Cleaned out my MINI today for the first time with Seafoam at 77K miles. Dirty smoke was expected but there was no smoke. We thought the engine was clean. Then...

 

I dumped a can in the gas tank @ 39k miles & got nothing. Have to try the spray next time & see what happens.

 

I just showed this video to my grade 2 class. They wanted to know what "sounded so cool on the computer." When I showed them they were all like: "Whooooah!"

Good stuff man. I'm trying to find Seafoam where I live. I am on day 3 of my hunt. Have been to Partsource, Wal Mart, and Canadian tire... (I live in Ontario, Canada)

 

How do you inject it with the PVC method? I ran a can through my tank and got nothing! That's awesome that it works that well!!

 

On the engine block look for a tube on the top left corner of the engine. It should come off if you pry it gently with a flat head screw driver. Buy the aerosol Seafoam, not the liquid type. It should come with a red straw. After you yank the tube off, put your finger over the tube and start your car. It's crucial you keep your finger on the hole or your car will stall. Quickly stick the other end of the red tube into the hole and pinch the hose down and start spraying into the hose. While you spray if your engine begins to choke, stop spraying and keep the hose sealed so your engine idles smoothly again. Then start spraying again. Rinse and repeat. Unload about half a can into the hose and then turn off the engine. Let it sit for an hour. Start your car and let it rip like I did. Give it a good drive on the road and let it sit in high rpms so you can clear out the carbon build up.

 

awesome!

 

Oh and your suppose to get a lot more smoke on the R56.

 

I can attest to this lol... I did it this weekend, after probably 5K miles since last treatment, and couldnt even see most of the car lol

wish i recorded it...

 

NAPA autoparts is where I get mine.

 

Was there any you sprayed into the gas tank?
I think I may need to try this...my results from yesterday were good, but I thought for sure I was above 200hp. :(

 

Gonna go feed Momo some seafoam, We'll see how clean she is. Doubt the previous owners did this, So my bet is she's a dirty little girl.

Edit: Well, Its been an hour since i put 1/3-1/2 of a can into her. Got in, Started her up, Reved up to about 3k for a bit, nothing. Pushed up to 5k a bit, Nothing. Reved if for a few minutes at 5.5-6k. More nothing. Decided to hit the roads.(maybe a bit foolish if it started blowing out clouds, but by this point i was well convinced it wouldn't.) When i got to the first on ramp, Nailed it to 60 (shifted just short of redline). Held it as 4k doing 60 for a few miles. Nada!

So, it's either cleaner than i thought, or really caked on there. I'll wait a month or so, and throw the rest of the can through her.

 

Just ran it through mine a minute ago. I'm at 110K and as well I doubt the previous owner did this. we will see in a little bit what happens! Hopefully it blows out some carbon build up! Thanks for the tip on where to spray it through! This should clean the sensors as well right? I put a can in my tank about 2 weeks ago and it definitely helped! Summer is here in Houston so it's time to prepare!!

 

The aerosol doesn't mess up the application?

I would have thought the liquid would have been a better option basically doing the same thing but putting the hose into the can and siphoning some into the engine that way.

 

Worked great for me! Spit out a lot and then I took it for a nice high rev drive up to about 100! Oh yeah, big difference!!

 

I didn't put anything in the gas tank or air intake. Just the PCV valve. Sprayed it directly into the hose while the engine was running. We did it today with 2 R56, and they spat out some dark clouds too but no where near where mines was.

 

I think you were just starting to smoke it all out at the end of the video. Did you rev out more smoke after?

 

Yeah, the video camera died but while I was driving it was smoking like crazy because I was staying in like 2/3 gear! I couldn't keep revving it because I live in apartments. When is the next time I can run some more through? I was going to do it tomorrow at my warehouse because I can be as loud as I want to be there!

 

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BTW: Remember.....Need to change your oil after these applications. Do not drive more than a few hundred miles after doing this. I hear 500 miles is the limit but see no reason to drive even that far on the thinnned out engine oil.

 

Thanks for the oil reminder, I've got a new filter coming, So Once that gets here replace this boring brown oil with some purple =)

 

Wait, so if i sprayed seafoam into my engine i would hae to give it an oil change right after? Ive never heard of this.

 

I am pretty sure you only have to change the oil if you put the seafoam in the oil. The PCV/Gas method doesn't require an oil change. All though it couldn't hurt! Think I'm about to switch to some royal purp!

 

[FONT=Georgia, sans-serif]Right from the horse http://www.seafoamsales.com/gasoline-engine-faqs.html of ......
The most frequently asked question about using Sea Foam is as follows: “After using Sea Foam in my oil, fuel, or through the vacuum line (to clean carbon from the combustion chamber) do I need to change my oil?” The short answer is: No you don’t have to change your oil after using Sea Foam in any application.
When using Sea Foam in your fuel or through the vacuum line for carbon cleaning your oil does not need to be changed. Using Sea Foam in your oil, at 1 ½ ounces per quart, is a safe way to clean a crankcase, free up rings or free up sticky lifters as you drive. Sea Foam is not a chemical engine flush and therefore, it will not damage internal engine components or plug the oil pick up screen. Sea Foam is a pure petroleum blend with no chemical additives and is safe for long term cleaning or short term pre-service cleaning.
Sea Foam is a blend of highly refined additive oils and is compatible with all motor oils including synthetics. It is safe for all internal engine components and will not affect any seals, gaskets or o-rings. Sea Foam cleans oil deposits and varnish in your crankcase by safely/slowly re liquefying the old oil residue so contaminants may flow and be filtered. The longer Sea Foam is in your oil the cleaner your crankcase will become. When adding Sea Foam to clean oil, for long term maintenance cleaning, you must check your oil periodically for color and clarity, when your oil looks dirty change it. Because you added cleaning oil (Sea Foam) to your oil you may have to change oil before the expected service interval.
When adding Sea Foam to dirty oil before an oil change, for best results use 1 ½ ounces per quart of oil at least 100 miles before oil is changed.
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Cool so no oil change. Where can you get the spray kind? I went to pep boys, auto zone and even ace hardware and all they had was the normal bottle.

 

They should have them at Autozone... How about Advance Auto Parts?

 

I tried the areasol can and it didnt really work the way I wanted it too. Seemed like the air wasn't in the can or something lol, it was barely even spraying out, I might have just had a bad can though. I returned it and used the regular one and just slowly poured it in the PCV Hose. And yes, I got mine at Advanced Auto Parts. Ran another 1/3 through this morning and wow what a difference. My idle is very steady now and I can actually use the A/C at a stop light!