[Armourer323i]

As it says Seafoam, i just bought some and its on its way to my house in a few days.

heard positive and negative things about it,

Positive:
Cleans carbon from pistons and all other internals,
Can be used in fuel, oil and intake/crank
Clears up rough idles
Improves throttle response
and Increases fuel economy

Negatives:
May remove so much carbon that it highlights poorly sealing piston rings and causes you to have to consider rebuild (quite a hefty negative should it arise)

But i'm feeling brave and when i get home in april i will be running it through my car and posting a video to show the results, HOWEVER if anyone knows reasons i shouldnt do this or has advice on doing it then please tell me

 

[DragonLogicX]

No reason really why you should be worried on you bimmer a friend used it on his 1991 320 with 215k on the clock and he didn't have any problems.

I'm sure you've seen but here's a vid for you.

YouTube - BMW DIY #1 SeaFoam

 

[Ronnie]

Only thing I'd be slightly concerned with is if your engine is a Nikasil version.

How to tell Nikasil. http://www.bimmerforums.co.uk/forum/f17/1998-e36-328i-nikasil-bores-t59183/

 

[Reaper 320]

Only thing I'd be slightly concerned with is if your engine is a Nikasil version.

How to tell Nikasil. http://www.bimmerforums.co.uk/forum/...ost326169.html

Link not found mate!!

 

[Ronnie]

Link not found mate!!

Fixed. :thumbsup

 

[TheEnd]

Seems a very American thing. They've made a solution to a problem that no one knew they had, complete with the clouds of smoke proving what has been burnt out.

 

[Armourer323i]

how can i find my build date?

 

[Sphinx]

Seems a very American thing. They've made a solution to a problem that no one knew they had, complete with the clouds of smoke proving what has been burnt out.

:hihi
It does seem a very 'look at all the crap that used to be in the engine!' product.
I joined an american mazda forum when I was having problems with my 626 and guys over there seem to swear by it.

Armourer: It should be on the black plate on the drivers side suspension strut.

 

[Ronnie]

Otherwise post your last 7 digits of your VIN number here where it says Serial Number, http://www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do

To be honest it won't really do anything, fuels have their own cleaning agents.

 

[dazza316i]

isn't this the same as adding redex through air intake

 

[BenjaminRoy]

Don't really see the point in it, there are thousands of vans and trucks on the the road with 3 - 4 - 500 000 miles on the clock and have no engine problems resulting from carbon build up and have never been seafoamed, seems like a gimmick for,if that video is anything to go by, people who drive around with their fog lights on when it clearly isn't foggy.

 

[dazza316i]

how did you get on with this did it help