Hello all, I am wanting to run some seafoam and injector cleaner through my 2001 ram 1500 5.9L since I just got it used, and I have no idea how the previous owner was with maintenance. But, I live in Anchorage, Alaska, and the temperatures on average, have been below 10 degrees, and will likely get colder... So, my question is, is it ok to do the seafoam and injector cleaner outside in below 10 degree weather??
This is my first car, and am fairly new to the whole car thing...
I'm used to dealing with small 2-stroke engines where I can just take them apart and physically clean them myself with ease, lol.

 

Before trying the Seafoam, which is an 'old school' product
try a bottle of fuel injector cleaner in each of your next three tanks of gasoline.

The newest fuel injector formulas are:

1. Chevron Techron 'Concentrate Plus' where the 'Plus' indicates the new formula change

http://www.chevron.com/products/prod...ate_plus.shtml

2. Napa Auto Parts two bottle set called 'Kleen'

3. Mopar official fuel injector cleaner at the dealership,
which might be a Wynn's product,
but which Chrysler engineers claim was one of many formulations tested
on thousands of clogged injectors removed from Chrysler engines
and sent to the Chrysler Tech Center.

 

yes.

Just make sure the truck is at operationg temperature before you put it in.

 

As stated make sure it's at operating temp before doing the Seafoam. Don't know how long you been there but rember when you fillup also put in a can of HEET or some kind of additive to keep condensation from freezing in the lines when cold weather hits. Also use sunthetic oil, Dino oil will turn to vasoline at 30 below. Spent 4yrs in Fairbanks

 

Thanks for the help guys!

I just recently moved to Anchorage, and this will be my first winter. I did not know about the HEET, so I'll pick some of that up as well. I also have an engine block heater on my list of things to get since my truck sits outside all the time. I'll also make sure to use syntetic next time I change the oil as well...

 

that seafoam is neat.. i used a whole can in my truck lol. just use some of it.. turn the truck off and let it sit for awhile.. then when you start it up give it some gas (steady pressure) and watch the smoke show

 

yea i was thinking about that stuff today, i always put it down the TB but some people put it in the brake booster hose, well if you go into the holes your only cleaning one side of the motor because theres that stupid thing in the middle of the intake. ( or am i just not thinking right) ?

 

Oh, I also forgot to mention...once I add the seafoam, and let it sit for a while, is it ok for it to sit outside in the cold with the seafoam in the engine?

 

The design of the 'beer barrel' intake manifold on the 3.9/5.2/5.9 Magnum engines is unusual with its extremely large plenum, and the plate bolted to the underside.

With Seafoam I have always been worried that some of it would collect at the bottom where the plate meets the gasket. There is always the chance the Seafoam solvent would damage the gasket, which is none too reliable to begin with. I have always suspected that oil droplets coming in through the PCV valve collect at the bottom and degrade the gasket as well.

Notice that Chrysler's official spray can
'Combustion Chamber Conditioner'
is a foam that is more easily sucked into the intake runner bell mouths?

 

Since your new up there I forgot to tell you use synthetic in the rearend and tranny if a standard. the only thing I could find was Amsoil but it makes a big differance in extream cold. Especially if you go out hunting and fishing where you can't plug in. When it got below 0 and stayed there for awhile I ran about 40 lp of air. I went out to go to work the first winter and temp was -60 at the airfield and all four tires on my Jeep were flat.