Hey everyone... To start this off, I'm only 16. Therefore, my knowledge of the complexities of cars is somewhat limited.
I'm planning on running SeaFoam through my family's 2005 ESV Escalade AWD. Its getting very bad gas mileage (9 to 11 city) and I've heard SeaFoam should help a lot.
The only problem is I do not know how to use it!
Could someone pleas explain to me the steps, in layman's terms?
Pictures showing where to put the liquid are the most important part... I don't know where the oil crankcase is, as well as the throttle body throat. And I just pour a third of it into each of these, including the fuel tank (through where I put gas)?
Step by step instructions with pics would be the greatest thing in the world... (And I'm sure this would help out a lot of people!
Good call. Proper maintanance is key. Don't go pouring costic chemicals in a 30,000 dollar truck. Fuel filter, plugs, clean the throttle body, and stuff of that sort. Depending on the miles it is not all that bad.
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I'm doing all that stuff as well. I'm putting in a new air filter; I don't know when the last oil change was, but I can find out. The truck has about 77,000 miles on it.
They're right, do the simple and inexpensive things first. Air up the tires to their proper pressure, change the fluids (synthetic may help), and change to a new air filter. Dump the Seafoam in the fuel tank, add it to the crank case through the "oil fill" hose under the hood a few days before your next oil change, and (the most fun) is using a vacuum line to suck it into the intake and clean all the carbon deposits off. Sucking it into a vacuum line will cause the engine to die. Let it sit for about 10 minutes and restart. Seafoam isn't caustic in terms of being corrosive. If by "costic" you mean it eats away carbon deposits that effect the engine's performance, then yes it is.
I've never personally seen seafoam damage a vehicle, and I've used it on several. My .02. I have heard people say all the carbon that blows out the tail pipe can plug up your convertors, but I've never seen empirical evidence of that either.
__________________ The above post is my 2 cents....nothing more.
So, new air filter, make sure tire pressure is good, full tank of gas, SeaFoam, new oil filter, synthetic oil change? Would that be the best way? And do you recommend a full tank of gas?
That's a cool video, I watched it a few minutes ago .
I didn't watch the video, but if you are getting a lot of blow-by, you can also install in in-line oil separator to keep it down a bit. You can get really nice catch cans for $150+ from someone like "Stef's Fabrication" (best welds you'll ever see) or you can get an el cheapo like you would find on an air compressor.
It's more about preventitive maintenance than performance enhancing, but still helpful none-the-less.
I forgot to mention taking all the extra gear out of the truck. I carry a good bit of gear in my own truck: 2 hitches, a snatch strap/recovery strap, steel recovery D rings, big heavy stereo box and amp, etc. All that gear adds up to (probably) 300 extra pounds. Extra weight = lower mileage. If you lighten up the vehicle you will improve gas mileage. So take out any unnecessary gear.
Also, go light on the throttle. It's a heavy truck with a big high performance motor. You don't have to leave every stop light at 3/4 throttle just to race to the next stoplight. Lighten up on the throttle = better mileage.
