SEAFOAM DAY! and fuel filter install first time, HELP!

[Mickyblue]

Ok, ive done neither... i have a slight idea of what to do with each one....

first i'm going to do the seafoam, and i have to find this vacuum line, first of all i have a 5sfe engine on a 96 camry with a short-ram intake... and i'm not sure what air hose to pour this stuff into, says to use 1/3rd of the bottle... so in this picture, where do i put the seafoam into?


Also, after i'm done with that, i'm going to install the fuel filter, and i would like simple straight clear cut way of doing that... i hear gas is going to spill everywhere, so i'm going to get a bucket and a few rags... also, i heard theres a shut off valve but i'm not sure where its at, and how do i unscrew the buttom bolt? and vise versa just reverse the uninstall and install the new filter..... i hope to do this all today, help guys, i know ya'll can help me because you're all so awesome...

[xet]

I did it through that tubing at the very bottom right, im not 100% sure thou

[bronzemaxell]

Originally Posted by Mickyblue

Ok, ive done neither... i have a slight idea of what to do with each one....

first i'm going to do the seafoam, and i have to find this vacuum line, first of all i have a 5sfe engine on a 96 camry with a short-ram intake... and i'm not sure what air hose to pour this stuff into, says to use 1/3rd of the bottle... so in this picture, where do i put the seafoam into?


Also, after i'm done with that, i'm going to install the fuel filter, and i would like simple straight clear cut way of doing that... i hear gas is going to spill everywhere, so i'm going to get a bucket and a few rags... also, i heard theres a shut off valve but i'm not sure where its at, and how do i unscrew the buttom bolt? and vise versa just reverse the uninstall and install the new filter..... i hope to do this all today, help guys, i know ya'll can help me because you're all so awesome...

i've done seafoam a few times on 2.2L, i cut the spring water plastic bottle in half with a razer, pour 1/3 bottle of seafoam in the plastic bottle, start engine, unplug brake boaster line, and place the hose in the bottle to suck the seafoam, i also rev the engine up a bit to prevent from stalling by pulling the throttle cable a little bit with another hand, once bottle empty, shut off engine, and wait 10 minutes, then start engine again, and prepare for a lot of smoke.


a word of caution on fuel filter, if you don't have 14mm flare wrench, and regular 17mm wrench, don't do it. i've heard many horror stories about rounding the nut with out a proper tool.

[Mickyblue]

the blue air hose into the intake tube? or the little rubber black hose thats on top of the throttle body?

[Mickyblue]

can i buy that flare wrench at autozone?

[bronzemaxell]

Originally Posted by Mickyblue

the blue air hose into the intake tube? or the little rubber black hose thats on top of the throttle body?

i use the brake booster vaccum hose which i disconnect from the passenger side, it is the U shape hose that goes from the passenger side firewall to the throttle body.


i bought my flare wrenches from sears, but many places sell them

some thing like this

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...d=flare+wrench

[Mickyblue]

wheres the brake booster vacuum?

[Mickyblue]

hmmm found it... ok... so closest to the firewall, unhook that, and feed it slowly into the engine? then once it sucks it all up. turn the engine off for 20 minutes? then run it on idle and watch as my whole street is engulfed in smoke? yay

[Mickyblue]

yeah seafoam didnt go as good as i wanted... it smoked instantly when i put it in, engine spattered all over the place, a friend had to rev the engine to keep it from dying, let it sit for 5 minutes, started back up, and no smoke anymore..

then went to take off my fuel filter... well on the bottom part of it, we used a flare wrench, and the nut on there would not come off, it was like welded or something, and trust me, we didnt unscrew the filter itself even tho it had a nut end on it... any ideas how to take it off?

[bronzemaxell]

Originally Posted by Mickyblue

yeah seafoam didnt go as good as i wanted... it smoked instantly when i put it in, engine spattered all over the place, a friend had to rev the engine to keep it from dying, let it sit for 5 minutes, started back up, and no smoke anymore..

then went to take off my fuel filter... well on the bottom part of it, we used a flare wrench, and the nut on there would not come off, it was like welded or something, and trust me, we didnt unscrew the filter itself even tho it had a nut end on it... any ideas how to take it off?

if there is no smoke, either u let it suck up too slow, too little, or your engine is very clean.
last time i did, i rev up the engine, let it suck up real quick to prevent premature burning off before entered the engine. then wait 10 minutes, and drive hard around the block.



what i did was put the flare 14mm on the buttom nut, and regular 17mm (or 19MM?) to hold the nut right above the 14mm, watch and verify the direction for loose, because it is upside down when u look at it, then squeeze the two wrenches together, it works well for me. don't rely on the fuel filter bracket, it is weak, do the same for the top bolt if your fuel filter has one.

[Mickyblue]

wait... a 14mm on the bottom and a 17mm on the top? interesting thing was, the nut on the bottom was 17mm

[bronzemaxell]

Originally Posted by Mickyblue

wait... a 14mm on the bottom and a 17mm on the top? interesting thing was, the nut on the bottom was 17mm

there are two nuts back to back, one is on the fuel line, 14mm, one is 17mm welded to the buttom of fuel filter, if you found the 17mm nut only, look again, you should find another 14mm right below the 17mm nut.

[3xeavenz]

just a fyi about the filter, under the rear seats is your fuel pump if you disconnect it and turn your car over itll take all the pressure out of the lines hence no gas spilling except for whats in the filter. did it for mine saved a big mess. and yea that 14 and 17 is a must! took me close to an hour and 2 people to remove that banjo fitting. hope this helps.

[Mickyblue]

well i'll remember that the next time i try to do it, and i have a stronger dude with me

[Mickyblue]

no seriously... we used a 17mm... it takes a 17mm for the bottom lug, and the one above it is way bigger... i just checked.