REALLY need help with Seafoam on my 2000 5.0 V8

[spta97]

In my searching on the board most people say the brake booster line is no good. That's the only backing evidence I have.

 

[aldive]

In my searching on the board most people say the brake booster line is no good. That's the only backing evidence I have.

Take a look at http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120853&highlight=sea+foam

 

[spta97]

Take a look at http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120853&highlight=sea+foam

Interesting. Do you think the fact that I have a V8 makes a difference? Also, which one is the brake booster line?

 

[spta97]

Well I did the brake booster line and got pleanty of suction and tons of smoke. I'm curious to see if performance has increased but have not had a chance to take it for a ride yet. I'll post back.

 

[off-road97Xplor]

I hear the smoke show is worth the money

 

[performancenut]

Sounds like indeed the brake booster vacuum line did just fine for you.

 

[spta97]

I took the X for a ride tonight and really didn't notice any difference in performance (not that it wasn't fine). The real test is to see if this will bring up my pitiful 10-13 MPG.

I wonder if it is worth doing it a couple more times? Will that hurt?

 

[spta97]

Well unless it's my imagination, after a day it seems that my X is pulling stronger than it was before the seafoam treatment. Now when I take off the truck seems to gain speed with much less effort .

So will running the Seafoam again hurt anything? I feel that perhaps there is more gunk that I can get rid of by running the rest of the 2/3s can.

 

[major]

Glad to hear it worked out for you spta97. Looks like im going to have to do it now lol. Might be a good thanksgiving project. It may be the computer relearning some and thats why it feels a little better now. You might try disconnecting the battery afterwards nexttime if you do the other 2/3 and let it reset if you didnt this time that is. Seroiusly how much smoke does come out i dont want some neighbor to call the fire dept or something? Does it atleast dissipate fast? Let alone what my parents will say since ill be at home then. I can hear it now what did you do to your car? seafoam.

 

[96SportWheelin]

Poor it very slowly into your throttle body... very very slowly.. thats how I did it on my 5.0 mustang anyhow, worked like a charm!

 

[spta97]

Glad to hear it worked out for you spta97. Looks like im going to have to do it now lol. Might be a good thanksgiving project. It may be the computer relearning some and thats why it feels a little better now. You might try disconnecting the battery afterwards nexttime if you do the other 2/3 and let it reset if you didnt this time that is. Seroiusly how much smoke does come out i dont want some neighbor to call the fire dept or something? Does it atleast dissipate fast? Let alone what my parents will say since ill be at home then. I can hear it now what did you do to your car? seafoam.

This much smoke:

This is Aldive's picture but it was pretty much the same thing for about 5 - 7 minutes. I revved the engine too until there was no more smoke. It was a lot but it dissapates pretty quickly. It was actually quite cool

 

[spta97]

Poor it very slowly into your throttle body... very very slowly.. thats how I did it on my 5.0 mustang anyhow, worked like a charm!

Did you have the intake hose off? I worry about bypassing the air filter when the engine is running. I'm paranoid that dust / dirt will get in there and cause more harm than good. I've read other posters using DeepCreep (a form of Seafoam) this way with good results.

 

[aldive]

Did you have the intake hose off? I worry about bypassing the air filter when the engine is running. I'm paranoid that dust / dirt will get in there and cause more harm than good.

What possible harm could bbe done in the several minutes its off?

 

[spta97]

What possible harm could bbe done in the several minutes its off?

I read that as putting the stuff in slowely while the engine was running.

 

[raginraj]

if u don't get a lot of smoke... doesn't that mean your engine was pretty clean to start out with?

 

[Rhett]

if u don't get a lot of smoke... doesn't that mean your engine was pretty clean to start out with?

Temperature and humidity also affect how much smoke you get.

 

[spta97]

Temperature and humidity also affect how much smoke you get.

It was a brisk 45 degrees with low humidity (30% +/-) for my smoke show.

 

[BuffaloXplorer]

For the second time in 2 weeks i Seafoamed. The first time was with the BrakeBooster line; Today i pulled the intake hose off and used a squirt bottle to send it right into the Throttle Body. Although it was messy with the TB (air & vibration caused the seafoam to spray all over - in small amounts), i did notice much more smoke for a longer time than with the BB line. As Rhett mentioned, the temp & humidity was different than last time, so that may have made it seem like more/longer smoke. Puttin it through the TB did seem to smoothe out my idle better than the last time, and the throttle response seems stronger than before.

This being MY 2-cents, to each his own.

 

[spta97]

I'm going to see if I can find deep creep - it is better suited for the TB method. Apparently you put it in with the engine off but warm.

 

[BuffaloXplorer]

They're selling Seafoam AND Deep Creep at autozone now...finally catching up with the other stores...