I have a ‘98 jeep cherokee sport. I was considering sea foaming it, after my friend recently sea foamed his honda and got much better throttle response and his car now idles better. Is this a good idea, or should i just leave it alone?
Specs: 4.0L inline 6 engine with 140000 miles…
It works well. Follow the directions correctly , sucking up a straight shot of any fluid can hydrolock the motor and break a piston. Just pour it into the vac line, or down the throttle body s-l-o-w-l-y. 1/3 intake, 1/3 gas tank, 1/3 oil pan is the recommended treatment, usually good to do it a week before an oil change.
Some of the “snake oils” really do work. It’s just a matter of understanding they can’t do miracles - if it’s been 25,000 since your last tuneup, new plugs, etc wouldn’t hurt either.
Asc Auto Tech, ASE Parts, ‘90 XJ owner.
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I definitely recommend. Just unhook your brake vacuum line and stick into the bottle of sea foam. Let it idle and suck up the sea foam till the motor dies. Wait approx. 5 minutes, then start and drive around the block using a good amount of throttle. Then poor the remainder of the can into the oil. Drive around for a few minutes. After doing all this you will need an oil change, new plugs. Your car will run like brand new.
avid sea foam user.
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Sea foaming is often a temporary fix you may nedd you infectors physically cleaned, maybe you have a vacum leack, maybe ur fuel filter is clogged. Additives are generally a hokey fix to a problem that deserves more atten, but at 140,000 miles you may want the quick fix idk