Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
Sea Foam does clean stuff. I've tested it.
Originally posted by: Greenman
Do you have any evidence
Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
edit: I will say that for certain things, MMO is okay. Like if you buy an old engine, and the rings are stuck. Pour some MMO in the spark plug holes, and it'll free the engine up.
Then again, so will auto trans fluid.
LOLOriginally posted by: LennyZ
MM lubes the electric fuel pump and injectors.
Originally posted by: Gillbot
I find it hard to believe that your engine would stay running given your claimed ratio. Also, MMO is snake oil, plain and simple. There are plenty of lab results to prove that fact.
Originally posted by: Greenman
While I agree that no additive will fix a broken engine, there are issues that can be helped if plain old oil isn't doing it. I tried MMO in a pickup with a stuck lifter, and it solved the problem. I've also had very good luck cleaning carbon out of an intake manifold with spray solvent, that saved me from having to pull the manifold. As engines age they often develop minor problems that can be mitigated with different oils or solvents. None of them are a magic cure all, but some of them are very useful for specific problems.
The only thing I know for sure about MMO is that it smells marvelous! They need to make something that smells just like it for pancakes.
Several of the outstanding ethanol fuel issues are linked specifically to fuel systems. Fuels with more than 10% ethanol are not compatible with non E85-ready fuel system components and may cause corrosion of iron components.[189][190] Ethanol fuel can negatively affect electric fuel pumps by increasing internal wear,[190] cause undesirable spark generation,[191] and is not compatible with capacitance fuel level gauging indicators and may cause erroneous fuel quantity indications in vehicles that employ that system.[192] It is also not always compatible with marine craft, especially those that use fiberglass fuel tanks.[193][194] Ethanol is also not used in aircraft for these same reasons.
B.S.Originally posted by: LennyZ
Doesn't need lube but it would make it last longer.
The pump is both lubed and cooled by the fuel.
Adding ethanol to the mix just makes it wear faster.
A pump is considered a wear item,not a permanent part.
At some point it will wear out.