Just had my 60k service on my 03 Disco and I've heard that I should do a seafoam treatment on the engine. I bought a can today and want to know the best and proper way to use it. Thanks.

 

Pull the PCV hose off of the valve cover with the engine running, stick a small funnel into the end of the hose and pour the Seafoam into the funnel.

 

Any specific amount or just what the bottle says. Thanks

 

The whole bottle. Pour it in until the engine stumbles, let it recover and repeat.
After you empty the bottle put the PCV hose back on and then drive it on the expressway for about ten miles at high speed. Really put your foot into when you are on the onramp to really blow out the carbon.

 

Sounds good. Thanks.

 

That is totally the wrong way to do an induction cleaning. You use the whole can run thru the smallest port on the manifold, sucking it slowly over a 2 minute period of time. You do not all the engine to stall or pour it in.
Turn of the engine after wards letting it sit for 30 minutes. While waiting you clean the t/body and idle control unit, then go run the smoke out of it.

 

Bear in mind that the chemicals in Seafoam are a very light mineral carrier oil,coleman lantern fueland isopropyl alcohol. There is no objective evidence I'm aware of to suggest that the treatment is in any way necessary or magically beneficial to the engine- particularly one that has been properly maintained. I'm in the "old wives tale" camp on this one. [8D]

Using any additive in an engine, gearbox or pump can be counter-productive to the chemical engineering that went into the lubricants and fuels to begin with. Some will do more harm than good. YMMV, of course and some report benefits from various elixers. I'm just not one of them. [&:]

Cheers,
Dave

 

Thanks for the info Dave. I am still considering whether to do this or not.

 

Aparently all the advice I give is wrong. I did what worked for me. It is what what it is. Take all advice with a grain of salt and then do what you want.

 

I didn't say all your advice is wrong just when it comes to doing an induction cleaning. For what it's worth, what you did, didn't even begin to accomplish what you wanted, and never tell someone to take all advice with a grain of sand and then do what you want, only a fool would do that.