[mease87]

Heard some good things about this product and bought 2 bottles today. i put 1/3 of bottle is crankcase 1/3 in gas tank and the other 1/3 i sucked in through the brake booster line. Boy Did It smoke for a good 15 min. LOL

But my question is this. i just changed my oil like a week ago. and today i just used the seafoam. ive read your supposed to change the oil 100 miles after you seafoam. do i really need to do this? i just put Mobil one 5w30 in and that stuff aint cheap. i would hate to have to change the oil agian after i JUST did it. any thoughts on this? or seafoam in general

[ewells2420]

Yes you need to because there wil be a bunch of gunk in your filter and oil. Should have planned it ahead or waited till your next oil change.

[2002 BLK GT]

For the first time I'm gonna have to agree with this... "guy"

[goren813]

Guys guys relax. Definitely change your oil. I would also change your plugs out. As said you should plan ahead for these types of things, if you knew you had changed the oil you could have waited on the sea foam until next oil change, but what's done is done. Just do it right to avoid future problems.

[JASonic]

mease...what year is your car??? Is it an 87???

[N29468]

Yea i agree with them next time dont add it when u change your oil wait till a day or two before your next oil change and add it to the crankcase.

[mease87]

Its a 2000 v6 3.8 liter with 56,000 miles on it. i change the oil every 2500 miles with mobil one 5w30

[mease87]

could i use the seafoam to clean out my IAC??

its like carb cleaner right? so can i use it to clean the IAC and possible the MAF sensor?

I My idle is erratic sometimes and likes to drop low. somtimes when stoping to. thinking cleaning it is worth it or just buy a NEw IAC and MAF sensor.

[6ER THEN I 8ER!]

Originally Posted by mease87 Its a 2000 v6 3.8 liter with 56,000 miles on it. i change the oil every 2500 miles with mobil one 5w30

uber clean oil lol...

[04mustang232]

If you have a v6 (not sure what kinda car you have), don't run it through your brake booster line. That line only feeds to half the engine. Run it through your pcv line. This feeds to the entire engine.

And I'm not sure about the seafoam in the crank. Seeing how you didn't know about the 100 miles and then change the oil idea, its not really your fault, but i would change it just to be safe.

[ewells2420]

Originally Posted by 04mustang232 If you have a v6 (not sure what kinda car you have), don't run it through your brake booster line. That line only feeds to half the engine. Run it through your pcv line. This feeds to the entire engine. And I'm not sure about the seafoam in the crank. Seeing how you didn't know about the 100 miles and then change the oil idea, its not really your fault, but i would change it just to be safe.

Yeah ive only done it through the BB line. But this next time I will do it through the PCV drivers side and passenger side into the intake/TB.

[ewells2420]

Originally Posted by mease87 Its a 2000 v6 3.8 liter with 56,000 miles on it. i change the oil every 2500 miles with mobil one 5w30

Also why are you tunning 5w30, its supposed to be 5W20 in our mustangs.

[04mustang232]

Originally Posted by ewells2420 Also why are you tunning 5w30, its supposed to be 5W20 in our mustangs.

According to an ASE Certified Mechanic, 5w20 is too thin, and 5w30 is a better choice.

[ewells2420]

Originally Posted by 04mustang232 According to an ASE Certified Mechanic, 5w20 is too thin, and 5w30 is a better choice.

Hmmm which ASE mech? Do you have a link or qoute? Im curious now.

[04mustang232]

Originally Posted by ewells2420 Hmmm which ASE mech? Do you have a link or qoute? Im curious now.

Nope, just a mechanic that works at my Public Works building. He works on 10 f550s, 15 crown vic police cars, and about 20 other misc. public works vehicles. He was ranting one day about how stupid someone could be to put in the new 0w20 in their car just to save a few bucks for gas.

[ewells2420]

Originally Posted by 04mustang232 Nope, just a mechanic that works at my Public Works building. He works on 10 f550s, 15 crown vic police cars, and about 20 other misc. public works vehicles. He was ranting one day about how stupid someone could be to put in the new 0w20 in their car just to save a few bucks for gas.

Yeah that is stupid LOL. Save a few $ for gas now only to loose it all and then some later with the engine rebuild.

[goren813]

5w30 says the manual in the '00.

[sxynerd]

Originally Posted by 04mustang232 According to an ASE Certified Mechanic, 5w20 is too thin, and 5w30 is a better choice.

5w20 is not to thin, not by a long shot. Unless a car is severe duty there's no reason to run anything above 5w20. In my DD I run 0w20 and in the mustang I run 0w20.

Start up is the absolute hardest thing on your engine it does and there is "No" oil on the market that's thin enough on start up to not cause wear so we go for the next best thing, a low initial weight (10w/5w or 0w). 0w is the best choice in EVERY application especially if you're in a cold climate.

I don't have time to give everyone a big lesson in oil but If the thread starts going south with bad oil info I'll post again.

[04mustang232]

Originally Posted by sxynerd 5w20 is not to thin, not by a long shot. Unless a car is severe duty there's no reason to run anything above 5w20. In my DD I run 0w20 and in the mustang I run 0w20. Start up is the absolute hardest thing on your engine it does and there is "No" oil on the market that's thin enough on start up to not cause wear so we go for the next best thing, a low initial weight (10w/5w or 0w). 0w is the best choice in EVERY application especially if you're in a cold climate. I don't have time to give everyone a big lesson in oil but If the thread starts going south with bad oil info I'll post again.

Thats fine. I'm just stating what a trained tech said. Start up isnt a problem if you buy a decent filter with an anti-drainback valve in it. 0w20 isn't too thin? Good luck!

[goren813]

I'll stick with what the manual says and I live in sweltering heat. Unless you're heavily modded or extreme climates stick with what your car's manufacturer says.