weird seafoam experience - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

erikm12 · 02-03-2008, 02:13 PM

Hi, I got a 96 with 120k miles on it and am doing the tuneup thing. I ran 1/3 a btl of seafoam through the brake booster line. The line sucked it up, and I could tell it was getting it as it would almost stall out at times. I wait 15 minutes and start the car. NO SMOKE! I drive down the road 1/2 mile and back and still nothing? What happenend? Pretty sure it went in the right place.........

Typrus · 02-03-2008, 02:22 PM

How long it take yu to suck up a third of a bottle?

I've had that happen once. I poured it in slow enough (carbed car) that it burned it all up before it could really start to deposit. Dunno if thats what happened to you or not.

erikm12 · 02-03-2008, 03:02 PM

To keep from stalling it out...maybe 3mins. Hard to judge...seems like an eternity when doing it. I did go very slow. Wonder if i should try it again?

erikm12 · 02-03-2008, 03:53 PM

Yup I put it in too slow the first time. I let it suck it up pretty fast ...waited 15 mins then started it.....tons of smoke...ty for the help

Typrus · 02-03-2008, 05:06 PM

No problem!
Sometimes feathering the throttle to keep it from stalling can be helpful.

a94autoCamry · 02-03-2008, 05:43 PM

yea, do not let it stall...you should have one person letting it go thru the line, and you get in the car and keep the rev's up to prevent it from stalling..