How to properly Seafoam a Jeep Wrangler JK

This video shows how to properly use Seafoam to clean out your intake manifold on a Jeep Wrangler JK. You can buy Seafoam on Amazon, here is the link: amzn.to/298Jp6e

[@craigversetti5700]

Change your oil & filters regularly, do all routine maintenance regularly and it will last for hundreds of thousands of miles ,had 306,000 miles on my last whip and only got rid of it to upgrade ,it still ran great . That's all us need to do !!!

[@svnbit8408]

For plaque buildup, I use expensive mouthwash, swishing at 3000RPM for several minutes, then swallow. I can tell it's working as brown nasty filth comes out of my tailpipe and I saved $$$ on a dental cleaning.

[@marshallcolin71]

Lmfao

[@robertallen6710]

Haarrr...dee har har

[@svnbit8408]

@@robertallen6710 yeah, really bad I read that and was mortified, then relieved when I saw 5yrs ago. Lol

[@svnbit8408]

Now I know when I bought that unused seafoam in the garage though.

[@Ride.on.709]

😂

[@o1shot1kill]

one of the off road magazines did an article on this process. However, you can do more with the sea foam. In the article it stated that you can dump 1 bottle in a tank of gas to help clean the injectors. then take 1/2 a bottle AFTER THE MOTOR IS WARM and do what they did here in the video, only difference was allow the jeep to run for 5min after. shut it down, give it 20min, and who you start it will smoke bad just like this or even worse. Finally you take the remaining 1/2 bottle and dump it in the crank case prior to an oil change. I changed mine next day after driving it a while. the articles final comment was "you practically steam cleaned the entire inside of your motor.

[@StratmanJerry]

Jason Wozniak how? I'm curious as I dumped half a bottle into my crankcase about a week ago, before doing an oil change. haven't been driving much lately so I don't think it's damaged at all yet or anything and I decided to let the oil sit for a little while longer. haven't driven 100 miles with the seafoam in my oil and figure it can sit for a bit longer till I deem my oil finally ready for a change. got change oil notification way before the 4k miles but the viscosity seemed fine, color was still well under brown, no deposits. so hopefully it wil just clean my engine up also after seeing this video I think I will use thenrest of that bottle on the vacuum line, although I'm not exactly sure where it will pump the seafoam into. (maybe the cylinders?) no clue lol but till then I got a half bottle of sea foam, my jeeps ben losing power for a while so once I get all this out of the way I'll get a tune up because idk when everything else has been maintained. i get about 20mpg on a good day, pretty sure my buddies 94 cummins turbo inline 5.9 gets 25 lol

[@kris.monroe]

I have run Seafoam through a Grand Cherokee and Cherokee (many times each), both from the 90s, and never had any effect on the rear main seal. ... However, I'd NEVER run it through anything brake related. Always straight into the crankcase (only when warm) a few hundred miles before an oil change and the gas tank when I FILL the tank.

[@Impuritan1]

kris monroe it’s the damn brake booster vacuum line pulling it into the engine, where do you see a problem with it? I’m genuinely curious here

[@bushmaster2027]

He was talking about dumping Seafoam in the crank case. I am betting you though he was talking about water, since the discussion has been about both. Seafoam is fine, like you said, water will the main seal (as well as a few other things).

[@coreybush89]

There is a slight flaw with this method: This line connected to the brake booster also runs to the vacuum pump for the brakes inside the bumper. There is a T-splitter on the brake booster line that splits the line going into your intake manifold that also goes down to your vacuum pump inside the front bumper. If you use seafoam through this line that is directly connected to the brake booster, you're also pouring seafoam into the vacuum pump for the brakes as well as the intake manifold so it will get into your braking system. What exactly it will do to your braking system is beyond me.

[@lukehartman7542]

It has a dad blamed check valve on it and it damn sure ain’t a suckin while that motor is or hell if so not half as hard so there is a flaw in your flaw. Why you tryna find flaws in something that they are saying works and has worked for them ya sound like another know it all that don’t really know much

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

I wonder how that engine is doing today after all that high reeving? Yikes 😳

[@jackedwards7420]

Another video on the improper misuse of SeaFoam! Best use is to put a bottle in your fuel tank, it takes time for the SeaFoam to disolve deposits! And YES it works, saved me a $600.00 rebuild on my 1982 Goldwing that had sat a couple of years and gummed up bad! Also can be used as a crankcase flush and to freevup stuck lifters like Marvel Mystery Oil and etc.. This method works as well with any automotive liguid (oil, automatic transmission fluid, brake fluid, paint thinner, or even water) and has more to do with a relatively cold liquid being introduced to a hot engine not necessarily to any properties of that liquid! I learned this method in the 1960s using water or transmission fluid!

