Adding Sea Foam to new diesel filter
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Adding Sea Foam to new diesel filter
Hi guys,
Getting ready to change my fuel filter on my 2007 Mega Cab with the 6.7 L CTD. I was checking the web and found a video of a guy pouring Sea Foam into the fuel filter canister and starting his truck. He said that it would not start, but it fired right up. What would the benefit be to add Sea Foam to the filter filter canister?
I would have thought that adding a cleaner product to the filter might do more harm than good. I have seen the company video and they say that adding it to the fuel tank would stop algae growth and eliminate any water that might be in the tank. Don't know?
Richard
Getting ready to change my fuel filter on my 2007 Mega Cab with the 6.7 L CTD. I was checking the web and found a video of a guy pouring Sea Foam into the fuel filter canister and starting his truck. He said that it would not start, but it fired right up. What would the benefit be to add Sea Foam to the filter filter canister?
I would have thought that adding a cleaner product to the filter might do more harm than good. I have seen the company video and they say that adding it to the fuel tank would stop algae growth and eliminate any water that might be in the tank. Don't know?
Richard
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I sure as hell wouldn't do it on my truck, and I've got one of those 12 valves that will run on gravel and farts. The newer stuff works at much higher pressure and everything is way more expensive.
Set of injectors for me, $500 and change.
Set of injectors for you, $3000 and change, plus labor.
Fouled up emissions equipment for me? Huh, what emissions equipment?
Fouled up emissions equipment for you, if it's still intact, $5000+
What you do with your truck is up to you, but just know that if you do something unusual like this, you're the one stuck paying the bill.
When I was over at Ford, a customer filled his tank with tainted fuel - that he said he filtered at home - and it cost him over $9000 to replace his fuel system. And that was about a 30% discount off the retail price.
It's one thing to take a product and dilute it in 30+ gallons of fuel, but dumping it full strength into the filter could have bad consequences.
I'd stick with Diesel Kleen or their other products for fuel treatment. I believe they're all certified for use in current emissions equipment. There are a number of other products that will also work.
Make no mistake, I'm not a fan of the new oils or the ulsd fuel, but we're stuck with it. Those of us without DPFs and Cats can add stuff to make things better.
Set of injectors for me, $500 and change.
Set of injectors for you, $3000 and change, plus labor.
Fouled up emissions equipment for me? Huh, what emissions equipment?
Fouled up emissions equipment for you, if it's still intact, $5000+
What you do with your truck is up to you, but just know that if you do something unusual like this, you're the one stuck paying the bill.
When I was over at Ford, a customer filled his tank with tainted fuel - that he said he filtered at home - and it cost him over $9000 to replace his fuel system. And that was about a 30% discount off the retail price.
It's one thing to take a product and dilute it in 30+ gallons of fuel, but dumping it full strength into the filter could have bad consequences.
I'd stick with Diesel Kleen or their other products for fuel treatment. I believe they're all certified for use in current emissions equipment. There are a number of other products that will also work.
Make no mistake, I'm not a fan of the new oils or the ulsd fuel, but we're stuck with it. Those of us without DPFs and Cats can add stuff to make things better.
