Its main ingredients, according to its MSDS is pale oil, naptha and IPA. Pale oil is a highly refined light machine oil used primarily as a lubricant in such items as barber clippers and sewing machines.
Naptha is lighter fluid. IPA is isopropyl alchohol -- ordinary rubbing alcohol. So Seafoam is an excellent cleaning agent for occasional flushing of sludge and stuff, but doubtful there's any advantage to using it as a routine oil additive. On May 1, 4:34 pm, Dave D <[email protected]> wrote: > Seafoam is pretty slippery stuff and has some viscosity to it. Do you > really think 1.5 oz per quart of oil will really thin it out? > Seriously, I'm wondering and not trying to be difficult. I'm > wondering if this may help my clutch trouble. > > Dave > > > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > I seriously would not use either seafoam or mystery oil as long term oil > > additives, just as a flush. They both will thin your oil. > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > ________________________________ > > From: "Pr Ron" <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 12:18:18 -0500 > > To: <[email protected]> > > ReplyTo: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Official Response on Seafoam in Wet Clutches > > > I did a sea foam pre-wash before I changed my oil on my NH. I don't know if > > it really did anything but I feel better. Does that count? LOL I think he's > > saying they stand behind their product in wet clutches as long as you are > > not running a hydraulic oil. They would not make that claim if there were a > > doubt...I don't think. That said, in would not use it as oil additive, just > > to clean and then get it out. > > > I am currently running it through my ST gas tank. He is not saying you need > > to follow-up with the mystery oil. I bought some last night and am not sure > > I trust it either. > > > Ron > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Kyle Munz > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:59 AM > > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Official Response on Seafoam in Wet Clutches > > > The problem is that Marketing Departments speak a different English from the > > rest of us. My favorite is the misuse of "Organic" in the produce dept. I > > guess the rest of those veggies don't have any carbon. > > > -Kyle > > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> Someone want to remind their marketing department that "petroleum" and all > >> its products qualify as "chemicals" under almost any standard definition? > > >> Kurt > > >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Pr Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> I came across this twice now, and thought I would share it. > > >>> Here is the official Seafoam response: > > >>> [email protected] ([email protected]) > > >>> Subject: Sea Foam > > >>> Sea Foam is a 100% pure blended petroleum oil product, NO CHEMICALS. > >>> That is just FYI! > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
