Popped my Seafoam cherry

Narco · Dec 6, 2009

Did my 1st Seafoam job just now. 8 bucks at O'reilly's. I really wasn't sure where the hell to put this stuff. I've read brake booster line or PCV valve to suction it up. I'm by NO means a mechanic and most the threads/pics on here were for the OBS. When I removed what I thought would be the brake booster line it started pumped brake fluid everywhere. Guess that wasn't it.

Anyway, I BELIEVE I founf the PCV valve and it sucked it right up. I did half in there and half in the gas tank. Not sure if I want to add it to the oil yet or not. I let it sit 15-20 minutes and got a fair amount of smoke...more than you get on a freezing cold day at start up but not one of these smokescreens some of you guys have seen. It seems to idle smoother now so that's a plus.

Here's a couple pics. Like I said, no big smoke screen so I didn't bother with a pic of that.

brndns_hoe · Dec 6, 2009

ya i didnt get a lot of smoke either, but u put it where it goes....i just went straight by the directions on the can, put it in the gas and oil and pcv valve

vatahoelt · Dec 6, 2009

don't you have to change the sparkplugs now, since they picked up all that stuff that broke loose in the system?

HitandRunDriver · Dec 6, 2009

narco944 said:
Did my 1st Seafoam job just now.

Here's a couple pics. Like I said, no big smoke screen so I didn't bother with a pic of that.

But thats the best part....no matter how big it is...

Narco · Dec 6, 2009

ive never heard anything about having to change the plugs. ill run 10 more cans to clean the damn plugs out before i do that

tkemp · Dec 7, 2009

i thought u were atleast supposed to change your oil after?

Rivieraracing · Dec 7, 2009

tkemp said:
i thought u were atleast supposed to change your oil after?

I would think only if you put it in the oil!

Narco · Dec 7, 2009

right, and i didnt add it to my oil

DenaliAK · Dec 7, 2009

Alright, so what is Seafoam supposed to do for your truck? I've heard a lot of people doing this and that with it, but never tried it myself.

HitandRunDriver · Dec 7, 2009

Cleans out all the carbon buildup and crap from where you add it.....brake booster, crankcase, or dump it in the tank.

Rivieraracing · Dec 7, 2009

It makes a huge difference on an older engine for sure, also get yourself some throttle body spray or Seafoams Deep Creep and hose out your throttle body real good and let it sit for a bit, our throttle bodies get pretty dirty and really does effect the idle and drivibility of our trucks!

DenaliAK · Dec 7, 2009

It would be great if I knew a damn thing about engines and could find or even knew what the throttle body was....lol. Adding it to the gas tank I can handle.

T-Giv · Dec 18, 2009

Are you really supposed to change the oil? How soon does that need to be done. I just foamed my truck today. I put mine through the intake tube right into the throttle body, if you look on Youtube Sea Foam has a channel and they said to deposit some right into the throttle body. I got a pretty decent amount of smoke.

NOPROBROBB · Dec 18, 2009

T-Giv said:
Are you really supposed to change the oil? How soon does that need to be done. I just foamed my truck today. I put mine through the intake tube right into the throttle body, if you look on Youtube Sea Foam has a channel and they said to deposit some right into the throttle body. I got a pretty decent amount of smoke.

i just spoke with seafoams customer tech support, i asked them that. He recommended leaving it in the oil for at least 100 miles. He said that he personally does his right after an oil change so it stays in there the full 3000 miles. He gave me a warning that if this was my first seafoam that its possible tat my oil will need to be changed after 2k miles because the seafoam will be breaking up alot of sludge, he said just keep a eye on it and change it when its dirty. Basically seafoam is all pertroeum based and doesnt harm anything staying in there for a while. I just got an oil change today and plan on seafoaming my tahoe tomorrow.

Narco · Dec 18, 2009

you gonna do 1/3 gas, 1/3 intake, and 1/3 oil?

vatahoelt · Dec 19, 2009

NOPROBROBB said:
i just spoke with seafoams customer tech support, i asked them that. He recommended leaving it in the oil for at least 100 miles. He said that he personally does his right after an oil change so it stays in there the full 3000 miles. He gave me a warning that if this was my first seafoam that its possible tat my oil will need to be changed after 2k miles because the seafoam will be breaking up alot of sludge, he said just keep a eye on it and change it when its dirty. Basically seafoam is all pertroeum based and doesnt harm anything staying in there for a while. I just got an oil change today and plan on seafoaming my tahoe tomorrow.

i added a can to my wife's civic. changed the oil and put it in the crankcase. ended up having to change it after about 1000 miles, because it had gotten so dirty.

Narco · Dec 19, 2009

you put the whole can in the oil?

vatahoelt · Dec 19, 2009

narco944 said:
you put the whole can in the oil?

i had put however much they called for, for 4 quarts and then dumped the rest in a half tank of her gas. i'm not sure it did anything noticable, although the oil got dirty as hell super quick.

NOPROBROBB · Dec 20, 2009

narco944 said:
you put the whole can in the oil?

Its about half a can for the 5.3 engine, theres a mixture ration that is recommended

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vatahoelt said:
i had put however much they called for, for 4 quarts and then dumped the rest in a half tank of her gas. i'm not sure it did anything noticable, although the oil got dirty as hell super quick.

When i called tech support on friday, that was one thing he warned me about, that I ll probably need an oil change around 2k miles, he said the seafoam will break up alot of stuff in the engine and cause what you stated already"the oil got dirty as hell super quick"

kickitandholdit · Dec 23, 2009

am i the only one that gets scaired when pouring water looking stuff into my engine haha

Popped my Seafoam cherry

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