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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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I've never yet used the stuff. I got a pint of it from advanced today. Where should I add it? I assume a bit in the gas, a bit into the oil, anything else?
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by theangler
I've never yet used the stuff. I got a pint of it from advanced today. Where should I add it? I assume a bit in the gas, a bit into the oil, anything else?
You can try this link to their web page and they explain how to use it. Good luck...TJ
http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUpTechGas.htm
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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about 5 ounces in the brake booster vac line..do it slow so it doesn't stall,let it sit for 5 minutes then start it back up and let it run for a bit
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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On other cars, I have pulled the vacuum line from the brake booster and slowly poured it in to clean the intake. I personally wouldn't put it in the oil...don't like the thought of thin solvents on the seals. If you do put it in the oil, I think it calls for an immediate oil change.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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it's a little easier to let the booster line suck it out of a measuring cup
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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i've seen it poured directly into the intake, is that a bad thing? oh and i know for a fact it wil SMOKEEEEEE like a ****
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 76ANTHONY
i've seen it poured directly into the intake, is that a bad thing? oh and i know for a fact it wil SMOKEEEEEE like a ****
oddly enough i've had two vehicles that didn't smoke at all when i seafoamed them...now my jeep that was a different story
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 76ANTHONY
i've seen it poured directly into the intake, is that a bad thing? oh and i know for a fact it wil SMOKEEEEEE like a ****
That's how I did it, just go slow and it should be OK. The way I figured, the vacuum booster line goes right into the manifold, so it can't be any worse.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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the correct way is to use a bottle feed, like an IV Drip in the hospital, I have a feed bottle by everwear products, all you need is a bottle with a valve on the tube, run your revs at 1500 rpm and feed the sea foam in to the brake booster line at a fast drip, 12oz should take about 45 mins if done correctly. I will post pics of the bottle soon!
dont do it too fast or too much, it can actually wash the lubrication away from the rings and valve stems during application

the ever wear 3 step intake clean has an additive to put in the oil beforehand to prevent bore washing.
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Olivegreenxj
the correct way is to use a bottle feed, like an IV Drip in the hospital, I have a feed bottle by everwear products, all you need is a bottle with a valve on the tube, run your revs at 1500 rpm and feed the sea foam in to the brake booster line at a fast drip, 12oz should take about 45 mins if done correctly. I will post pics of the bottle soon!
dont do it too fast or too much, it can actually wash the lubrication away from the rings and valve stems during application

the ever wear 3 step intake clean has an additive to put in the oil beforehand to prevent bore washing.
12 oz is way more than seafoam reccomends....and 45 min??
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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maybe this is where i saw it....

yep thats the one, just thought i'd see how to use it on a jeep. we used to sell the same stuff at the chevy dealership that i worked at.
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by seed
oddly enough i've had two vehicles that didn't smoke at all when i seafoamed them...now my jeep that was a different story
Funny, I've had two other vehicles that smoked me out of the garage and then I just did my XJ and NO SMOKE
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 76ANTHONY
maybe this is where i saw it....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7jICUNnQYo

yep thats the one, just thought i'd see how to use it on a jeep. we used to sell the same stuff at the chevy dealership that i worked at.
Nice gloves, Boston Strangler.
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by TrueBlueXJ
Nice gloves, Boston Strangler.
thats the first thing i thought
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 76ANTHONY
maybe this is where i saw it....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7jICUNnQYo

yep thats the one, just thought i'd see how to use it on a jeep. we used to sell the same stuff at the chevy dealership that i worked at.

Yea... OJ's gloves and You tube.... not really where I would go for good tech ideas....
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