Seafoam on sale at Advance Auto Parts

I don't buy the 16oz cans. Is the contents/formula the same as the 1-gallon can?

I pay about $54/gallon at Autozone for a gallon.

To beat that $54 gallon price, the 16oz can needs to average $6.75 per can or less.
 
bczoom
Seafoam is the same product no matter what size can it comes in. i use the deep creep aerosol in small carbs to clean the valves.
 
Went by Advance this afternoon. Last time I'll go in there.

They want $11.99 a can for the stuff making 2 cans $18 :mad:

I looked back and the last few times I've bought Seafoam from them it's been $8.49 a can! So 2 cans are $16.98 regular price. Some deal. :bonk:

There's other auto parts stores close. Reason I was going to Advance is that
It is next door to the grocery store.

Sorry for wasting everyone's time.

Jim
 
I bought a couple cans at AutoZone three weeks ago and they were 9 bucks each.
 
Can someone describe the magic SeaFoam is claimed to accomplish - and point to scientifically credible support for SF's claims?

My own experience is the stuff seems to reduce smoking but I used it in combination with Power Service (which does improve lugging before smoking, in my experience). I bought this bottle of SeaFoam when I bought the most recent Yanmar (a second 30+ year old YM186D, 18 hp diesel, this second one has a loader) and the seller told me he thought it needed valve guide seals due to smoking on startup and under load. 5~6 tanks later with my SF/PowerService magic diet, that startup smoke is gone and there's little smoke when working hard so I think he simply had it cruded up from light use. In contrast my mowing and tilling with implements intended for my larger Yanmar (see my sig photo, below) are working the little guy hard enough to burn the crud out. Or maybe Sea Foam can take credit for this cleanup.

Comments anyone?
 
Not a waste Jim. :) Not at all... and you did state that the regular price wasn't mentioned in the ad. ;) . collie
 
California said:
Can someone describe the magic SeaFoam is claimed to accomplish - and point to scientifically credible support for SF's claims?

My own experience is the stuff seems to reduce smoking but I used it in combination with Power Service (which does improve lugging before smoking, in my experience). I bought this bottle of SeaFoam when I bought the most recent Yanmar (a second 30+ year old YM186D, 18 hp diesel, this second one has a loader) and the seller told me he thought it needed valve guide seals due to smoking on startup and under load. 5~6 tanks later with my SF/PowerService magic diet, that startup smoke is gone and there's little smoke when working hard so I think he simply had it cruded up from light use. In contrast my mowing and tilling with implements intended for my larger Yanmar (see my sig photo, below) are working the little guy hard enough to burn the crud out. Or maybe Sea Foam can take credit for this cleanup.

Comments anyone?
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I had only used Power Service in my tractor but after all the talk here about sea foam I decided to give it a shot in March. I added it to my tractor and noticed a difference right away. I had not used power service in over a year so it was just diesel in the tank. After adding the Sea Foam I started her up and immediately noticed it was quieter, seemed to be running smoother without the diesel valve noise and the smoking was cut back. All that made a believer out of me. So I went out and bought a couple more cans for my mower and RTV etc.
 
Hey and glad this has been brought up.............My RTV 900, 05 vintage, has had some kind of fuel problem for a year now. Perhaps 400 to 500 hours...........

With a load, going up hill or a grade it looses power in cylinders. The hill is 15 to 20 degrees and 600 yards or so. It may begin on a simple 4 or 5 degree grade; but usually on the steeper hills. Usually, the engine needs to be very warmed up to hot and the weight of the load may be just the driver or up to perhaps 1000 pounds of feed. The road surface can be gravel or asphalt. The transmission will be in 2 wheel drive and in high with the throttle at 3/4 to max.

The problem is totally intermittent!!! One will be cruising along at max power with the throttle backed off just a hair so that the pump is doing it's full power trick. Suddenly one will lose what seems to be all of the cylinders. If you back off the throttle just right you will get back one cylinder before the engine dies, then as you nurse the throttle for a few seconds you will gain the second cylinder and then in a bit the third. As you are doing this you have moved from high to neutral so you can work the throttle without putting pressure on the situation by engaging the transmission.
This may happen 3 or 4 times in the 600 yards or so of the 15 degree hill, or it may happen just once. Rarely, the engine will just die altogether; but if you don't "play" with the throttle just right it will...........As you go up one way/direction you will crest the hill and take a left, go perhaps 100 yards, and then take another 90 degree left.......If you have been having trouble coming up that hill, as you make the first left you WILL ALWAYS...ALWAYS, have trouble on the flat there making that left and then again when you make the second left. Again, these turns are sharp but on the flat..........

When it first started doing this we changed the fuel filter and then subsequently twice more since then in the last year and a few hundred or so hours in between. Nothing visible in the filter such as water or debris..........
We then drained the tank, twice now, and dried it out by putting a fan down in the tank for a day or two. We changed the fuel line from the tank to the fuel pump and between the fuel pump and the injector pump............
What has worked the best for stopping it is LUCAS FUEL TREATMENT AND THE CETANE PRODUCTS. Lucas has worked the best for keeping it in check.
We changed suppliers twice. Have left off the fuel cap thinking that there is a vacuum being created by going up the 300 feet in elevation.

The problem is better/diminished in the winter/fall and when you have a full to 1/2 tank of fuel.......

