SeaFoam

[kdannyk]

I'm wondering to how run seafoam through a vehicle. I'm not having any problems but herd it can help clean the guts of the motor. Is it a good idea to run some through once in a while and if so how?

 

[The_Roadie]

Been discussed a few times. Did you try a search?

Basically, remove the large vacuum tube from the brake booster, and pour 1/2-2/3 of the container into the intake manifold via the tube, with a rate that's just slow enough that the engine won't stall. Turn the engine off when this is done to allow the Seafoam to do its work inside the cylinders. Pour the rest into the oil. Some people also pour some into the fuel talk. Wait 15-30 minutes, then start it back up again, and prepare for the neighbors to call the fire department because the exhaust will send out a MASSIVE plume of white smoke like your house is on fire.

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

Some love seafoam and some say it hurts more than helps. Please do more research before dumping anything into your motor.

 

[dmanns67]

I have personally used it in my fuel tank and also sprayed into the engine via the throttle body. I did not have a lot of white smoke, but my wife's F-150 smoked for about 10 min.

I did not feel comfortable putting seafoam in my oil and through my vacuum line. I have read mixed reviews/opinions about it. I believe you have to change the oil in a couple hundred miles after adding seafoam to it. The spray can version seemed to be ok spraying driectly into the throttle body while maintaining about 1500-2000rpm.

 

[Justin_kyllo]

Been discussed a few times. Did you try a search?

Basically, remove the large vacuum tube from the brake booster, and pour 1/2-2/3 of the container into the intake manifold via the tube, with a rate that's just slow enough that the engine won't stall. Turn the engine off when this is done to allow the Seafoam to do its work inside the cylinders. Pour the rest into the oil. Some people also pour some into the fuel talk. Wait 15-30 minutes, then start it back up again, and prepare for the neighbors to call the fire department because the exhaust will send out a MASSIVE plume of white smoke like your house is on fire.

As stated before, some people have different views on sea foam. Personally, and hearing stories while working in the automotive industry, do not put it through your vacuum lines. I have heard horror stories about sea foam destroying gaskets when put through vacuum lines. I personally ran sea foam through my vacuum lines, and a couple weeks later a code pulled up with vacuum leak somewhere. Never really found out what it was and ended up just selling it cause I didn't want to bother with a smoke test.