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RichC · #16 07-26-2007, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ForcedInduction

Of course they will say it's perfect for EVERYTHING., how else are they going to sell as much of it as possible?

Leave the seafoam for the g@ssers.

Hmmm, good point.

It stinks that usually the only things we find out about products is what the people who are making money off them want us to know.

Thank You
RichC

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tobybul · #17 07-26-2007, 09:53 AM

If only diesel engines can talk .... or if only deer can talk .....

..... deer? can someone tell me if those deer "repellants" you put on cars so they don't run infront of you really work? Since only the deers would know, if deer can talk, it'd be nice if they can tell us....

I say this only because it would be good to see concrete evidence, via say b4 and after test pictures of combustion chambers, that its carbonized before, then its clean after ..... same goes for injectors.... if only engines can talk ........

WINGAS · #18 07-26-2007, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Leadslinger11B

I use Howes Diesel treet in My Chevy, a lotta truckers swear by it, do you guys think it would be ok for the Benzo? Also I use Lucas and Rotella in the Trucka, would dat be ok for my MB??

Howes was recommended and I love it. My 606 dont like low sulph fuel so much, so I've found Howes Meaner Cleaner a great conditioner.

Best "cleaner" so far for lil Blackie has been bio though. No more smoke from the engine, easier starting, and mpg creeped UP a wee bit ( although its barely measurable and likely a statistical anomoly).

No more pinging ( not nailing - pinging ) with a B30+ blend either.

Trouble is I'm running out of brewed bio ( the enigine REALLY likes it). I dumped 5 gals in the tank this am, 4-5 ozs of Meaner Cleaner and topped off with D2. B30-B40 I reckon.

BTW, used diesel purge, but the inj were clean anyway. Was hoping it would clean the chambers. Naw. Bio. Bio is a great de carbonizer it seems. At least for this 606.910 mill. Awesome judging by the way it runs. Will know more if I decided to pop the head off for a freshening this winter.

Yes you can use SeaFoam in a diesel. I run a can down the throat of my gassers once in a while ( although GM Top Engine cleaner is the best for that). But I'd use Howes Meaner CLeaner instead.

BTW, I can get the engine to stop pinging on hard acceleration by using PowerService with Cetane boost, but it cuts the power down dramatically. No ping, but no power.

Bio is the best cleaner imho, bar none. this is brewed bio ( FI will like that), adn there must be some methanol in the mix, since my skin dried up when I spilled some on it this am.

My dog wanted to lap the stuff up! Crazy dingo!

E150GT · #19 07-26-2007, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tobybul

If only diesel engines can talk .... or if only deer can talk .....

deer? can someone tell me if those deer "repellants" you put on cars so they don't run infront of you really work? if deer can talk, it'd be nice if they can tell us....

I say this only because it would be good to see concrete evidence, via say b4 and after test pictures, of combustion chambers that its carbonized before, then its clean after ..... same goes for injectors.... if engines can talk ........

Back in 2005 in Vanderpool, Texas I hit an axis deer with my van and got stranded 100 miles from home. A man that ran a store just down the road helped out to get meon the road again and told me that he was the inventor of those deer warning things. He told me that out there there are so many deer and he has hit so many that he experimented with dog whistles or something and they would get out of the way. Anyway, it could be true but he also told me he invented the tornado fuel saver and also had almost a million miles on his volvo but hit a deer and totaled it before he hit 1M.

TwitchKitty · #20 07-26-2007, 12:54 PM

Won't hurt anything but your wallet. Won't help anything except company profits.

Read the MB shop manual.

Actually one Bosch dealer who posted here said that it could stir-up sediment out of traps that was never meant to be disturbed. So, some damage is possible.

NC Benz · #21 07-26-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tobybul

If only diesel engines can talk .... or if only deer can talk .....

..... deer? can someone tell me if those deer "repellants" you put on cars so they don't run infront of you really work? Since only the deers would know, if deer can talk, it'd be nice if they can tell us....

I say this only because it would be good to see concrete evidence, via say b4 and after test pictures of combustion chambers, that its carbonized before, then its clean after ..... same goes for injectors.... if only engines can talk ........

Guess I should have taken pictures of the purge I did with Seafoam. After a few minutes the fuel was nice and black.

badgator · #22 07-26-2007, 05:32 PM

I used a couple cups of veg/corn oil, 1 qt Diesel Kleen and 1 can of seafoam in my 85 300sd last month - after warmed up. See a diesel purge post for how to. Within minutes started running smoother, then drove it like I stold it (Italian tuneup). Search for my post, Runs nice now.

Turbopugsleylx · #23 03-04-2008, 12:10 AM

When you guys say purge with seafoam are you talking about using it in the vaccum tree like a gas car or just filling the fuel filter with it?

Matt L · #24 03-04-2008, 12:29 AM

Neither. Disconnect the supply and return lines, and run them to a small container. Don't dump any in the intake!

#25 03-04-2008, 12:32 AM

Oh, bad for the pump that stuff is!

Turbopugsleylx · #26 03-04-2008, 01:58 AM

so your talking about using it like the diesel purge product? Are you using the reg seafoam or the diesel version to do this? Do you get alot of smoke from it? My car has 180k on in 300 sdl '87 and its never been purged like this before...

#27 03-04-2008, 02:01 AM

If you want to do it that way, get the real Diesel Purge stuff.

NC Benz · #28 03-04-2008, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ForcedInduction

Of course they will say it's perfect for EVERYTHING., how else are they going to sell as much of it as possible?

Leave the seafoam for the g@ssers.

Seriously it is not brain surgery here. There are products that can clean fuel lines/injectors. It is not magic.

I have used Sea Foam in my diesels and my marine engines, including diesels. It just works.

No I dont have any investment in the company.

Jadavis · #29 03-04-2008, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by RichC

Ummm, nope again

How to Use SEA FOAM MOTOR TREATMENT
In Tune-Up of Diesel Engines
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3. Use 1 pint of SEA FOAM to every 4 gallons of oil to clean rings and other engine parts internally. For best results, use SEA FOAM for 1 hour before oil change. Results in cleaner engines and longer oil change intervals.

I'm not a big fan of putting fuel of any sort into the motor oil. I know it is a small risk, but something about inviting a runaway diesel condition bugs me.

-Jim