seafoam help

[ajnjennsg6]

Ok. I wanna give seafoam a try. I got 45600 on the ticker so I figure it can't hurt.

Ok so do I add the seafoam to a full tank, or less than full?

And then when I the seafoam in@the crankcase, what procedure should I follow?

Thanks

AJ

[grfnkl]

Re: seafoam help

I have a really good link on how to seafoam a car. Click me

As far as adding to a gas tank, I usually add when it's full or near full and go as close to empty as I can.

[Guest]

Re: seafoam help

Never used it in the crankcase, only mixed into the gas. Any amount between a half a tank and a whole tank will work fine. For the first use I would recomend mixing with a half tank so its stronger to clean your injectors and remove carbon better. It's good stuff.

[zlatsky]

Re: seafoam help

1/3 in your gas tank, 1/3 in your crank, 1/3 in your brake booster line. I did it when i got the 6.

[PStash]

Re: seafoam help

Doesn't it smoke like a mo?

[zlatsky]

Re: seafoam help

yeah your neighbors will love it.

[snowmanG6]

Re: seafoam help

i used it for the first time about 2weeks ago (still on the same tank) and it seems to be running a bit smoother

[ajnjennsg6]

Re: seafoam help

So its gonna smoke a lot huh?

Well as long as its normal I guess ill try not freak out, ha.

Do I have to drive it hard or normal or take it easy, anything of that nature?

Sorry for all the newb questions, but I wanna make sure I'm doing no harm to my 6.

Thanks guys, will be doing this later today!


AJ

[Guest]

Re: seafoam help

So its gonna smoke a lot huh?

Well as long as its normal I guess ill try not freak out, ha.

Do I have to drive it hard or normal or take it easy, anything of that nature?

Sorry for all the newb questions, but I wanna make sure I'm doing no harm to my 6.

Thanks guys, will be doing this later today!


AJ

If you use it in the brake booster vacuum line, take a full can and with the engine running insert the brake booster vacuum line into the can and let it suck in the Seafoam until the engine stalls out (usually about a half a can or so). Let it sit for about 10 minutes (that lets it soak into the carbon build up), then restart it. It will smoke like a mo-fo, so do this outdoors. After a few minutes the smike will pass and all will be normal. That is great for removing carbon from the intake system!!

[ajnjennsg6]

Re: seafoam help

I don't even know where that vaccum line is, so maybe ill stick with the gas tank instead.


AJ

[zlatsky]

Re: seafoam help

It's the line that goes into the upper intake manifold from the brake booster.

[ajnjennsg6]

Re: seafoam help

Ok so...

Engine running take vaccum line off the booster side insert into can and proceed as mentiod above, correct?

Can I also do the tank @ the same time or after?


AJ

[Guest]

Re: seafoam help

Ok so...

Engine running take vaccum line off the booster side insert into can and proceed as mentiod above, correct?

Can I also do the tank @ the same time or after?


AJ

YES

[ajnjennsg6]

Re: seafoam help

allright didnt get a chance to do it to the 6 today, the wife wanted to take it to work

but i poured a can in the gas taknk of her Vue, when it was half empty and drove it till it was around a 1/4 tank and then filled up.

and holy shit!! what a frigging noticeable difference from just that! that 2.2 really, really scoots now.

so now as soon as i can figure out where the vaccum line is on that, ill do that to hers as well!


AJ

[datexasdude]

Re: seafoam help

can anybody spare a pic of the vacuum line and where you would disconnect it to do this?