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I did the seafoam cleaning and no change in mpg, as I wasn't expecting any. I'm still getting a whopping 13.7

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bdbake01
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yep, gotta admit the scraper is genius. Probably more reliable than the wife. DEFINITELY less mouthy about the situation.

nadrojcote
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I just did my truck with seafoam. I can't tell a huge difference yet, but we will see over time. Used my window scraper to keep the rpm around 2000.  

bdbake01
bdbake01

Ok, so lately I've been noticing the 6.2 stumbling a bit, hesitating, lower mileage - even more than expected for winter - etc. and began getting more concerned about intake valve buildup. 26k miles

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MR. DRAG SLEDDER

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I did the seafoam cleaning and no change in mpg, as I wasn't expecting any. I'm still getting a whopping 13.7

My update so far is the same. I'm not getting as low as 13.7, but a good piece of mind.

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I did this procedure with Seafoam this past weekend on my wife's 2014 5.3 with 9400 miles as preventative maintenance. We have noticed no difference in mileage or performance but I did not expect any with only 9400 miles on the truck.

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

Spurshot

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I don't see any advantage of seafoam over a mix of water and acetone/methanol. When I ran extreme boost turbocharged engines, I ran a mix of water and acetone/methanol. The internals were clean as a whistle. I really don't trust seafoam because I don't know exactly what's in it. Their SDS doesn't reveal much more than it's some kind of petroleum product combined with isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol). I've heard that it's mineral oil and alcohol. But I can't confirm it.

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Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

Spurshot

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No I did not. Did really feel like taking the intake manifold off again if you know what I mean.

 

 

Yes there was oil covering the inside of the intake.

 

 

I thought about doing something like this too but I think it might be pretty difficult. On the inside of the intake manifold, the runners aren't easily accessible because of a cylinder that starts at the throttle body and goes about half way back. Here is a picture from PickUPS in the "Oil Catch can?" thread showing the inside of his intake manifold. This is on a 4.3 but the 5.3 is similar. I don't want to discourage you from trying to get a camera down to the intake valves but just wanted to let you know that it might be tricky. If you get it to work let me know as I would be interested in getting one of those cameras then.

 

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Got the scope in. Playing ...

 

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Got the scope in. Playing ... IQ is meh. Depth of field could be better.

 

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nadrojcote Senior Enthusiast

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got this from the FAQ on the seafoam website take it for what it is worth......

I added a can of Sea Foam to about 12 gallons of gas in the tank of my 2002 Grand Marquis, then used ½ can of the spray in the intake. Now my car shows a “check engine” light that was not previously on. Did the Sea Foam somehow cause this? What should I do about it?

Jim’s answer:

Adding Sea Foam Spray Cleaner and Lube directly into the intake will, in some cases, trigger the “check engine” light due to misfires that occur while you’re spraying. The misfiring was only temporary, and you should be able to easily turn the light off by clearing the error code.

[Question asked by Tango Devin]

Unfortunately this is not the issue this time around, I have a bad catalytic converter. I just put 600km on and I had to keep resetting the check engine light. Having the dealership install a new cat tomorrow.

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BBRU

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I just did the BG treatment at 16,500 miles. I can honestly say the truck runs smoother, has more power, and the mpgs seem to be up a lil. I'm ordering my catch can next week, and will probably do the BG treatment every 10,000 to 12,000 miles for as long as I own the truck

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I just did the BG treatment at 16,500 miles. I can honestly say the truck runs smoother, has more power, and the mpgs seem to be up a lil. I'm ordering my catch can next week, and will probably do the BG treatment every 10,000 to 12,000 miles for as long as I own the truck

Nice yeah I think I'm going to do it soon too. They'll warranty your engine if you stick with their maintenance plan so that says something about their product in my opinion that they'll stand behind it like that. I have a catch can now that I installed around 11k miles so I'm thinking having that with the BG service every year will really keep the engine functioning in top shape. They say even with a catch can you'll still get some valve build up just not as much so it makes sense to continue to clean the engine.

 

 

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Nice yeah I think I'm going to do it soon too. They'll warranty your engine if you stick with their maintenance plan so that says something about their product in my opinion that they'll stand behind it like that. I have a catch can now that I installed around 11k miles so I'm thinking having that with the BG service every year will really keep the engine functioning in top shape. They say even with a catch can you'll still get some valve build up just not as much so it makes sense to continue to clean the engine.

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Yeah, I hear you. I will definitely will be doin the same thing. Like I said, I could feel a difference after having it done. They sold me on it.

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Has anyone tried the amsoil power foam. Does the same thing but it foams up when you spray. Youtube it. Debating on trying it

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Jordan18 Enthusiast

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Nice yeah I think I'm going to do it soon too. They'll warranty your engine if you stick with their maintenance plan so that says something about their product in my opinion that they'll stand behind it like that. I have a catch can now that I installed around 11k miles so I'm thinking having that with the BG service every year will really keep the engine functioning in top shape. They say even with a catch can you'll still get some valve build up just not as much so it makes sense to continue to clean the engine.

 

 

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It'll be nice to see once those that have been using CCs for thousands of miles do a comparison with those without.Or, a comparison such as those who got a cleaning service see what it's like after the same amount of miles put on with a catch can as without one.

Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

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It'll be nice to see once those that have been using CCs for thousands of miles do a comparison with those without.Or, a comparison such as those who got a cleaning service see what it's like after the same amount of miles put on with a catch can as without one.

 

I plan to do this. I'm waiting for my mechanic to call me back to discuss everything. But basically I put my catch can on after 11,500 miles and I have 14,800 on the truck now. I plan to get my mechanic to borescope the engine before a BG induction service, borescope after he finishes, and then borescope it another year after about 15,000 miles when I go to do service #2. If catch cans do what people claim, the pictures of my valves in a year from now should be mostly clean compared to the picture of them before the BG service I'm about to do. I'll keep everyone posted. Sucks we all have to wait a year to find out though haha

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 Senior Enthusiast

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I did the CRC GDI IVC treatment today with about 11,500 miles on the truck. I don't feel any real difference so maybe the valves weren't that bad. I made sure to follow the directions on the can so I know I did it right. I also did plenty of driving after the 1 hour head soak so I also know I did enough driving. If anything it gave me a piece of mind because I know it works from the comments on here. The can did say to do it every 10,000 miles, but I still may get a catch can in the future. If I do get a catch can I'll do the CRC GDI treatment before installing it.

 

By the way, mine came with a tag that said to send it in with the receipt and they'll send a $5 rebate. Not much, but will give a little bit of that money back for the cost of a stamp.

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I bought 2 cans yesterday. I just turned over 20k miles. Will have enough for the next 10k miles too.

14'SilveradoLT Enthusiast

14'SilveradoLT

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I don't see any advantage of seafoam over a mix of water and acetone/methanol. When I ran extreme boost turbocharged engines, I ran a mix of water and acetone/methanol. The internals were clean as a whistle. I really don't trust seafoam because I don't know exactly what's in it. Their SDS doesn't reveal much more than it's some kind of petroleum product combined with isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol). I've heard that it's mineral oil and alcohol. But I can't confirm it.

That's why I'm working building a meth/alky kit in the next few months. I figure it and the catch can will be great with a future tune.

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