Aveo Seafoam Results

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Aveo Seafoam Results

Postby subachad » Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:26 pm

Hello,

I posted up a new blog post about my Seafoam Experience in the Aveo. It didn't seem to do much, if anything at all. That being said, I would still try it on a different car. I go into detail as to why I think it didn't work, basically it has to do with my driving methods and my weekly redlining.


Here is a copy / paste of the entire blog post. You can also click on the following link.
http://www.uniquemotorsports.com/2010/0 ... g-results/


In a nutshell – not much. I don’t think this is all too fair though as I consciously drive in a way which keeps the inside of my engine clean. Here is a list of steps I have developed over the years to keep my engine running as clean as possible.

Seafoam

Seafoam

- Change oil every 5000-6000 miles (mostly highway)

- Redline (shift just below RPM cutoff) at least a few times a week. *This is great for the engine; however, make sure the engine is fully warmed up, not just the water, but the oil as well to avoid a blown head gasket or excessive engine wear.

- I run name brand gas exclusively. If there is a filler truck at the station, I’ll not fill up that day.

- Lucas fuel injector cleaner every 40k or so.

- Change the spark plugs every 40k. Check them every 10k or so.

- Let it cool a few minutes to turn it off to keep the oil from coking with hot spots. Coking is common in turbos when the turbo is glowing hot, the oil gets shut off and the oil remains on a glowing red hot surface. This will steam the oil causing a thick film to build inside the turbo. The Aveo doesn’t have a turbo; however, driving gently a minute or more before shutting it down will help avoid hot spots in the engine where the oil can burn.

These steps keep the internals clean and running smooth. Redlining frequently also will get the valves glowing red hot, which combined with the added intake and exhaust flow will help force out build up on the valves and inside the exhaust manifold.

That being said, most people don’t do this. Most people wouldn’t even think about all of this and quite frankly that’s ok. This is good to know when a car starts losing some power over time, buying a used car, perhaps you are fixing a car for a friend or family member. This might also help clear a check engine light and even get a non passing car through an emissions check.

On to the Seafoam Process.

A can of Seafoam will set you back about $10 at a local auto parts store. According to the directions a third would be dumped into the gas tank, a third in the oil, and the remaining third into the intake VIA a vacuum line as close to the throttle body as possible.

Get the car to temperature, once it’s fully warmed up start sucking the seafoam into the intake line. You will also need the car to be at around 2000 RPM for this part, otherwise it will stall out.

Cap of Seafoam

Cap of Seafoam

Sucking Seafoam

Sucking Seafoam

While sucking the Seafoam there should be a lot of smoke coming out of the tail pipe. This is why you should do this at night in a well ventilated and preferably windy location. I didn’t have hardly any smoke so I guess was starting out with a rather clean engine.

Once this part is done, go for a spirited drive. By spirited I mean redline it in second and third if possible. Run it hard for a few minutes to force out any engine buildup.

Once returned home if you poured a third of the can into your oil, you will need to change it now. It’s not a good idea to leave a cleaning agent in for any length of time.

Skittle ready for Seafoam

Skittle ready for Seafoam

That’s it. You are done. If you like this article, please support this site by useing the following link when purchasing Seafoam.


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Re: Aveo Seafoam Results

Postby Oscarthagrouch003 » Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:05 pm

nice write up~ love it. u get a vid of all the smoke?

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Re: Aveo Seafoam Results

Postby subachad » Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:37 pm

Oscarthagrouch003 wrote:nice write up~ love it. u get a vid of all the smoke?


There really wasn't any. That's what surprised me... I wasn't expecting much but I was expecting more than the little amount I did get. Unfortunately the LCD on my camera is broke so I don't know how to make it record video.. it also makes for some fuzzy shots as demonstrated on the Seafoam can and some off center shots as well. Its kind of like using an old film camera that you don't know what you get, until you do.

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Re: Aveo Seafoam Results

Postby thehunterooo » Thu Apr 29, 2010 12:14 am

from what i have read around the internet, it sounds like seaform is complete rubish, you didnt notice any difference at all?
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Re: Aveo Seafoam Results

Postby Petrified.Rabbit » Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:09 am

i'm not going to bash anyone for using it, because i know the "american mechanic" even good ones use stuff like this all the time, and factories even allow its use at dealerships, so its most likely not going to harm anything. if you do it right. though I do see a lot of clogged cats associated with american cars versus european..

that said a properly running fuel injected engine that is brought up to temperature often enough, and has not had a problem, like a stuck egr valve, or something should never need this treatment.

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Re: Aveo Seafoam Results

Postby thehunterooo » Thu Apr 29, 2010 12:15 pm

i did read though that it does clean the valves really good, but i didnt seem people notice much of a differnece, its not a complete waste though
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Re: Aveo Seafoam Results

Postby subachad » Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:47 pm

thehunterooo wrote:i did read though that it does clean the valves really good, but i didnt seem people notice much of a differnece, its not a complete waste though


As mentioned here and the response above you. For the average driver this makes a difference. The average driver doesn't push their car hard enough to keep the engine clean inside. A friend of mine did it and noticed a big difference in his Accord. He just picked it up with 180,000 miles on the original engine. It was so clogged up, it had a fully blocked EGR port. Another friend has a galant and she never goes above 2500 RPM. The car ran like poo.. once up to temp, I got on it a few times and by the 3rd pull it ran perfectly smooth and had the power you would expect from Mitsu's 2.4L lump.

I like Seafoam, it's just not for every car or driver. I have a "slightly" smoother idle, but barely. The grounding kit did more for performance, that's for sure.

Later
Chad
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Re: Aveo Seafoam Results

Postby thehunterooo » Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:00 am

makes sense, i would never need this then lol, what grounding kit are you using?
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Re: Aveo Seafoam Results

Postby subachad » Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:32 pm

thehunterooo wrote:makes sense, i would never need this then lol, what grounding kit are you using?


MY grounding kit consists of a couple 8 Gauge wire cut to fit. I lightly covered it in the following post.

http://www.uniquemotorsports.com/2009/0 ... july-2009/



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