95 avalon xls "seafoam" process??

[dgurtata]

I’m a new user to this community and a novice as far any car repair knowledge is concerned.
I’ve a 1995 Toyota Avalon XLS (first generation) with approx. 137000 miles on it. Lately I’ve been experiencing sluggish performance on the car. The car doesn’t accelerate or the initial thrust is not the same as it used to be few years back. It’s kind of choking. The fuel economy has gone down. I got a wheel alignment done recently which improved the economy a little but it still hasn’t reached what I used to get earlier (about 28 miles a gallon on the highway). My driving habit, weight in the car, or the routes or traffic conditions hasn’t changed much.
I’ve recently replaced the air filter and PCV valve on the car. The Spark plugs are approx. 35-40000 miles old (Bosch+4). I’ve injected Chevron fuel injection cleaner in the gas task a couple of times. The battery is about a year old. Even with the above changes the “hesitation” problem still remains. I noticed carbon build up in the area where the PCV valve goes.
I researched and found a product “SeaFoam” does a good job cleaning the carbon but I’m not sure the valve locations where to run it thru. In some threads some guy mentioned to put 1/3 in the gas tank and oil location and 1/3 in the vacuum line.
Does anybody have pictures of first generation Avalon from where I can “SeaFoam” my car via the vacuum line?
Thanks in advance for your help

[cexsiman]

i understand you are new, but if you are going to ask a question and took the time to register, please at least read the FIRST PAGE OF POSTS ON THE FORUM!

Seafoam Video

its only a few posts down from yours.

take the passenger side of the brake booster, the side thats closest to the manifold and pour 1/2 a can in until your engine knocks and dies. wait 10 mins. start the car, and run till most if not all of the smoking stops.

[toyomoho]

Welcome aboard TN.

The Camry with V6 option (1MZ-FE) is almost the same car as such check out the cars forum. There have been threads on TN for this job complete with photos, a TN search should find them.

[dgurtata]

Originally Posted by cexsiman

i understand you are new, but if you are going to ask a question and took the time to register, please at least read the FIRST PAGE OF POSTS ON THE FORUM!

Seafoam Video

its only a few posts down from yours.

take the passenger side of the brake booster, the side thats closest to the manifold and pour 1/2 a can in until your engine knocks and dies. wait 10 mins. start the car, and run till most if not all of the smoking stops.

Sorry for the redundant post but I did look at the post you mentioned in your reply before posting my question. I do get the principle of doing it but I don't know much about the internal connection diagram (not at all car savvy) I was looking out for some pics which can show me the exact hose I can use for the activity. I'm going to follow toyomoho's advice and search TN for the same. According to him some has posted some thread with pics for Camry V6 (1MZ-V6). Hopefully with the pics I can do it on my own.

Thanks for your help and valuable advice.

[cexsiman]

voila

http://users.adelphia.net/~hagakure9...akeBooster.jpg

[dgurtata]

Originally Posted by cexsiman

voila

http://users.adelphia.net/~hagakure9...akeBooster.jpg

Thanks a bunch. Picture is indeed worth thousand of words.