Want to try seafoam motor fluid

[negativecreep934]

I have a 91 accord lx with 95,000 miles on it and am wanting to run the seafoam motor cleaing fluid throgh it. I want to buy two cans, one for the gas and the other for the oil. Any ideas on the process for adding the Seafoam to the oil? Also, what would be the best oil and oil filter to get for a car with almost 100K miles?

[BiGwiLLswiLLy]

a lot of people i know used the seafoam and they all said it worked great for them...as for the oil filter go fram...and jus any 10w-30 oil...

[jimmythecow]

fram sucks. i had it on my beemer and it blew out the seal and i lost oil pressure, resulting in a hammered bearing, and eventually a thrown rod.

as for oil. mobil one.

sea foam is good stuff. iv run it on many a cars. i stand by it. if you want a good oil filter. run mobil one, K&N, or dealership's

[BiGwiLLswiLLy]

mobile 1 is to expensive...it aint worth it unless u need synthetic...which he dont need or should use in a 4th gen accord...

[ilLUMINAteddriver]

Originally Posted by negativecreep934

I have a 91 accord lx with 95,000 miles on it and am wanting to run the seafoam motor cleaing fluid throgh it. I want to buy two cans, one for the gas and the other for the oil. Any ideas on the process for adding the Seafoam to the oil? Also, what would be the best oil and oil filter to get for a car with almost 100K miles?

I've heard good things about seafoam, but I've also heard good things about a lot of additives. I've had great results with Gunk Motor Flush and Marvel Mystery Oil, but it's all what you want to do with it. Some additives are going to work better for some problems than others. Are you using it as preventative maintenence or is there a real problems? If you're trying to clear out the injectors and fuel line, consider some Lucas fuel system treatment - that stuff'll blast anything out AND improve your mileage up to 10%. On my 96 Lumina (3.1L V6) I got on average of an extra 1.2MPG.

As for the oil, why don't you do a little bit of independant reading and decide for yourself? I know this particular link is geared more towards motorcyle riders, but the information on the oil itself is invaluable, if a bit technical.

http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Oils1.html

It's worth not falling asleep and reading through, though a lot of the technical details may be about as dry as day old toast. There are links to some oil filter disections too, on the left in the middle of all that teeny text, that are telling. I'll save you some time, though - Fram filters, and their OEM counterparts which are a dime a dozen, are best described as "Normal filter paper, and a decent amount of it. Cardboard end caps, Little prongy plastic bypass valve. Unconvincing anti-drainback valve. A study in how to make a filter on the cheap." Meanwhile, the Supertech (Walmart store brand and made by the same people who make Bosch in case you're unfamiliar) they tore apart was described as "A better than average filter at a bargain price." All I'm saying about the Fram filter is - CARDBOARD?!

For further reading, and a link provided at the end of the article on oil, consider reading the Consumer Reports test they did over the course of 4,500,000 miles in NYC taxis.

http://www.xs11.com/stories/croil96.htm

I hope this helps. I had some other links to a lot of oil filter disection and analyses, but I can't find them at present. If I do, I'll be sure to share them.

[ilLUMINAteddriver]

Well, that didn't take as long as I thought it would.

http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Filters.html

About 3/4 of the way down the page are the links, not all of which work or work correctly on the first try, but are good reads if only for some light information.

Again, hope this helps.

[jeffcoslacker]

Fram sux. Seafoam is good stuff.

Go look at a place that sells lots of different brands, find the one for your car in each brand, and take them outta the box and look inside.

You'll see a lot of difference in construction, media density, materials, anti-drainback valves (some won't even have one) gasket design, etc.

Ones that look empty and you see glue squishing out of the end caps and cardboard parts, put it back. The best have resin filter media, rolled seals plastic caps, etc, and a functional, well made AD valve.

[Igovert500]

http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfi...lterstudy.html

http://www.shoclub.com/lubrication-o...n-oilpart5.htm


Two nice oil filter comparison/studies.

[woofhaven]

I like K & N filters b/c they have the nut welded on the bottom -- easy removal.


For a crankcase cleaner, I have had outstanding results from Mr. Goodwrench upper crankcase cleaner. It is not an oil additive; it is more of a flush -- follow the directions on the can. It's been several years since I have used it, so I don't know if it is still around.