Qxxx4
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1999.5 Infiniti QX4
Brampton ON
1-6-2008
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (Empty V) | 11:49 AM 7/24/2009 |
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whoa thats cool! a coworker noticed i was watching the vid and said its great stuff...any way you can show us how its done? He told me you put it in the vacuum line a little bit at a time
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Empty V
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2001 Infiniti QX4, 1982 Corvette C3 Shark, 2001 Lexus RX300, 1996 Bayliner 4788
Ventura County CA
1-21-2008
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (Qxxx4) | 12:08 PM 7/24/2009 |
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| Quote, originally posted by Qxxx4 » | | whoa thats cool! a coworker noticed i was watching the vid and said its great stuff...any way you can show us how its done? He told me you put it in the vacuum line a little bit at a time |
It's really simple. 1. Pour 1/3 bottle in your gas tank, 1/3 in crank case where you top off your oil and 1/3 gets sucked up by the vacuum line pictured below. You should have a friend there on the throttle because when you pull that vacuum line the engine wants to die.The vacuum line has a ton of pressure and will implode"" the can if you create a seal so you want to kind of pour it into the hose. 2. After it's all sucked up, reattach the vacuum line.
3. Let it run for about 30 seconds then cut the engine.
4. Let the vehicle sit for about 15min so the Sea Foam can do it's thang.
5. Drive it on a freeway or somewhere you can run it at higher RPM's until the smoke stops emitting from the exhaust
6. Immediately get your oil changed. That's it! My ride runs great and I do it every 3rd oil change. 
Billy
Modified by Empty V at 2:24 PM 8/8/2009
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Turbogst
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04 pathfinder, 06 scion tc, 06 zo6
Raleigh nc
7-20-2009
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (Empty V) | 12:26 PM 7/24/2009 |
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It also shortens the life of your plugs and can foul them. After you do it your supposed to change your plugs.. A lot of nasty stuff gets on them. I have been using it for years was great on my eclipse everyone would think I blew my turbo haha. I only do it about once a year.
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Empty V
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2001 Infiniti QX4, 1982 Corvette C3 Shark, 2001 Lexus RX300, 1996 Bayliner 4788
Ventura County CA
1-21-2008
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (Turbogst) | 12:41 PM 7/24/2009 |
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| Quote, originally posted by Turbogst » | | It also shortens the life of your plugs and can foul them. After you do it your supposed to change your plugs.. A lot of nasty stuff gets on them. I have been using it for years was great on my eclipse everyone would think I blew my turbo haha. I only do it about once a year. |
It hasn't messed up my plugs. Sea Foam recommends doing it every oil change, I doubt they would give that recommendation if it destroyed plugs, but I could be wrong. I've been doing it on my ride four about 9 months now and have not had a single misfire. Billy
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Chuck Tribolet
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'01 Nissan Pathfinder, '87 Corvette, '98 Boston Whaler Montauk
Morgan Hill CA
11-24-2008
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (Empty V) | 5:13 PM 7/24/2009 |
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I've got 160,000 miles on my '01 PF.No Sea Foam. No misfires either.
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W O T
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2001 Infiniti Qx4
Milton on
9-12-2007
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (Chuck Tribolet) | 9:01 PM 7/24/2009 |
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lol true, I seafoam my cars for the fun of the smoke.Only car Ive seen it make a difference in was my b18 civic, had a nasty valve slap and a not so perfect idle, 1/2 can in the oil and 1/2 through the vacuum line and she ran minty I like driving in traffic after doing it, people point and honk and throw the 
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fueler
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1999.5 QX4, 2000 Honda 2.0T
San Diego / Baja California
1-16-2007
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (W O T) | 4:35 PM 7/25/2009 |
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i too have heard that seafoam fouls plugs. i change the oil and plugs after seafoam just for good measure.
Reminds me i probably should seafoam mine soon. 170k miles only been seafoamed once at like 110k
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sixty4
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2001 QX4, 2000 I30, 1964 Lincoln Continental
Potomac Falls VA
9-9-2008
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (fueler) | 12:31 PM 7/29/2009 |
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new to me? Before opening the post I figured you guys were just driving into the ocean. What is it?
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maikan
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Nissan Pathfinder Chilkoot 1999 VG33E 4wd
Quebec Qc
4-24-2009
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (Empty V) | 7:00 PM 7/29/2009 |
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What the hell was that ?
I have never heard of that thing before.
What is the point of putting sea foam ( real sea foam ?) in an engine?
What is the benefits ?
It's one of the most incredible thing I have seen been put through an engine.
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Empty V
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2001 Infiniti QX4, 1982 Corvette C3 Shark, 2001 Lexus RX300, 1996 Bayliner 4788
Ventura County CA
1-21-2008
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (maikan) | 2:25 PM 8/8/2009 |
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| Quote, originally posted by maikan » | What the hell was that ?
I have never heard of that thing before.
What is the point of putting sea foam ( real sea foam ?) in an engine?
What is the benefits ?
