celly
disturber of the peace
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I would have added this to old threads gone by, but they got locked into the old "general" threads in the great forum reorganization of 2005.
I searched and searched for the "optimal" spot to deal with Seafoam on my new (to me) Eddie Bauer with 5.0L V8. I've read all the brake booster discussions back and forth, but have never seen a better alternative. I decided to try removing the intake system and use "Deep Creep" and just spray it into the TB. There is a little hole in the TB plate and with the "little red straw" that comes with the Deep Creep, it sucked into the TB no problems. I got rid of a lot of the can while also giving the TB plate a good spray. Very little smoke noted.
I then decided to bite the bullet and do a can of regular Seafoam through the BB line. I used a small funnel and poured it in fairly quick. The engine surged and slowed, but still idled just fine. all things considered. Once I got to the bottom of the can I quickly shut off the engine and waited 15 minutes. I started up the engine and went for a drive. I live on a busy street and there were lots of people out enjoying the warm winter day. They must have thought I was pure trailer trash as I drove way with the massive cloud of smoke behind me. It lasted for about 5 minutes and eventually dissipated when I hit the freeway. I drove to the local "Auto Village" to get a few more cans (nice to have in reserve). This time I dropped by my office (about 5 minutes from home) and decided to try another can through the BB. My thinking was that the car had never been Seafoamed so I'd try one more just to clean out what may have been missed with the first can.
Before I even got the can poured, there was so much smoke that I was convinced someone would call the fire department or police. This time I waited about 5 minutes and started her up again. Big cloud behind me, but it dissipated much quicker this time.
End result is a very smooth idle and quiet for that matter. I also did the throttle position sensor mod recently (.96 v almost bang on) and have cleaned the MAF and IAC since I got the Eddie just over a month ago. Combined with my custom intake (Modified Volant from my SOHC), the new exhaust and tuning from Doug at Bama, the new Explorer is running VERY smooth.
I think I'll stick with the BB method to getting Seafoam in the engine. I think I'll do it in my work parking lot from now on (pretty sleepy place on weekends) to avoid all the nasty stares as I smoke out my neighbours.
I searched and searched for the "optimal" spot to deal with Seafoam on my new (to me) Eddie Bauer with 5.0L V8. I've read all the brake booster discussions back and forth, but have never seen a better alternative. I decided to try removing the intake system and use "Deep Creep" and just spray it into the TB. There is a little hole in the TB plate and with the "little red straw" that comes with the Deep Creep, it sucked into the TB no problems. I got rid of a lot of the can while also giving the TB plate a good spray. Very little smoke noted.
I then decided to bite the bullet and do a can of regular Seafoam through the BB line. I used a small funnel and poured it in fairly quick. The engine surged and slowed, but still idled just fine. all things considered. Once I got to the bottom of the can I quickly shut off the engine and waited 15 minutes. I started up the engine and went for a drive. I live on a busy street and there were lots of people out enjoying the warm winter day. They must have thought I was pure trailer trash as I drove way with the massive cloud of smoke behind me. It lasted for about 5 minutes and eventually dissipated when I hit the freeway. I drove to the local "Auto Village" to get a few more cans (nice to have in reserve). This time I dropped by my office (about 5 minutes from home) and decided to try another can through the BB. My thinking was that the car had never been Seafoamed so I'd try one more just to clean out what may have been missed with the first can.
Before I even got the can poured, there was so much smoke that I was convinced someone would call the fire department or police. This time I waited about 5 minutes and started her up again. Big cloud behind me, but it dissipated much quicker this time.
End result is a very smooth idle and quiet for that matter. I also did the throttle position sensor mod recently (.96 v almost bang on) and have cleaned the MAF and IAC since I got the Eddie just over a month ago. Combined with my custom intake (Modified Volant from my SOHC), the new exhaust and tuning from Doug at Bama, the new Explorer is running VERY smooth.
I think I'll stick with the BB method to getting Seafoam in the engine. I think I'll do it in my work parking lot from now on (pretty sleepy place on weekends) to avoid all the nasty stares as I smoke out my neighbours.