[@thinkclear3834]

That’s probably how much that car cost brand new . U might as well get a new one

[@jackedwards7420]

@@thinkclear3834It's a touring motorcycle I bought for $1200 spent $600 tires, camo clad (instead of paint), lights! Now is a $3500 value and a new similar bike is $20,000! You don't have a clue what you're talking about!!

[@thinkclear3834]

@@jackedwards7420 I thought this was a video about Jeep Wrangler using seafoam . Why da fuck are u commenting about motorcycle in this video for !!

[@jackedwards7420]

@@thinkclear3834 because you replied to my comment on my experiences with Sea Foam in my motorcycle! Go figure!

[@thinkclear3834]

@@jackedwards7420 I responded cause I thought it was a car I didn’t know it was a bike .

[@RockyXTV]

Cool video! (PLEASE READ THIS WHOLE COMMENT BEFORE BASHING ME) To be honest, I'm not quite sure about this "sea foam" trend that's been picking up over the last few years. Not sure why but I'm just not on board with it YET. It does however remind me of a very old practice that I saw a few times as a kid. A few old timers would take some plain old water and dribble a few drops at a time into the carburetor while keeping the RPM's up. As you know, water is incompressible so when it made its way into the cylinders it would smash up the "carbon" (there's a lot more than just carbon built up in engines) on the valves and such. I do remember guys yelling back and forth saying "slow down that's too much yer' gonna' bend a rod you dumb a$$" I must stress that this is NOT a good idea for anyone to do and definitely not on fuel injection of any kind. Actually just don't do it at all lol. Back to the sea foam, I've seen multiple videos and heard claims of how great this stuff is but have yet to see results in person. I've seen it done in person but it made no difference and nothing was expelled from the exhaust other than smoke and condensation. I know people are going to say that's because it all gets burnt up, but most deposits are very hard and simply would not just "burn up" I imagine this is also not so good for 02 sensors and modern catalytic converters. I'll give the stuff a try someday to see for myself, but it's definitely not going to be on a lower mileage vehicle. 50K or more I'd say but that's just me. I'm in no way bashing this product/process so please no hate comments, I'm just not behind this product YET. Thanks to anyone that actually made their way to the end of this rambling comment.

[@HowtowranglerJeep]

+Rocky X TV I actually heard about that water process yesterday as well. The only thing I can say is my experience. Since I ran the seafoam through my Jeep, I've noticed a marked improvement in performance and "feel" of the engine. I'm happy with the results I got, so that's all I can speak to... But I absolutely understand your skepticism. But I'd say give it a try if you have a vehicle with higher mileage. Like I said, I was very impressed with the results.

[@cindysue5474]

In the old days that was called a Mexican tune up and Iam not being racist yes it does work with carbs used a spray bottle with water in it then changed the plugs.Cars that run water/meth injection hipo turbo setups works well they get more power and a piston steam clean at the same time.

[@lcmedicman]

I have been a great fan of Seafoam for many, many years. It works great for many different applications. I have to say though that there is some misleading information on both the Seafoam and the water. First the water itself is not what cleaned up the engine but rather the steam that is created in the cylinder when it is properly added to the intake system. It is most certainly true that you can bend piston connecting rods if too much is added too quickly. As for the Seafoam, like the water, it is NOT compressible and so if added to quickly can lead to bent piston connecting rods as well. My experience with Seafoam over the years has taught me that if you really want it to clean things up for you, it will take significantly longer to "soak" or waiting time for it to really do a good job. Better still is to use it in the fashion that is directed on the can and pour it into your gas/diesel tank or crank case (depending on what you are trying to accomplish). SeaFoam is a great product and I use it almost to the exclusion of everything else, except Amsoil, but the reality is that there just are many magic bullets out there. Use the product as it was intended and you will likely be much happier and much safer too. In the "Old Days" we used to use ATF introduced in to the intake system too as it has high detergent effects as well.

[@NunYa953]

If you want to improve/or maintain the performance of your vehicle just do regularly scheduled maintenance and pay attention to what those checks are telling you.

[@jaymanxxxx]

it works on beater trucks like my 94 sidekick I bought for 300$, i'm not using it on my jeep though because carbon deposits are harder then the brake cleaner solvents in seafoam.

[@mudhound0530]

I was really hoping you would put the bottle directly into the garbage.

