Sea Foam....

[EazyDuz]

Seems over on the US forums everyone uses sea foam as lube its that good.
Has anyone ever used it here? Any good? Or is it just their own version of Redex
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[arry]

It's much better than Redex. Naptha is what makes it good.

The bloke I sold my CBR to ran some through it, and it's made a world of difference.

[Walloper]

[DrDonnyBrago]

It's an American snake oil, magic beanstalk version of Redex.

What I mean by that is it is unlikely to do anything, good or bad.

[fatjames]

So, is there an additive worth using? Or are they all nonsense?

[Alpha-9]

I hear reddex and the like is good for old bikes with dirty carbs but not much more
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[fatjames]

easy - time to update you sig!

[EazyDuz]

[Alpha-9]

[jjdugen]

It seems to clear gummed up carbs on bikes sat for a while. Maybe more to do with the crappy fuel the yanks are being sold, it might be cheap but its loaded with a high percentage of bio fuel. Its certainly worked on enough bikes to be worth trying. Dont know if its available over here though.
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You can pick it up through ebay, but it is not cheap. 1 can costs about the same as a 1 ltr of ACF50.
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[fireyphoenix1...]

Its expensive but its one of the best fuel system cleaners on the market .
there are loads of fucking idiots that think its a performance booster its NOT . its for cleaning the carbs plain and simple run a few tanks of fuel with sea foam mixxed in cleans em up almost as well as a full strip and clean
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[Dazbo666]

I've used Amway branded fuel additive (and Redex, fwiw) in the past, which had similar claims to clean and improve the efficiency of the engine - however I'm not entirely convinced that it did everything that was claimed.

Not sure how effective this particular snake oil is, but would be good to hear consumer reviews either way
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[EazyDuz]

Ive got some spare cash to play with, might buy a bottle, as ive just got a 1990 virago which has been sat since November really, though passed MOT and idled every now and again.
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[EazyDuz]

Looks interesting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnMJlGeejJ0
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[Kris]

On the Pan-Euro forums all the yanks swear by this stuff on bikes that have been left for a while. Make of that what you will.
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[robbieguy2003]

I think it's ok stuff. 5th gear done a big lab test ages ago, but they were looking at it from a performance point of view. For performance, it simply doesn't work, it doesn't give you any gain.

For cleaning, I think it's ok. I've occasionally chucked it in cars and bikes that have been sitting a while, or are due a service and they seems to run a little smoother, but that's it.

It wont harm anything and it seems to clean a bit of gunk out so I'll generally stick it in maybe once every 10k as it doesn't cost that much and possibly helps.
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[t121anf]

is this just like10K Boost from back in the day?

[EazyDuz]

[robbieguy2003]

EasyDuz, i'd agree, the 5th gear test was wrong, it looked at performance and the additives/cleaners simply dont work that way.

I can't remember the cost, but it was in the region of this. I tend to do it after an oil change if I remember, only because when I have it's just felt a bit nicer.

Everything i've got is FI now but they do an FI version and it seems to make it run a bit nicer.

Rather than performance, it just tends to make the engine feel slightly smoother at all revs, so while it's not performance in terms of chasing torque and hp, it tends to make it feel less lumpy.
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[Walloper]

The deal with these things (and the rubbish the petrol companies sell as 'Premium plus') is that its very nearly impossible or impractical for the lay-person to determine if there are any real benefits in using an additive.

The ones that claim to help prevent wear, keep fuel systems clean etc. would require very close monitoring and measurement over time as their effects (if any) are so subtle and slight.

The only people who have this info, unfortunately, are the folk selling it.

I use loads of petrol and diesel but can see no valid reason to pay extra for premium-plus or any other additive.

Some folk are fooled by/happy with the placebo effect though.
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