It's one of the most incredible thing I have seen been put through an engine. |
This is from the Sea Foam Website: EA FOAM Motor Treatment is a 100% pure petroleum product that safely and effectively cleans internal fuel and oil system components, helping your gasoline or diesel engine run cleaner and more efficiently. SEA FOAM is an EPA-registered product, and will not harm engine components, seals, gaskets, catalytic converters or oxygen sensors.
SEA FOAM liquifies gum and varnish deposits or internal engine components, removing carbon deposits, freeing sticky valve lifters and rings curing rough idle, pinging and hesitation problems. By using SEA FOAM to eliminate varnish and carbon buildup, mechanics can more accurately diagnose mechanical problems that may exist. That is why Sea Foam has been so popular with professional mechanics for over 65 years.
As a fuel system additive, Sea Foam will clean fuel injectors, clean carbon, gum and varnish deposits, add lubricity to fuel, stabilize fuel for 2 years and control moisture.
As an oil system additive, Sea Foam controls moisture, gum, varnish and residue deposits. Billy
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korbeano89
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1997 infiniti QX4
shelton WA
5-28-2009
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (maikan) | 1:09 PM 9/28/2009 |
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| Quote, originally posted by maikan » |
What is the point of putting sea foam ( real sea foam ?) |
 i sea foamed my q and mine didnt even smoke nearly as much as yours, it barely smoked at all.
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W O T
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2001 Infiniti Qx4
Milton on
9-12-2007
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (korbeano89) | 1:59 PM 9/29/2009 |
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The longer you let it sit after turning the engine off after you sucked it in, the more it smokes, wait a minimum of 15 minIve never had a car that didnt produce a THICK smog after doing it for the first time
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Empty V
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2001 Infiniti QX4, 1982 Corvette C3 Shark, 2001 Lexus RX300, 1996 Bayliner 4788
Ventura County CA
1-21-2008
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (korbeano89) | 2:23 PM 10/2/2009 |
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I just did it again 2 days ago and got the usual massive amounts of smoke, you f'd up somewhere dude. Where did you put the fluid? Billy
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diamondj30
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8-21-2002
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ive always used seafoam.works for me.did you have to reset your idle.im not familiar with those vehical's.I pour every 40k.in my tank cause fuel injected and its never fouled a plug yet..I did a friends car man there was some smoke baby,whew.His beater ran much better.
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korbeano89
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1997 infiniti QX4
shelton WA
5-28-2009
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (Empty V) | 3:44 PM 10/2/2009 |
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| Quote, originally posted by Empty V » | I just did it again 2 days ago and got the usual massive amounts of smoke, you f'd up somewhere dude. Where did you put the fluid? Billy |
no i just did a third of the can in all the right places and let it sit for 15 mins, i think lol. and then started it up and it smoked for a lil but it was smoke that you could see through it wasnt dense like yours.
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Empty V
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2001 Infiniti QX4, 1982 Corvette C3 Shark, 2001 Lexus RX300, 1996 Bayliner 4788
Ventura County CA
1-21-2008
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (korbeano89) | 4:18 PM 10/2/2009 |
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| Quote, originally posted by korbeano89 » | no i just did a third of the can in all the right places and let it sit for 15 mins, i think lol. and then started it up and it smoked for a lil but it was smoke that you could see through it wasnt dense like yours. |
What are all the right places? You need to have your engine running and suck it up through a vacuum line. At least that's how I do it, and 1/3 goes in the crank case and another into the gas tank. Billy
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korbeano89
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1997 infiniti QX4
shelton WA
5-28-2009
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (Empty V) | 5:11 PM 10/2/2009 |
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| Quote, originally posted by Empty V » | It's really simple. 1. Pour 1/3 bottle in your gas tank, 1/3 in crank case where you top off your oil and 1/3 gets sucked up by the vacuum line pictured below. You should have a friend there on the throttle because when you pull that vacuum line the engine wants to die.The vacuum line has a ton of pressure and will implode"" the can if you create a seal so you want to kind of pour it into the hose. 2. After it's all sucked up, reattach the vacuum line.
3. Let it run for about 30 seconds then cut the engine.
4. Let the vehicle sit for about 15min so the Sea Foam can do it's thang.
5. Drive it on a freeway or somewhere you can run it at higher RPM's until the smoke stops emitting from the exhaust
6. Immediately get your oil changed. That's it! My ride runs great and I do it every 3rd oil change.
Billy
Modified by Empty V at 2:24 PM 8/8/2009
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like i said all the right places, i guess ill let it sit in my engine longer next time
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W O T
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2001 Infiniti Qx4
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9-12-2007
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| « Re: Sea Foam vid of the QX4 (korbeano89) | 9:26 AM 10/3/2009 |
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Letting it sit really is the difference, you were probly all ansy counting the seconds and your 15 minutes was 5 minutes lol. My buddies t-bird didnt smoke and he only let it sit for like 2 min (long enough to pour it in the oil and gas tank)Im gonna do my moms 01 ford escape with 150k on it today or tomorrow and I'll post the video here 
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