Zum said:
Took the outboard out today,was rushing around.Went in town picked up
some seafoam,added it to the fuel.Got to the lake motored around,approx 10 miles.....
started fishing,,,then it hit me...crap(pg version)forgot to add oil to the fuel.
I wonder how much damage I did,I guess time will tell.
Not much I can do now is there?
Not going to sleep good now,guess I'll slap the oil to the fuel tomorrow add run her again.
Hey my friend we have all been there!!
If you added the seafoam, but forgot the TCW-3 oil, you might be ok.
Seafoam does contain special blend of oils that do a variety of things for the motor. (It is not meant to take the place of the TWC-3 oil, but it does offer some lubrication.
You stated you went about 10miles. If there was no lubrication it would have seized up or overheated. Bassboy offered good advice regarding the oil additive.
Here is a copy paste of the information from the Seafoam website. I hope it makes you feel a little better.
Sea Foam Motor Treatment #’s SF-16 (16 ounce), SF-128 (gallon container) and SF-55 (a 55 gallon drum) is used as a fuel additive in Gasoline, Ethanol Blends, Gas/oil mixes & ALL Diesel fuels. This includes all brands and grades of available fuels.
When added to these fuels, Sea Foam Motor Treatment was specifically designed to safely do five (5) important tasks for you. They are:
1.
Lubricates upper cylinders, fuel pumps, turbochargers, drawn-through superchargers, and related fuel system and exhaust system components.
Sea Foam Motor Treatment is a 100% blended petroleum product. That means Sea Foam is OIL, so adding Sea Foam to ANY fuel adds lubricity to fuel system components and upper cylinder areas of your engine.
2. Dries fuel system moisture. Sea Foam Motor Treatment contains an oil component that acts as a co-solvent to effectively neutralize moisture when Sea Foam Motor Treatment is added to any of the above-listed fuels. This helps to eliminate moisture-related problems like diesel fuel gelling and rough idling.
3. Cleans gum & varnish fuel residues from fuel system components. Sea Foam Motor Treatment contains an oil-based high-detergent cleaner that liquefies old fuel residue and allows the contaminants to be filtered out in the manner designed by the engine manufacturer.
4. Cleans carbon deposits from combustion chamber. Sea Foam Motor Treatment’s exclusive formula is blended specifically to clean carbon out of the engine as the engine is run. This is accomplished by our cleaning oil formula described in #3 above, which dissolves the old sticky fuel residue that holds the carbon particles that accumulate over time. Once the varnish residue is liquefied, the carbon particles are free to be safely blown out of the engine through the exhaust system.
5. Stabilizes fuel. Sea Foam Motor Treatment adds volatility to fuel and slows down the rate at which that fuel loses its ability to properly burn. When added to fuel and the fuel is in properly sealed containers or fuel systems, Sea Foam Motor Treatment is a fuel stabilizer for up to 2 years. Always run the engine for a long enough period of time to assure the Sea Foam Motor treatment has been drawn through the entire system fuel system for complete protection.
Check your compression and see if everything is ok. My prayers are with ya!!!
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