**Please note that I, nor Rangerpowersports.com are responsible if you happen to tear a hose or funk something up.**

Well, I read a few how to threads on here but none of them had pics! I just did it to mine since I just bought her and wasnt too sure what condition the engine was in.

Specs: 1999 Ford Ranger 4x4 3.0 V6
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This "How To" is described using the brake booster line.
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And some little notes for yall about this stuff.

·Your vehicle will smoke out of its tail pipe for a bit.
·This smoke is actually the carbon buildup! So...the more smoke, the more carbon buildup you had in your motor! If the vehicle is very new with only a few thousand miles and is smoking like no otha motha, consider checking for any leaks that might be causing the buildup.
·This *can* foul your plugs. If only a little bit of smoke came out like mine did, you should be golden and not have to change them, but it would be wise to in the near future as the carbon buildup will get around the plugs and bridge. If you had a lot of smoke coming out, change them within the next 50-100 miles.
·If you use this in your crank case for your oil, get an oil change 100 miles after you put it in. Not the next day. You have to give it time to circulate and do its thing.

Other information on this product can be found at: SeaFoams Official Site (http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUpTechGas.htm)

And onto the main event!

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What you need:
Manual just incase you need to find something else, a warm engine(Drive for 5-10 mins to warm her up), pliers to get the hose clamp off, an open and well ventilated area, SeaFoam, and a small, small funnel.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/SeaFoam/tools.jpg

The patient!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/SeaFoam/patient.jpg

Engine shot
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/SeaFoam/engine.jpg

This is the brake booster line that you need to disconnect.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/SeaFoam/hose.jpg

TADA!look at that SEXY hand!
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Attach said small, small funnel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/SeaFoam/funnel.jpg

Now, start up your vehicle! You will hear a lot of suction since the booster isnt connected and your engine will sound like it wants to stall out. Open up that SeaFoam and SLOWLY, pour it down the funnel. Your engine will choke, sputter, but when you feel her about to stall, that means youre pouring too much. I used half a pint(Half the bottle) for this, and you might notice your vehicle to already start to smoke. Now, turn your vehicle off, re-attach the hose and clamp, and let her sit for 5-10 mins. If your vehicle was in the garage like mine was, now is the time to push her into a more open area.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/SeaFoam/outside.jpg

Now, after the time is up, get in and start her up! You might see some smoking, or a TON of it just pouring out. This is normal. I chose to do mine when rain was projected as it will ground the smoke a lot quicker.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/SeaFoam/carbon01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Cerberus2k7/SeaFoam/carbon02.jpg

Now, go for a quick 5-10 min(starting to see a pattern here?) drive so you can really work that gunk out! When I do it, I make sure to keep my RPMs up(3.7-4.5k) as it seems to clean out the vehicle better as opposed to just putting around at 2k RPM. Once you park it, that's it! Congratulations! You are now an Official SeaFoamer! :chacha:

Now all that's left to do is cleanup! And remember to read the above notes. Hope you all found this semi-helpful since i've seen quite a few threads on this issue.

-Joseph

Just the brake booster line? Or do you recommend putting it in the gas tank and anywhere else also?

You can put it in the gas tank. SeaFoam can be run through the oil, the PCV, the Brake Booster, and the gas tank. But for smog and de-carbonization, I ran it through the brake booster. Gas tank cleans out the fuel injectors and de-ices the gas.

Did it help out the truck at all? Looks like some powerful stuff i bet it will do wonders for my ranger. Great post too.

I don't know how your engine stayed running. When I did seafoam on mine, if I didn't cover the vacuum line with my thumb it would immediately stall. And instead of pouring it in, I let the vacuum suck it into the intake. Nevertheless, great write up!:thumbsup:

Did it help out the truck at all? Looks like some powerful stuff i bet it will do wonders for my ranger. Great post too.

It sure did help. For one thing it helped my truck in the mid range as before it sounded like it was having an asthma attack. And I gained about 1.5-2mpg.

It sure did help. For one thing it helped my truck in the mid range as before it sounded like it was having an asthma attack. And I gained about 1.5-2mpg.

Use Marvel Mystery oil! It's a lot cheaper and works better in my opinion. I've used MM for the past 20 years with great success in the same manner.

Thanks for the pics. I am planning on doing this right before I change my sparkplugs and wires in the spring.

DONT you have to change the oil shortly after doing this as well? I've seen on this site that people say u should change out w/ in 100 miles of doing seafoam.

If you're putting it in the crank case.

Just seafoamed my truck today, Noticed a pretty good difference. Thanks for the write up =)

Will this work on my 2.5?

Will this work on my 2.5?

From what I know about SeaFoam, it can be used on pretty much any engine.

