SeaFoam Oopsie

AxlsDemocracy said:

OK, so after some reading on here, it seems when I was using the seafoam I bought, I put it in the wrong side of the brake booster line, meaning, I disconnected the hose from the vacuum tree, not the booster, and let the seafoam get sucked up that way.

Did I screw my car up? If you check my other post about SeaFoam, you'll see i didnt get any smoke.

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As GreenMustangGt already said, you didn't screw anything up. I also agree the fuel pressure regulator vacuum line is a better choice to use, but the brake booster is also good.

As far as getting smoke, it all depends. If your engine doesn't have a lot of deposits, you won't smoke much at all. The longer you leave the Seafoam in, the more smoke you'll get. Here're the instructions I followed:

Let the vacuum hose suck in the Seafoam. Some recommend putting in only 1/3 can, others say 1/2. I usually do 1/2. While sucking in the Seagfoam, the engine won't idle right; you should have to manually bump the throttle to keep the engine from dying. As soon as you've got your 1/3 or 1/2 can in the engine, immediately turn the engine OFF. You should be able to just let the engine die; mine did. If you let the engine run, it'll burn off the Seafoam before it does you any good. Dump the rest of the Seafoam into your gas tank, it'll help clean the fuel injectors of any deposits.

Next, let the engine sit for a while. I'd recommend a half-hour. This gives the Seafoam a change to dissolve the buildup inside the cylinders. After the half-hour, start the car up and go for a drive. If you have any deposits, you'll soon be spewing a James Bond-style smoke screen. My 'stang smoked just a little bit for the first minute or two, then smoked pretty good for 15 minutes afterwards - I felt sorry for the folks behind me. Drive until the exhaust stops smoking, and you'll be done.