2001 Buick Lesabre - SEA FOAM info
Rasp
04-24-2010, 08:45 PM
I bought a can of sea foam and I want to do the full treatment - gas, crankcase and fuel.
1. the fuel I understand, I basically just put a third of the can in the tank and forget about it. sounds easy and straight forward.
2. The Crank case - I put the third of seafoam container in the crank case, easy enough. But how long do I run the car before an oil change.
3. Air intake - How do I get the third of sea foam in the intake????
Those are my questions. I hope someone out there can help me because I would like to do this by tomorrow if possible.
thanks in advance
1. the fuel I understand, I basically just put a third of the can in the tank and forget about it. sounds easy and straight forward.
2. The Crank case - I put the third of seafoam container in the crank case, easy enough. But how long do I run the car before an oil change.
3. Air intake - How do I get the third of sea foam in the intake????
Those are my questions. I hope someone out there can help me because I would like to do this by tomorrow if possible.
thanks in advance
feniks
05-05-2010, 12:17 AM
I bought a can of sea foam and I want to do the full treatment - gas, crankcase and fuel.
1. the fuel I understand, I basically just put a third of the can in the tank and forget about it. sounds easy and straight forward.
2. The Crank case - I put the third of seafoam container in the crank case, easy enough. But how long do I run the car before an oil change.
3. Air intake - How do I get the third of sea foam in the intake????
Those are my questions. I hope someone out there can help me because I would like to do this by tomorrow if possible.
thanks in advance
1) yes
2) you pour it in with fresh oil, you know that right?
drive between 50-100 miles on highway, preferrably with overdrive off to keep engine on higher rpms. then you will have to change oil again, if you don't you risk destroying gaskets and seals and engine will start leaking.
3) unplug the brake booster vacuum line, you have to use that piece of rubber hose still connected to throttle body (where brake booster was plugged in) and let the idling engine slowly suck that 1/3 of sea foam in. if you do this too quickly it will stall too early. once all third was sucked in let it die or shut it down for 15 minutes. put hoses back where they belong. start engine over (will require some revving to revive it), it will produce tons of white smoke, so don't be afraid. rev it at 2,500-4,000rpm for 5 minutes to release most of carbon deposits. then take it to highway and enjoy :)
1. the fuel I understand, I basically just put a third of the can in the tank and forget about it. sounds easy and straight forward.
2. The Crank case - I put the third of seafoam container in the crank case, easy enough. But how long do I run the car before an oil change.
3. Air intake - How do I get the third of sea foam in the intake????
Those are my questions. I hope someone out there can help me because I would like to do this by tomorrow if possible.
thanks in advance
1) yes
2) you pour it in with fresh oil, you know that right?
drive between 50-100 miles on highway, preferrably with overdrive off to keep engine on higher rpms. then you will have to change oil again, if you don't you risk destroying gaskets and seals and engine will start leaking.
3) unplug the brake booster vacuum line, you have to use that piece of rubber hose still connected to throttle body (where brake booster was plugged in) and let the idling engine slowly suck that 1/3 of sea foam in. if you do this too quickly it will stall too early. once all third was sucked in let it die or shut it down for 15 minutes. put hoses back where they belong. start engine over (will require some revving to revive it), it will produce tons of white smoke, so don't be afraid. rev it at 2,500-4,000rpm for 5 minutes to release most of carbon deposits. then take it to highway and enjoy :)
Rasp
05-05-2010, 08:24 PM
sounds good I think I'll have time hopefully this weekend.
feniks
05-05-2010, 08:55 PM
good luck!
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