You can use it on any engine.. even lawnmower, RV's.. motorcycle, atv, boats, seadoo's.. everything that runs, lol

I'm gonna do this on my truck next week, I think I'm gonna do the brake booster line and the gas tank...I understand how to do the brake booster one, but is there anything to do with the gas line. Just poor it in and drive normal? Do i need just a little gas then drive til empty? Thanks in advance.

Just drive normal, the more gas you have in your tank the more dilute the seafoam will be.

Just an FYI- some people with high mileage vehicles have had minor oil leaks after putting the seafoam in the crankcase since it cleans out all the crap that might be helping keep your oil in.

Use Marvel Mystery oil! It's a lot cheaper and works better in my opinion. I've used MM for the past 20 years with great success in the same manner.

I don't think you can clean the carbon out of your intake manifold with MM Oil, but I really like it for running in my crankcase oil. My sister has a toyota tercel that had an oil burning problem (1 qt every 500-1000 miles) and afrter running a good deal of MM oil in the crankcase for a bout 25k miles the prolem went away. The car had been run out of oil by the previous owner. He car no longer burns any oil and has improved compression.

This is a great write up and Seafoam is a good product!

used it in my truck... worlds of difference.

this is the best stuff around. I have tried everything and this always removes more thatn anything else. better than any auto dealer will sell you

My Ford Explorer 4.0 has a leak in the trans would this stuff seal the leak in the tranny or at least slow the leak down or is it even safe for the transmission

i would love to do this but im kind of sketchy on what will happen. i had a tank of oil that mysteriously went down a quart every few weeks. after i changed it, it went away and havent had a problem yet. maybe it would be better to use this and figure out where my leak is.

EDIT: if i have one....

ive heard that its 99 percent oil or something, so basically when you put it all in, it just burns and comes out of your exhaust. And that its not good for your engine..

but if you guys are seeing such good results i might need to do mine soon. My neighbors will probably call the fire dept and police dept and everyone else, itll probably be a bad idea to do it at my house. lol

I seafoamed my truck today in an Advanced Auto parking lot and I hadn't done it in a while so I got lots of stares at the billowing smoke coming from my truck :biggrinha

I think i am going to seafoam my truck now b/c it kinda runs like crap

how many miles is "a lot" to where you might not want to do this?

Probably look pretty funny with my truck I'm running 5" stacks..... The shop I work for has a similar product works about the same but if seafoam works just as good cool it's a hell of alot cheaper

Seafoam works great. My truck has 170,000 miles and I must have had a lot of buildup because it smoked quite a bit. I put a 3rd of the can in my gas tank, a 3rd in my oil pan, and sucked up the rest through the vacuum line. Before I was getting like 250 miles per tank, now I'm getting a little over 300. If you decide to do it the way I did, then drive around for about 100 miles with it in the oil pan then make sure you change the oil. Don't go the full 3,000 miles before an oil change.

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Just did this today on my truck. Harder than it looks lol. I could only suck through a tiny tiny bit at a time through the brake booster hose cause if I did too much the motor would die out. And mine had a good bit of smoke but not as much as I would have thought.

Just did this today on my truck. Harder than it looks lol. I could only suck through a tiny tiny bit at a time through the brake booster hose cause if I did too much the motor would die out. And mine had a good bit of smoke but not as much as I would have thought.

Yeah, it takes a while. If you do it regularly you will be able to get the hose clamp off/on with your fingers. :D

I have always funneled mine directly into the TB, just my way of doing it I suppose, and I believe it distributes better.

How would you do this on a 95 Silverado with the TBI 350? Non-vortech. My buddies truck could probably benefit a lot from this- but I dont know where to add it like you do the brake booster line with these trucks. Is there a similar brake booster line on his truck? Thanks!! Sean.

How would you do this on a 95 Silverado with the TBI 350? Non-vortech. My buddies truck could probably benefit a lot from this- but I dont know where to add it like you do the brake booster line with these trucks. Is there a similar brake booster line on his truck? Thanks!! Sean.

If it's a 95 it should have a brake booster. The method can be used on pretty much all vehicles that have a brake booster. All that would differs really is the location and age of tubing as it can tear if you try to force it off. Best bet is to look at the maintenance manual for that year truck, match it to the engine and that will give you the info you want to know along with the location.

I've done it through the booster in my Ranger. Even other non-fords are the same way that I've done.

Just did it on my truck it already feels like its running cleaner!!

did it tonight to my truck not much smoke at all really, but i used to use marving mystery oil on a regular basis. But it does seem to run smoother and helped the idle a little. id give it a 3.5/5

ok i have a 01 4.0 with 85000 miles. i heard that it can foul out the spark plugs. i dont wanna do this and half to replace the plugs because its a pain in the a** to replace in the sohc. has anyone had a problem with spark plugs fouling out. thanks adam

My truck just hit 200,000 miles iv never done this would this be a good time to do this to my truck. And how often should i do this.