[@nielbalestrieri3082]

I've only ever done this with the Spray SeaFoam Top End Cleaner & Lubricant into the Air Intake. Seemed to work just fine,. Not sure I'm comfortable sucking up a cup of liquid this way. I'm sure if you sprayed the SeaFoam into the same line, it would yield the same results.

[@hualani6785]

I add 1/2 Bottle at tank fill- when direct vacuum suck up, what RPM for how long before you think its done? SeaFoam is great, cant list all its applications here. (Jeep Girl).

[@karl6852]

Without an assistant, could you just push some in with a squirt bottle and then reattach the vacuum line? Maybe multiple volumes?

[@plokijuhygtfrization]

The hard plastic hose not coming off, been trying for the last 15 min and I do t want to break the piece that is connected to, how do u take that hose off

[@SirThunderPants]

I'm convinced that it removes carbon. I'm also convinced that it trashed my catalytic converter.

[@viscioushattermaid4410]

JustSomeGuy how?? I poured it right into my o2 sensor 1 bing and it cleared my po420

[@rebelreloading5265]

It wasn’t the foam, your cat was trashed anyway. Mine went at 80k miles

[@gordonfellis1648]

The solvents in seafoam are the same solvents in gasoline, just higher quality and quantities. Your cat was already on the way out.

[@jakejustjake9722]

My stepdad told me you just add it to a full tank of gas to clean it out. Is this just a more direct way of doing it or is adding it to the tank not good?

[@scicero1]

you mean the deposits getting jammed in the dual cat system right?

[@garyking262]

Can you do the same thing with an 87 Jeep Wrangler

[@HowtowranglerJeep]

Absolutely, and get ready for a smoke show!

[@scotthummel4248]

Safe for most vehicles. I have done this countless times, although i use the whole bottle

[@chrissheffer6823]

Oh I cringed when those RPMs were topped out!!! LOL Only have about 16k on my 2014 JKU, but will keep this in mind down the road! Great information, though!

[@jaymanxxxx]

keep rmps @ 3000 or less. my 2014 is @100k.

[@jackedwards7420]

Better to just add a bottle to your fuel !

[@hcarpenter8651]

This stuff will blow your seals, just add it to the fuel tank and use additive techron stuff from texaco.

[@TheMILVET]

How can that be possible?

[@coreyforshey3812]

Not to mention all the shit he just dumped into the catalytic converter

[@erikbrown8289]

I have 180k on my 3.8 Jeep and runs great Iv done it 4 times maybes it’s help maybe it hasn’t but I doubt it hurts

[@Ferda1964]

Is this operation recommended by Fiat Chrysler would be my first question. The engines today are loaded with different sensors and electronic systems and honestly I wouldn't do this before making sure it is safe to do so.

[@Jdww89]

I'm not sure about using the brake line it's supposed to go through the throttle plate

[@VlahosThorpe]

I've never used sea foam before but when I try to disconnect the vacuum line is it normal to be hard to take off?

[@scotthummel4248]

Sometimes yes

[@aidannina494]

You dudmdass they make a spray can for that purpose that can is for putting into the gas tank

[@mobmob5944]

😂😂😂😂

[@camerons6028]

Just run Lucus gas additive every fill up, or once a month. Dose the same thing, and won't wreck the cat. Stop the build up before it happens. I would use this if there was no cat and a high flow muffler.

[@christoffer1973]

I newer heard about that. what is the benefits and what is it good for.

[@00corin00]

How often should this be done?

[@diino664]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@robtorres7142]

My ESC light came on after doing this method any idea what that can be?

[@sergkaizen5342]

Follow up with check engine light soon after foaming, ruins your catalytic converter. Should be doing regular cleaning every time you fill up

[@dondavi5798]

to which seals are you speaking of? I have not heard of this as a problem before, nor seen it after 17 years in the industry.

[@mobmob5944]

@@dondavi5798 well most of the engine maybe 99% you cannot see even with 50 years of experience lol

[@carlosquinto8189]

1:45 Pinky said "Saca la Bolsitaa" !!!!!

[@mobmob5944]

I heard the “swooo” but close enough lmao

[@lifeofajeeper5235]

Never heard of this stuff!LOL When I seen the title I thought it had to do with sealing parts of the engine to take in high water LOL Get it ...Seafoam? My jeep is at 18K miles so it is still a baby I won't use this stuff for some time.

[@Ferda1964]

what about NEVER

[@kevinhardin2941]

Wait 20 mins. Then you will see all the check engine lights come upon the dash !

[@Woundead09]

Question, Does the seafoam cause any harm to any of the O2 sensors? My jeep jk has 88k miles on it.How many miles on your jeep?

