Seafoam!!!
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Thanks a lot for all the replies, fellows. Seems as though a lot more were interested in this than just I. Im going to find a brake vacuum line tomorrow and do it. Feel free to add on any other info if you find anything different. I will report back tomorrow and let you guys know how it went. Thanks again!
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I also can't see, even IF that worked how it could evenly distribute to all cylinders.
There is no way I'd risk hydrolocking my motor this way. Would you do this with gas too?
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The big benefit to sucking it in through a vacuum line is that it cleans out the oily residue left in the intake from the pcv valve. They also make a version called "deep creep" which is supposed to be sprayed up into the intake and around the throttle body. It smokes you out of the neighborhood when you are done though. It certainly can't be great on the plugs either so you'd probably want to do this sometime shortly before a scheduled plug change.
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So is ther a consensus on where to put this stuff to clean the cylinder heads? I have used it in the fuel tank before but never for this purpose. I have read alot of good things about seafoam used this way and want to do it. But, where specifically do I put it? Is it bad for the plugs and should I spray it in? Not sure how I would go about spraying it in.
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Ok... I did it myself and it works great. I didnt "hydrolock" my motor nor did it do any damage to it in any other way.
Just look at the brake booster from the drivers side of the car. On the left hand side of it (as you are looking down at it) there will be a large vacuum line. Take a pair of needle nose pliers or small channel locks and loosen the band that holds the rubber vacuum line to the booster. Then grab the line and pull it off... if it doesnt come off with the band. Then (what I did) was took a funnel and put the end of it in the tube. I had a friend crank the car and let it warm up then I dumped the can into the funnel. The car will start to bog down. Just turn the key off at this point and let the Seafoam sit in there for about 30 minutes to 1 hour. Then start the car. This may take a couple of times to do so but it will finally start. Then just watch the smoak show.
The smoke is all the oil from your intake and carbon build up on your pistons burning away.
Just look at the brake booster from the drivers side of the car. On the left hand side of it (as you are looking down at it) there will be a large vacuum line. Take a pair of needle nose pliers or small channel locks and loosen the band that holds the rubber vacuum line to the booster. Then grab the line and pull it off... if it doesnt come off with the band. Then (what I did) was took a funnel and put the end of it in the tube. I had a friend crank the car and let it warm up then I dumped the can into the funnel. The car will start to bog down. Just turn the key off at this point and let the Seafoam sit in there for about 30 minutes to 1 hour. Then start the car. This may take a couple of times to do so but it will finally start. Then just watch the smoak show.
The smoke is all the oil from your intake and carbon build up on your pistons burning away.
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Have you actually done this? Cause that is sucking up fluid without atomizing it. If you put this into the induction system, you need some form of spraying unit. Not just pooring half the can down into the motor.
I also can't see, even IF that worked how it could evenly distribute to all cylinders.
There is no way I'd risk hydrolocking my motor this way. Would you do this with gas too?
I also can't see, even IF that worked how it could evenly distribute to all cylinders.
There is no way I'd risk hydrolocking my motor this way. Would you do this with gas too?
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I've been using Seafoam on my cars for years. I typically use 1/3 of a can through the brake booster vacuum line, and then I pour the last 2/3 of a can in the gas tank.
Just do a search for seafoam videos. Doesn't matter what kind of car. I know there's got to be 100+ seafoam videos on YouTube, with a bunch of them showing how they used it.
Just do a search for seafoam videos. Doesn't matter what kind of car. I know there's got to be 100+ seafoam videos on YouTube, with a bunch of them showing how they used it.
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