouling my new plugs in the process). So I did this first. And it work (to a certain extent) no more rough idles at lights.
I still replaced my coils later on with a BHR Kit (awesome by the way).

Bottom line this is a process you will not regret and your engine will love you for it!

pineapplesoymilk
02-18-2010, 03:53 PM
thanks man for the info