SuzukiSavage.com - Declared Sea Foam War (hip waders needed)

Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29294 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #45 - 10/01/11 at 11:41:09 Gyrobob wrote on 10/01/11 at 11:37:23: Built2Last wrote on 10/01/11 at 11:20:36: I put the Seafoam in the oil and gas tank and rode it a good 20 minutes, that stuff actually seems to do something... oil change here in about 15 minutes once the engine cools a bit. What did it do? Smoke... ...
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Reply #46 - 10/01/11 at 11:41:16

Built2Last wrote on 10/01/11 at 11:23:42:

Serowbot wrote on 10/01/11 at 10:18:28:

I never put anything in there, but clean oil every 2.5k)....

You change every 2.5k? I've been going every 2k, even though the manual says 1.5k.. and I buy the K&N oil filters when they're on sale for around $6.

The chemical engineers (oil guys) I have chatted with change their auto oil every 10k or 15k miles. They say that if you let your oil get up to full temp and hold it there for 10 min or so (maybe a 20-30 min ride), you boil off any moisture from starting up a cold engine, and you pretty much keep any sludge from forming. The oil lasts way past the manufacturer's schedule. One of them said he changes his wife's oil every 2k, though, because she only drives her car 5 mi to and from work.

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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #47 - 10/01/11 at 11:43:21 It was idling better, like the can says! The stuff really works!!!!
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #48 - 10/01/11 at 11:45:00 Don't be jealous that I idle like a rock star at stoplights...
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #49 - 10/01/11 at 11:45:32 Built2Last wrote on 10/01/11 at 11:43:21: It was idling better, like the can says! The stuff really works!!!! I'll bet you like schmagnets too, eh?
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #50 - 10/01/11 at 11:47:54 When you see me sitting at a stoplight you think to yourself "That boy sure can idle"
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29294 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #51 - 10/01/11 at 11:51:27 I start tellin' myself to change my oil at 2k... ...then it's takes me about 500 miles to get around to it... ...
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #52 - 10/01/11 at 11:55:27 I think I'm gonna extend it to 2.5k myself cause the K&N oil filter is so smack dabbity good, but I'm sitting at 7,771 right now with this Seafoam crap in the crank case... so I guess I'll run it till the new oil change at 10.5k after today..
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #53 - 10/01/11 at 11:56:54 Built2Last wrote on 10/01/11 at 11:43:21: It was idling better, like the can says! The stuff really works!!!! The ones that say it does nothing have never tried it.
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Re: Sea Foam
Reply #54 - 10/01/11 at 12:01:19

bill67 wrote on 10/01/11 at 11:56:54:

Built2Last wrote on 10/01/11 at 11:43:21:

It was idling better, like the can says! The stuff really works!!!!

The ones that say it does nothing have never tried it.

Oh, it'll do something. It'll do whatever is typical of running an engine designed for 10w-40 on 5w-20. Probably, if you don't let it go too long, the engine will appear undamaged.

I don't have to try running my machinery on oil that's way too thin to know I don't want to do it. I'll let YOU go to the school of hard knocks.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #55 - 10/01/11 at 12:09:01 I'm 72 years old I've been to the school of hard knocks and back quiet a few times,One reason i never go cheap on oil.
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #56 - 10/01/11 at 12:13:08 bill67 wrote on 10/01/11 at 12:09:01: I'm 72 years old I've been to the school of hard knocks and back quiet a few times,One reason i never go cheap on oil. Sounds like you are a few credits short of a diploma.
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Reply #57 - 10/01/11 at 12:40:12

No seriously, when I added it to my gas AND oil (right before changing) and drove for 20 mins it really did get a smooth idle sound and everything felt really smooth... I'm in the process of putting in my winter oil now so hopefully everything stays smooth like it was for that 20 min ride Cheesy

And no, it wasn't just in my head.. Tongue

But I'm not taking sides, I'm gonna add some before every oil change from now on... break out the math and chemicals and all that stuff.

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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 907 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #58 - 10/01/11 at 13:09:02 I put it in my oil, 3.5 oz, ran it a couple of days before the oil change, and in the gas tank 1 oz per gallon, every couple months, and the bike is running good.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #59 - 10/01/11 at 13:15:02 rl153 wrote on 10/01/11 at 13:09:02: I put it in my oil, 3.5 oz, ran it a couple of days before the oil change, and in the gas tank 1 oz per gallon, every couple months, and the bike is running good. see, works!
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