[Kylebach14]

I have a 94 GT with only 60k on it and it has been garaged its whole life. I bought it a couple months ago and it had original everything. :nono: (plugs, wires, radiator hasn't been flushed)
I'm not sure if sea foaming it would help it run smoother and better?

 

[cindys_sn95]

i'm not into putting seafoam in the crankcase or intake, but a firm believer in using it in the tank! can't hurt.

 

[Smurf stang]

Not a fan of seafoam but I hear it can work.

To each their own.

 

[bakerman6578]

i'm not into putting seafoam in the crankcase or intake, but a firm believer in using it in the tank! can't hurt.

+1

personally... I would do a full tune-up first. Plugs wires cap rotor air filter fuel filter oil and oil filter. Then go from there. :bigthumbsup


I bought mine from an older gentelman with 81k original miles. Still had the original wires cap and rotor from what I could tell. It went from running good, to running GREAT in the matter of a weekend with the above.

 

[Kylebach14]

Do you replace your cap and rotor when you replace your plugs?
I thought you didnt have to replace them until they broke or something?

 

[jerry9665]

The cap and rotor should be replaced along with the wires. They have contact points that wear over time similar to the spark plugs. As the distributor spins, spark generated from the coil goes through the rotor to the one of the contacts in the cap, through the wire and finally to the plug where it ignites. If everything looks original, I would replace it all at the same time for peace of mind.


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[foxyfoxy91]

+1 on the tuneup. It's a 19 year old car with original cap, rotor, wires etc. Could make a big difference

 

[Smurf stang]

It is worth the $30 insurance and peace of mind. We have it good cause our cars run better with cheap copper all over the place.

 

[AAX86]

For christ's sake DO NOT USE SEAFOAM. Trust me. The possible damage it could cause is not worth the tiny improvement it might make. I used seafoam through my intake in december and it caused such a bad misfire that my car hasn't been on the road since then. I think my whole ecu might be screwed. You should be safe putting it in your gas tank but please do not let that stuff touch your intake. Just a normal tune-up like they said will help you 2x more than seafoam could anyways.

 

[Twolf]

My son bought a winter beater Blazer,previous owner didn't bother to change the oil due to a small oil leak he just kept adding oil.

It had a really bad valve rap...so much so I figured I was going be doing the lifters...used sea foam to see if it would clean out whatever was hopefully stuck in the valve train.....work awesome....I did 3 oil changes over a month....nasty **** gunk crap came out....3rd was good....no more noise.

 

[alleymad95GT]

Well...

I have a hard time comprehending how SeaFoam in the intake migrated to the electrical system and messed up the ECU...

I will say this - it will definitely un-gunk an engine.

But, it could also reveal other issues that the gunk has been masking. Leaking seals, for example.

My truck was burning oil galore (quart every 350-400 miles) - a can of SeaFoam (and a complete fog-out of the neighborhood) and four oil changes later and most of the oil consumption issue is gone. Not the same car, and not saying it will solve all ills, but I also am not willing to accept that SeaFoam will ruin anything...especially the computer...

That being the case, with that few miles, you really shouldn't need to resort to it. Do the tune-up and go from there. Plugs, wires, cap, rotor, air filter, fuel filter, clean the MAF, replace the brittle vacuum lines, PCV valve, might wanna plan on O2 sensors at some point, tranny fluid, coolant...

Give your car a transfusion. Prolly solve most issues.

 

[AAX86]

I know it might sound like BS and i do hear lots of good results from seafoam but somehow it happened to me. I've replaced so many parts and my problem persists. and it's obviously an electrical problem. Just trying to give a heads-up.