1996 Lincoln Mark VIII Seafoam Treatment

I seafoamed my 1996 Lincoln Mark VIII today. I haven't done it in a while and it shows. There was a lot of smoke this time. The white '97 Mark VIII LSC next to it is much cleaner. The last time I seafoamed it, there was very little smoke. According to the descriptions on the can, Seafoam is supposed to break up carbon deposits and clean the induction system, valves, tops of pistons, etc. It is also supposed to get rid of the rotten egg smell associated with clogged catalytic converters. Fortunately, my cats are still in pretty good shape. I don't know if Seafoam really works, but I know my engine runs smoother after a treatment. And it sure is fun to watch!

Note: Eventually, I'm going to make a more detailed step-by-step video with someone else holding the camera. This was obviously done very quickly. Next time, I plan to use 3 bottles. One for the crankcase, one for the intake, and one for the gas tank. Now, you've got to remember to change your oil IMMEDIATELY after seafoaming your crankcase. Or else the stuff will destroy your seals and gaskets. Running it through the oil is like high performance Motor Flush. It cleans the crap outta your engine block.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Lincoln Mark VIII
• Seafoam
• Intake
• Gasoline
• Smoke
• V-8
• DOHC
• Hot Rod
• 1996 Lincoln
• Mark VIII

[sbcaprice305]

gottcha. I have a 97 tr lsc and i've seafoamed 5 times and only twice did it not smoke..At 9 bucks a bottle its not part of my maint anymore..Pretty sure i've seen ya on lvc before...So you have glass packs on the gen 2, whats on the gen1?

[tjhaywood100]

@sbcaprice305 Yeah. I'm "thaywood" over there. And the '96 has standard exhaust with cut-off mufflers. So it's running the 3 cats and factory resonator.

[sbcaprice305]

why didnt you turn it off? Seems asthough you just ran it through. I dont see how doing it this way helped anything.

[tjhaywood100]

@sbcaprice305 Yeah. I know. I thought about it, but I used a whole can so I didn't want a bunch of liquid getting into the cylinders making it hard to start. Next time, I'll probably use half the can and let it sit for a while and then put the rest through it. I did the '97 LSC the same way and it made very little smoke.

[102sammy]

what if you just put it in the intake and gas tank just to try the stuff out still need an oil change?