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Old 08-26-2009, 10:10 AM
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So I'm kind of a clean freak with my engine... I have 10k on my motor, and I run lucas upper cylinder almost every full-up in my car. Not sure why.

So when considering seafoam... I always get weird vibes about it... is it safe for our motors? I have a basically stock car, with minor engine mods. Where is the most beneficial place to use it? The crankcase? Gas tank? Directly on the intake?

Does anyone have success/disaster stories?
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Old 08-26-2009, 10:16 AM
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I used it on my 05 v6 that had 50,000 miles on it and I felt there was actually a little difference in performance. I just do the 2/3 in the gas tank and 1/3 in the brake booster. I would recommed it, I do it every 15,000 miles now just to keep it all clean. If you need any help on how to do the brake booster just let me know
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Old 08-26-2009, 10:37 AM
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DO NOT put it in your crankcase
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Old 08-26-2009, 10:51 AM
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seafoam works really well. stop using lucas every fill up every oil change is just fine to much can harm your seals
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Old 08-26-2009, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by 5pnt0gt
seafoam works really well. stop using lucas every fill up every oil change is just fine to much can harm your seals
agreed
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Old 08-26-2009, 12:33 PM
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I put it in my crankcase and ran the car 4 months before I changed the oil. Everything is fine, the oil drained out nice and dark too
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Old 08-26-2009, 04:33 PM
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I would recommend seafoam for sure, dump it in according to the directions. I would only use it in the gas tank though. I use cleaners about every 5k miles.
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Old 08-26-2009, 05:21 PM
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Why shouldn't I put it in the crankcase? Where do I put it into the brake booster?
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Old 08-26-2009, 05:54 PM
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the big black vaccum line that comes out the front
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Old 08-26-2009, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by silverscmustang
the big black vaccum line that comes out the front
CAREFULLY! Do it slow or you can hydrolock the motor. I will put it in the crankcase to quiet lifters.
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