[@albalushii89]

Yes it does. It can damage the catalytic convertor system.

[@erikcaldwell2913]

233,000

[@AlexAvet53]

"Wow" is main reason for everything in modern world. Everything else is secondary.

[@richiedolio9365]

that's actually kind of a profound statement

[@Rocscrawler]

I have met more than 1 person (ASC Certified Master Technicians) that said Sea Foam cost them a complete engine doing it this way. NOT RECOMMENDED!!!!

[@dhardy8760]

I thought this would be a great video reading the title but changed my mine when dudes buddy said Hi I am Nate then the jeep failed to start. Im almost positive Nate has been telling this guy who doesn't understand how to work on his Jeep to do this stuff while he laughs.. Hahahahahahahahah in Nate's Voice......

[@HowtowranglerJeep]

Daniel Hardy glad you change your “mine”. Let me know if you find any gold in the new one, hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@mobmob5944]

@@HowtowranglerJeep haha got him harder then he could get ya

[@andrxito]

how often would you recommend this?

[@dwkmaster]

As someone who used to work in a shop and an avid deadpan person it's once a year or 24,000km or 16,400 miles

[@MyShayShow]

Very nice!!

[@joshakaoger69]

did you do a scope before and after to see the difference...

[@goontubeassos7076]

I use this in my gas tank on empty after oil change and 1/2 hour of driving with it in the oil crankcase before an oil change. At 140k miles I decided to put in new fuel injectors, thermostat, and intake gasket while I was a few bolts away. The inside of my intake was like new, and I actually saved my old fuel injectors cause they looked great too, after new stuff jeep still ran the same as before, like new.

[@mschiffel1]

Why do you need to do this when using unleaded gasoline?...That's supposed to burn very clean and make spark plugs last almost 100K miles...I think Seafoam is modern day snake oil...I'm not convinced.

[@scotthummel4248]

Carbon buildup happens even in modern engines. It will cause the valves not to close properly. Seafoam is probably the weakest stuff you can use in this manner. The "professionals" use something that is much stronger

[@JeepVideoGuy]

Great Video!

[@javaloots696]

suppose to drive for 15 mi s highway speed

[@brennanfifer2684]

Traction control light came on after doing this.

[@ryangardner5896]

Be nice if the camera was close enough to see which hose

[@robertpalmer6702]

Did the traction come on after you did it

[@brennanfifer2684]

It did for me

[@edwinmutambo5552]

wrong answers that i getting on oil leaks i am asking

[@KesongChenWang]

Oil based cleaner doesn't belong in a pentastar. You'd need to find the correctly rated cleaner for the jeep. You're not going to hurt anything but it's a waste of money.

[@tinkerjeep546]

it takes time for these deposits to build up. I've got 165k miles on my jeep and have only done this 3-4 times

[@rareearthfab5511]

Tinker Jeep

[@vuhv4296]

Tinker Jeep I’m at 149k miles and haven’t done it once😳

[@seanodeli7031]

I can’t do this I don’t have a friend to help me

[@chuckwebb7564]

Will this help with engine code P0404 ?

[@FairGame580]

It might, but it could be the actual sensor is shot. Just replace the egr.

[@BKAGOSTO]

Can't be safe for your catalytic converter

[@powellpace1584]

Just so y’all know... my friend did this to his jk and needed a whole new cat... the stuff is better used as maybe just a fuel additive...

[@garyshaw8449]

how do you prevent hydrolocking

[@dondavi5798]

be very sparing with how much goes in. Keep RPMs about 1500 or above while bringing it in. A little can do a lot.

[@garyshaw8449]

Don Davi my car has 180k miles with direct injection. we took the manifold off after seafoam and you can see the metal on the valves. either the last owner did a carbon cleaning or the seafoam really worked. I think it gummed up the catalytic converter though because there was power loss at rpms so I put some lacquer thinner in the gas. 2 pints for 2.5 gallons and it got my power back. you just have to make sure you don't leave the thinner sitting in there you want to drive it then dilute it

[@garyshaw8449]

what would happen if you just let it idle (like if you were doing it yourself at home) .. do you put some in, then go rev it up, then go back and spray more. and would would happen if you had it going higher than 1500 rpm

[@dondavi5798]

The ideal method is to mist the system. Sucking the straight liquid can lead to the hydro-locking but more then likely you will stall the engine first before you can due to having more Seafoam then fuel in the mixture. The reason for having it above 1500 RPM is to give you a bit of a safety net. You hear the engine bog down you stop until the engine catches up to itself again. If at home absolutely by yourself I would try and find a way to leverage the accelerator to get the revs up to a stable level. In reality unless your car has an EGR or PCV problem it's not something thats going to be beneficial enough for the hassle for you.

