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I've done the seafoam treatment in the booster hose, as well as rislone in the oil a few times. The difference is astounding. Since I hvae 350K or so on my truck, I'd say neither chemical ruins the engine.
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I've used seafoam as well through the brake booster. Don't remember how much but it does say on the bottle how much to put in - I know I got at least 2 uses out of it. It also makes a really neat cloud.
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I would like to try this on mine also but I thought I heard that after you do this the O2 sensor gets creamed. Is this true? Thanks -
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techron is a very good cleaner. it was top rated in a review i read a few years ago. i do not remember where, sorry.
the brake booster air line is a convienient way to get cleaner to the intake manifold.
you disconnect it at brake booster, and slowly pour it into hose allowing the cleaner to get to manifold.
it will probably stall, and it will smoke like crazy, so be ready for the neighbors to go nuts.
the brake booster air line is a convienient way to get cleaner to the intake manifold.
you disconnect it at brake booster, and slowly pour it into hose allowing the cleaner to get to manifold.
it will probably stall, and it will smoke like crazy, so be ready for the neighbors to go nuts.
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I'm new here but I've been reading over the articles and figured was time to register.
I've been reading about everyone having great luck with seafoam on this forum aswell as a few other Ford/F150 related forums. I'm driving a '96 F150 XLT with the 5.0L 302 with around 123k miles and it's definetely starting to get to where it needs a good cleaning.
I've read everyone recommend running it through the brake booster but I heard somewhere that on the '96 and believe '94-'95 possibly also that if you run seafoam through the brake booster on the 302 that it mainly only gets to cylinders 7 and 8. Does anyone have any information on this? I've heard from the same people that you're better off running it through the PCV vacuum line but it's a bit harder to get to than the brake booster.
Thanks for any information.
I've been reading about everyone having great luck with seafoam on this forum aswell as a few other Ford/F150 related forums. I'm driving a '96 F150 XLT with the 5.0L 302 with around 123k miles and it's definetely starting to get to where it needs a good cleaning.
I've read everyone recommend running it through the brake booster but I heard somewhere that on the '96 and believe '94-'95 possibly also that if you run seafoam through the brake booster on the 302 that it mainly only gets to cylinders 7 and 8. Does anyone have any information on this? I've heard from the same people that you're better off running it through the PCV vacuum line but it's a bit harder to get to than the brake booster.
Thanks for any information.