Oh yes, I have searched, read....
Will someone PLEASE tell me the correct steps to use seafoam to clean
my engine from Throttle body back. I read a LOT in the forums and have only come out confused. My 8 is my baby and I don't want to do this wrong and mess it up.
Thanks in advance.

 

Try this:
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...4-08-1924g.pdf

 

or this
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=seafoam

 

Those do the quickest job or....I have added it to a half or quarter tank of gas. Then ring it out AFTER a good warm up. Some times you'll have to do this twice if you have a big build up.

 

is this safe?? b.c i did seafoam my engine before using the finishline procedure... but little to no white smoke came out.... did i do something wrong?? =/

 

Nope just means your engine was pretty carbon free. SARX has done it during our mod days and a couple of cars only had a little or no smoke.

 

 

i like the one with Capt. Picard better

 

^ okay, let me re phrase that. It means you didn't have an excess of carbon build up? I have seen cars with similar mileage smoke for a while and I have seen others hardly smoke at all

Of course we used the Zoom Zoom cleaner and dealer method but I am guessing the results are the same.

 

yea i used the zoom cleaner and the procedure that was suggested by finishline , when i did it my 8 had about 40k on it, and I'm pretty sure, to the best of my knowledge lols, it had never gotton foamed before I did it...but thanks =) ... im at 43k now, when should i do it again?

 

I dunno, personally I premix my fuel with Idemitsu, inject it through my SOHN adapter, and I get my engine hot and rev it daily, so I don't really see a need for it. Most carbon build up apparently is from fuel anyway so I try and only use the new Shell station near my house. Supposedly newer stations have plastics tanks and filtration units.

 

Hint: the smoke is mainly the seafoam itself burning off.

 

Would that be black or white smoke?

 

i've heard twice a year is all you really need. Some people like more, some less.

 

oh okay, and i just started using the pre mix sooo, i guess i should be fine for now =).

 

Never done it before. Is this something that is really needed?

 

This is something typically done by the dealer when you are having issues. It really depends on the cars history and maintenance regimen.

 

 

Back in the day...........

We used water

 

water is actually way better, but most ppl dunno how to do it.

and water is ... almost free

 

Dont say things like that, we will start seeing a whole new batch of, "help my engine is flooded!" threads.









Although the power of steam can not be beat!

 

I have to do it once or twice a year. I do it when I know my car is in good tune(meaning plugs,coils,wires,etc are in good shape) but it feel just a little sluggish. I run a can or two through it and enjoy my favorite drives that makes the engine pull hard in the hi revs. Then it's back smooth and responsive...

 

there is no right way to do it, there are multiple ways.

it can be useful/helpful, but it isnt necessary. a lot of what it does can be achieved via other means.

smoke from the exhaust isnt a sign, or lack of, for carbon buildup. You can run seafoam through a brand new motor and it will smoke just the same, its a byproduct of putting that stuff through the motor.