I'm sure some of you guys have tried seafoam before, but it was my first time. I got the liquid that you let the vacuum line suck up and the throttle body spray and it did more for my car than the tune up,injector cleaning, oil change and anything else I've done. If you've never used it before make sure you follow the directions because it will shock you when you drive off. It filled my whole street up with fog and left a 2 mile trail before it started to burn off. My car idles smoother, accellerates and decelerates much nicer and performs better than ever with 175K miles on the odometer. Each product cost about $5 at auto zone. Man what a difference!
You disconnect the vacuum line from the brake master and stick it in a cup full of seafoam. Let it suck the liquid up until it just about stalls then reconnect the hose. Then disconnect the bellows hose from the air cleaner box to the throttle body intake, open the valve and spray the valve, both sides using allot and wipe the gunk off. Reconnect everything, wait 15 minutes and run your car hard for a while. You also put some in the oil and gas. Follow the directions and use at your own risk.
Seafoam, I was introduced to it by an airplane mechanic a few years back, and he proved what it did with a Lycoming 180, it cleaned house. Dump it in the gas tank, suck it in with a small vacuum hose, in the oil, whatever. We always have some at the shop, we use it to clean intake and fuel parts on a regular basis
I love the stuff. You can do amazing things with $15 worth! (3 cans)
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Originally posted by userlain What do you do with seafoam?
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Originally posted by Joe R. You disconnect the vacuum line from the brake master and stick it in a cup full of seafoam. Let it suck the liquid up until it just about stalls then reconnect the hose. Then disconnect the bellows hose from the air cleaner box to the throttle body intake, open the valve and spray the valve, both sides using allot and wipe the gunk off. Reconnect everything, wait 15 minutes and run your car hard for a while. You also put some in the oil and gas. Follow the directions and use at your own risk.
You can:
1) use it to clean the intake track by pour a little bit into the intake.
2) Pour it in your gas tank to clean the fuel system (mainly injectors)
3) Pour it in your engine oil to clean build-up
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Originally posted by Toysrme You can:
1) use it to clean the intake track by pour a little bit into the intake.
2) Pour it in your gas tank to clean the fuel system (mainly injectors)
3) Pour it in your engine oil to clean build-up
Check label (or your physician) for recommended dosage
On a typical v8 I'd say slowly pour 1/2 the can. On a v6 1/3 should do it.
If you're cleaning the intake you might want to do it multiple times also.
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this seems a little more complicated than i thought. i thought the only steps were to remove your hose from you master cylinder and pour 1/3 of the into your vacuum hose. then drive around with you huge smoke bomb.
if i disconnect my intake while my car is running it dies.... the maf sensor picks up nothing and it poops.... how do you do this on a 96 v6 1mz-fe cleaning the throttlebody and down into the intake manifold etc? looks very gooey in there its time. thanks in advance
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