[@garyshaw8449]

Don Davi thank you. sounds about right

[@chrisramsey3603]

Never use this crap. I did a few years ago on an older Ford and it smoked like crazy for a while, about 2 weeks later I had a blown head gasket. If you want to ruin your engine go ahead.

[@adamtberry0]

Then you already had a head gasket issue on the short horizon... this stuff works

[@Mauser.K98.Guy.243]

Seafoam makes a spray nozzle bottle that you apply to your throttle intake. The can you used is meant for fuel tanks and crankcases. You're lucky you didn't hydro lock your motor. Some Jeep "expert" you brought in. Read the directions next time. I just poured a can of this in my fuel tank 10 minutes ago. Held at 2500 rpm for a minute after, then the Jeep shuddered and rpm's shot up, and grey smoke poured out of the exhaust. Great product which was improperly used.

[@geberhard]

Great way to kill O2 sensors and a cat! Do not do this.

[@raylaux8295]

No problem it cleans O2 sensors well. Make them read properly. Foolish boy you are

[@jaymanxxxx]

because seafoam has brake cleaner solvents in it.

[@raylaux8295]

@@jaymanxxxx Will not harm as same ingredients are in Gasoline

[@chrisao1987]

😂

[@gordonfellis1648]

Oh how the uninformed like to talk... Seafoam will clean your O2 sensors, not kill or damage them. The solvents in seafoam are the same solvents in gasoline, just a larger quantity and of higher quality. The carbon that you think will KILL your cat after being broken down by the seafoam, is the same carbon that always runs through the cat, it's nothing more than the left over carbon residue being re-atomized by the solvents. Research before spreading misinformation and making yourself look stupid.

[@luismanuelnegrin7295]

Killer a engine woooo !!!!

[@mikewilson8594]

You probably put 20,000 miles worth of wear and tear on that engine revving it that high. That was unnecessary.

[@windowcreek1798]

Just add half a can of Sea Foam to a full tank of fuel. Its way more easy.

[@svnbit8408]

Pay a few hundred dollars to have carbon removed without drugs, or risk the idiocy of using a product meant for a lawn mower from 1950

[@fxlltxtsearch]

Scotty Kilmer said nah. So nah.

[@lttruck2973]

I just use mechanic in a bottle

[@hksjoshua]

What a goober

[@richardturk7162]

Kind of pointless because you start the engine and drive it its putting the carbon right back on the parts you just cleaned.

[@gordonfellis1648]

Smartest comment ever!

[@horsesandjeepsandroadsandc2183]

Dexron 2 does the same thing. . That’s not junk out the exhaust, just burned expensive transmission fluid. Lol. Scam to take your money. Oh look at all the “junk” out the tailpipe. Lol.

[@IGOPU]

OOOOHHHH BOY seafoam is for two cycle marine engines, hence the name I wouldn't go any further than my string trimmer and chainsaw

[@mtbales0805]

Do not do this method!! Better application is to spray directly into throttle body and use fuel additive.

[@gary0050]

Buy an xj

[@TVJAB]

You can clearly see him looking at the black crap dripping out the back, hoping its not oil from wasted seals and gaskets. I would never do that to my engine your crazy. Title should be "How to destroy your engine real quick"

[@gary0050]

How to properly sea foam ....DONT

[@19EDGAR96]

I wouldnt recommend doing this lmaoooooooo

[@clintperry799]

Can't be good on the cat.

[@goofball3236]

its not smoking becouse of the carbon its smoking becouse seafoam is oil based lol

[@NunYa953]

This stuff is horrible for today's modern engines and emissions controls! It might "clean deposits" away from the the internal crevices but all that shit has to go somewhere. A very basic understanding of modern engines and physics should tell you all you need to know. This was painful to watch.

[@jaymanxxxx]

lol fly out exhaust into cat

[@gordonfellis1648]

You dont understand how carbon molecules work in a catalytic converter do you?

[@rgii6374]

@@gordonfellis1648 You have never had to cut one off because it clogged up have you?

[@windowcreek1798]

Oh and revving the shit out of your engine is absolutely stupid. Jesus guys, seriously?.

[@mobilemechanic2815]

3.6 Bleh

[@Soothsayer-rs5nb]

Do yourself a favor an don’t do this... it’s total bs !

[@butt5810]

this is bad advice!