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incorrect seafoaming where to pour seafoam 2009 ford taurus

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#1 ·
I seafoamed my 03 camry with 147k mileas successfully and it smoked for 3 minutes (i only put a little bit of it in the brake booster)

must i change the oil right after, or can i do a few successive partial oil changes where i remove 1 quart at a time every 1000 miles?

i tried it on the 09 taurus with 78k miles, but it failed, no smoke came out
i heard you could put it through the vacuum lines and i put the seafoam in many locations, without success

i think i made a mistake

do i need to do an oil change on the taursu now and is the taurus done for since i added seafoam in incorrectly, or does it just end up in the oil, soiling the oil"?: if my oil is soiled because seafoam collected all the gunk, must i change all of it out, or can i change 1 quart of it out at a time, so i have some new oil in combination with the old oil which was soiled by the seafoam, or will the 1 quart of new oil also become quickly soiled by the seafoam?

where would I put seafoam into a 2009 ford taurus? pics/diagrams would help
and if i poured it into the wrong location with no smoke show, did i mess up my engine and need to seek help immediately, or is it fine and it'll just go into the oil?

after a few days after my failed seafoam attempt, i noticed the oil on the taurus got darker, so i figured i did no damage and i just soiled my oil

also, how does one seafoam their power steering, as i'm considering doing that with their trans tune
 
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#3 ·
How I have always used Seafoam, right before an oil change:

Find a remote location where nobody will complain about thick, dense smoke.
Pour one can into the near full gas tank.
Pour half of a can into the crankcase oil.
Use a vacuum line that will feed all cylinders directly (usually brake booster line will do this), and slowly let it 'sip' the rest of the can without stalling, then stall the engine after it has ingested the rest of the can.
Leave it sit for 15-30 minutes.
Start it, let it run, and wait for someone to call the fire department because of the thick, dense smoke.
Drive it for a while, then do the oil change.
 
#5 · (Edited)
I have a 2001, not sure of the exact location on a 2009, but the booster is usually right behind the master cylinder on the firewall.

Also, you might want to read through these threads for more information/opinions, all available by using the search box at the top of the page:

http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/114-5th-6th-gen-maintenance-repair/165655-seafoam.html

http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/124-taurus-sable-general-discussion/195314-re-seafoam.html

http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/124...977-how-often-should-we-seafoam-our-cars.html
 
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