My oil change place recommended an intake service and scribbled something about SEA FOAM. Do I need this?

'99 Chevy S-10 4x4 73kMy oil change place recommended an intake service and scribbled something about SEA FOAM. Do I need this?
NO NO NO





These ';quick lube'; places love to sell you stuff you don't need. Unless you have any concerns, or current issues... tell them No Thanks!





EVEN if you did need it done... go see a real mechanic. These quick lube guys are NOT mechanics... most like to think they are, but find a real repair shop for that kind of work! Besides SeaFoam can be purchased at any auto parts store, and put it in yourself... save even more money.





- Good Luck!My oil change place recommended an intake service and scribbled something about SEA FOAM. Do I need this?
there is nothing wrong with sea foam. it is just a cleaning agent to help clean up your fuel injectors. I would definately recommend that over alot of the cleaners you buy at your local convience store gas station.
I add a can of sea foam once in a while... go to an auto store, read the can and decide for yourself.
He*l no they are attempting to milk you dry. You can do a better job on your own bu dumping a 16 oz plastic can of 3M Total Fuel System Cleaner in your gas tank with 14 gallons of fuel. This product cleans throttle bodies, fuel injection nozzles, intake manifolds, valves and most importantly combustion chambers.





Pull your oil cap off and look into the floor of the cylinder head. If you see natural gray cast iron between the black valve springs Your crankcase oil is keeping everything clean. If not change your own oil next time using Havoline Deposit Shield, Valvoline or Quaker State. Substitute one of the quarts of oil with Rislone which is a very high detergent light weight oil complete with cleaning additive. Don't use dime store oil filters. Pick AC-Delco, NAPA (made by Wix) or Purolator's best oil filters and keep it changed every 5,000 miles.
the product that your talking about is one that was created for extreme upper cylinder head and valve cleaning.Usually this is only performed by a smog licenced tech but in the last few years it has been made available to the general public. I would only use it if directed to by a competent technician. If used properly the air around you will be filled with smoke like a cloud. This is the sediment that the cleaner has washed clean and is now being burnt. The smoke will generally last for 15 to 30 minutes and then stops. An intake service usually is cleaning of the throttle body sediment that is called coaking. Chevron make an addative called Techrolene in a black bottle it is also in the fuel that they sell. consider this before going to the extreme. You can clean the throttle body with intake cleaner and a old tooth brush. Good Luck