So......Hadn't used any fuel treatment in a month or so as the problem had gone away for awhile; but slowly reemerged/came back, until now it is full blown happening most every time you go up the steep side of the hill...............So, today, I put in some Lucas, perhaps 4 oz in the half tank of fuel that is in there.........ITS GONE!!!.....now watch, it will come back full force; but for today, it was better.........

So, after reading all of this......THANKS FOR READING......I was thinking it was the fuel pump and was ready to replace that; but now with adding the Lucas and it getting better I am wondering what in the world that is fuel related that could be causing this???????

Would Sea Foam have better results than Lucas Fuel Treatment?????

What could be causing this.......????????????????

THANKS FOR READING AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT THIS COULD BE.......God bless.....Dennis
 
I wonder if the Lucas absorbed and dissolved a blob of water somewhere in the fuel system. Therefor allowing pure fuel to flow again.

I think any of those products have this capability to blend with water so it will go on through the system harmlessly.

Good to hear your problem seems to be solved!
 
sounds to me like your primary fuel pump is going bad and can not keep up when the demand is high and the fuel in the tank has low head pressure
 
California said:
I wonder if the Lucas absorbed and dissolved a blob of water somewhere in the fuel system. Therefor allowing pure fuel to flow again.

I think any of those products have this capability to blend with water so it will go on through the system harmlessly.

Good to hear your problem seems to be solved!
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Thanks, yes, it seems that when I put Lucas in, it absorbs water, or boosts the performance...........But, I have been putting in Lucas or others for almost a year now and the stuff keeps on coming back after I put in a tank with NOTHING but diesel.............God bless......Dennis
 
aurthuritis said:
sounds to me like your primary fuel pump is going bad and can not keep up when the demand is high and the fuel in the tank has low head pressure
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Yes, that has begun to be what I am finally giving up and biting the bullet to have to repair..........Any rebuild or repair thoughts???....Rather than to have to replace............................OR something else??????..........Thanks GUYS.....God bless......Dennis
 
fuel pump is an easy repair. cost about $100.00 from kubota. I hopr that fixes it. Also check for a restricted muffler. It could have a loose baffle that could be coming and going.

Bill
 
D&D Farm said:
Yes, that has begun to be what I am finally giving up and biting the bullet to have to repair..........Any rebuild or repair thoughts???....Rather than to have to replace............................OR something else??????..........Thanks GUYS.....God bless......Dennis
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i don't think the primary pump is repairable. it is the small pump attached to the side of the injection pump. probably just a couple of bolts and the fuel lines to take loose. it could also could be a peice of cloth floating around in your fuel tank.
 
Dennis, I am assuming you have the standard in line fuel filter? I had read about the other , customer add on, canister types not working so well unless the fuel tank was completely filled. Also was wondering about the inside of the tank, like where the fuel line is connected.. wonder if it is completely cleared? I ran out of fuel last Fall and while I was waiting for sis to bring me a can, I got a rag and swished around on the bottom of the dry tank, as far as I could reach. It was pretty clean as our diesel is turned over frequently on the farm. I read where you dried it out , but was just wondering about that.. Like if the diesel ran out fast when you changed the filter?
Anyways, best to you in solving the problem ! collie
 

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Lucas, Seafoam, MMO and others have a place in the fuel treatment hierarchy. I don't doubt they work in some cases but there is little magical power in them. Other than Lucas the others tend to be mixtures of hydrocarbons, which is what gasoline or diesel fuel is also. They probably contain higher levels of aromatic compounds which should result in adding a better solvent to the fuel and certainly some cleaning can result.

Lucas seems to have polyether amines which are recognized for cleaning fuel systems so again there are reasons to use it.

Think about how much you are really adding volume wise and the effect that can be expected from small amounts. I'm not saying they don't work because they do offer some positive properties but their addition reminds me of the old story of adding mothballs to your gas tank to improve performance. Could they, well mothballs are Naphthalene and they will raise the octane level slightly so in effect they could theoretically work in some cases if a small increase in Octane level will tip the balance.

I'm not poo-pooing the use of these additives but they are limited in their ability to solve many issues associated with poor performance. I personally don't use them unless I want to clean the fuel system and then I use Techron which has the highest level of PEA available, IIRC.

Bob
 
Thanks for all the thoughts GUYS.......Judy you KNOW you are included ......Anyway, I truly do agree with what ya'll are saying about the Lucas and other stuff being a band aid and not a fix........
lol.......was out on a ride on my molly mule just now. She is green still and spooks pretty easy. Stopped, taking a break. Took my straw hat off and put it on the horn of the saddle......Gust of wind came up and blew the hat off and under her......Ruthie took a jump up on all 4 feet, took a couple of jumps and I was gone.......Landed on my shoulder and elbow pretty good........Anyway, caught her, got on got home and I had lost my cell phone in the ruckus.
What does all that matter you say???...I WOULD....Had to take the RTV over on the trail to where I got thrown and found the cell phone. Was pretty steep and hard but not a real problem.....Maybe a mile and in that mile the durn machine did the die thing probably 4 or 5 times.......So, I put the Lucas in yesterday, thought, ONCE AGAIN, yes, have it fixed..........So, am online now to find a fuel pump as I thought previously, and you "super tech diagnosticians" totally confirmed that. THANKS SO MUCH........God bless......Dennis
 
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