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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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Seafoamed the car yesterday, I'm thinking I should change the plugs again due to all the heavy smoke that came out the pipes, they could be fowd up.
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 07:49 AM
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I'm guessing you've run it a bit since the foam job and it's not smoking any more... yes? Why not pull one or two of the easier plugs to get at and take a look first if you're concerned.
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Seafoamed the car yesterday, I'm thinking I should change the plugs again due to all the heavy smoke that came out the pipes, they could be fowd up.
The heavy smoke that came out of the pipes was the seafoam burning off in the exhaust system, not the combustion chamber. 99% of the seafoam passes right through the engine, very little burns up in the combustion chamber. While its considered good practice, its likely unnecessary. Pull a plug or two and inspect them first.
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May have even cleaned them up a bit!
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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Good god man, don't you ever really DRIVE your car?? Just go drive your car out on the highway for a few miles at about 3K rpm and clean out the plugs that way. Seafoam will never harm any car as long as you can read the directions on the can!! Go for it!!

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