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Re: Sea Foam introduced via the Brake Booster on a 3.5L [Re: UteTroop] #743713 08/13/06 02:32 AM
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I would like to try sea foam in my engine; I get the part of putting it in the crankcase via the oil fill cap. I also think I understand the proceedure of pouring slowly into the brake boost line but I just don't know where it is... so could someone kindly point it out for me?
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Here is the reason for the Sea Foam... '00 Trooper 3.5L with 109k; replaced engine at 66k. I noticed right after refueling this past weekend that the vehicle would have a slipping sensation when starting from a dead stop and then another "shutter" around 30-35 mph when applying light pressure to the accelerator to maintain speed. Much more noticable with the trailer in tow (4,000 lbs). I figure transmission, take it in and the shop says nope it's the motor; tranny is tip top. No lights on the instrumentation panel and no codes in the computer. So I figure bad gas, I'll treat it with some Sea Foam and see what happens. What do you folks think?

One more question about Sea Foam... will using it cause the check engine light to come on? And if it does will it go off once you have burned / drained it all out?

Thanks in advance,


I took a vacuum "tee" and made an atomizer/venturi setup of sorts. One part of the tee goes to a vacuum line, the other goes into a jar of Seafoam/Top Engine Cleaner/B12 Chemtool. The third part is open to the air. This works pretty well, it makes a "spray" that doesn't suck in so much liquid that it will hydrolock your engine.


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Re: Sea Foam introduced via the Brake Booster on a 3.5L [Re: Fujisawa_Rob] #743714 08/17/06 01:44 PM
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this is my first post here on the 4x4 wire... so, HELLO!!!

and...

on the subject of seafoam... some cars will throw a CEL when using it in this fasion (dumped into intake).. I've seen it happen before, I think it has to do with a major sudden change in oxygen readings out the tail pipe.. anyhow.. unplug battery for 5 minuts, CEL gone, no harm...

on the subject of HOW to use the seafoam... I don't suggest the brake booster line on that engine because it does not lead to a point on the manifold that would evenly distribute the seafoam to all cylinders... I would suggest using one of the vacume lines that lead into the throttle body... I usually suggest doing it before an oil change in case some works it's way past the rings.


another interesting thing- for combustion chamber cleaning.. distilled water is as good as seafoam and a lot cheaper.. use the same method on a HOT engine... the droplets of water coming in contact with the HOT metal flash boil and blast away carbon deposits very well.. I prefer seafoam because it is a lot more FUN!!! (HUGE PLOOMS OF SMOKE).

best wishes.

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