Just did this today on my truck. Harder than it looks lol. I could only suck through a tiny tiny bit at a time through the brake booster hose cause if I did too much the motor would die out. And mine had a good bit of smoke but not as much as I would have thought.
I used a block of wood to make the rpm's stay up. Try that next time. It makes things a lot easier lol.

This is from an old post of mine on another forum, but it's all the same so here you go:

Okay, here is how you use seafoam:
1) Buy two cans and a can of deep creap
2) Pour can One entirely into gas tank on next fill up
3) Take 1/3 and pour slowly into vac line to intake manifold, I use the brake booster line off the master cyl. (The reason for slowly pouring it in is so you don't choke the motor and stall it)
4) Take another 1/3 and stall the engine out with it, if it doesn't choke completely, hurry and turn it off.
5) Take your intake off up to the tb, then open the tb by hand and spray a **** ton of deep creep in there and try to get it everywhere possible. Don't be afraid to use too much, it's pure petrol so it's okay.
6) Let your car sit for 20-25 minutes so it all soaks in. The optional step while you're waiting is to:
7)Pour last 1/3 into your oil. Yes, your oil. This will break up any crap in your bottom end, but, the reason this is optional is because you should change your oil within 100-200 miles of doing this. Your oil will be fcking black after this.
8) After letting it all soak in, start the car and give it hell (after warming up of course, you know who you are...) YOU WILL BE SPEWING BUTTLOADS UPON BUTTLOADS OF WHITE/GREY SMOKE. DO NOT BE ALARMED, BUT DO NOT DO THIS ON A BUSY ROAD OR ANYWHERE THAT YOU CAN BE CITED FOR THIS. I suggest an empty school parking lot or something.

Then you are finished. I did this in my old highschool parking lot when I first got my t/a and a cop pulled in thinking I was doing massive burnouts. When I explained it to him, he just said, "Uh, it sounds like you know what you're doing. Do it in the back please."

Well i finnaly got around to doing this today. And i must say it didnt smoke all that much. IMO that this stuff is awesome. My truck runs a whole lot smoother now. And i dont know if its the seafoam or what. But this stuff is the ****. how offten should i use it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfS9l3tap_A

Tried the seafoam today and got good and bad results:

Good: My truck no longer sputters after revving to high RPMs! :)
Bad: I'm 100% sure that I have a hole in my catalytic converter, lol.

can someone post a pic of the right vacume line to use on a 86 ranger? i wanna do this to my first gen and see if it helps the idle and 3rd gear sputtering

hey all i tryed to seafoam my truck today. i found the booster line and started the truck it wouldnt stay running so i turned the idle adjustment until it would run without dying. then when i started putting the seafoam. i only got about 3oz in it before it caused the rpms to hit 4k??? i was really worried about putting the rest in.not only that but it didnt smoke at all. is this a good thing? my truck has about 153K miles on it. i figured it would have some kind of build up.


Edit: nevermind i figured it out. i wasnt dumping enough in to it. so instead of choking the engine it was like pressing on the gas.

Letting the motor die after correctly applying throttle during the entire operation,and lettting it sit off for 15. should make smok

yep smoked like a freight train and runs truck runs smoother. thanks

So will I have to change plugs? I just put new ones in last december. The truck has about 142,000 miles on it.

So will I have to change plugs? I just put new ones in last december. The truck has about 142,000 miles on it.

Shouldn't have to. I did mine about a year ago with no problems.

Good deal. I am gonna do it when it gets closer to changing my oil.

Did this last Sunday and it worked great... smoked like it was on fire! Ran through my gas tank as well, I don't know why everyone keeps complaining about the plugs.. I did mine in under an hour. Driver side is very accessible through the top of the engine bay (unplugged the little sensor behind the EGR piping for more room) and driver side is all there once the wheel/wheel well liner is removed. The hardest thing was removing the spark plug socket if it got stuck on the plug, but some needle nose pliers helped with that!

Rafal

Because it was a bear to change the plugs on my 2.5L. The 4 plugs on the exhaust side were easy. The 4 on the intake side are alot harder especially towards the middle back.

hehe today i found out that seafoam + emissions test = fail

hehe today i found out that seafoam + emissions test = fail

Explain, please.

i will put money that it wasnt the seafoam or you didnt drive long enough to get it all outta the system.

i will put money that it wasnt the seafoam or you didnt drive long enough to get it all outta the system.

+1.... the stuff doesn't stay in your system, it burns off