Seafoam LT1?
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Seafoam LT1?
Howdy all, Curious if using a can of Seafoam on the Lt1 is ok. Would like to clean out the carbon buildup that may or may not be there. Figure basic spray through Throttle body will suffice.
thanks!
thanks!
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And oh ... to the OP save ur money lol lol
Dave
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I had a friend spray Seafoam into his Ford DI engine through the throttle body... the result was the dash lit up like a Christmas tree and it instantly started missing and running poorly in general.
Ended up being towed to the dealership where they had to remove the intake manifold and clean sensors and Seafoam out of everything.
I see that Seafoam says its for DI engines in their marketing but Im not sure how effective it is without fuel in the intake port to wash it down.
Personally I would not use it on my car. I also see guys here getting away running E85 without a sensor or tune also but, Im still not going to try it. lol!
Ended up being towed to the dealership where they had to remove the intake manifold and clean sensors and Seafoam out of everything.
I see that Seafoam says its for DI engines in their marketing but Im not sure how effective it is without fuel in the intake port to wash it down.
Personally I would not use it on my car. I also see guys here getting away running E85 without a sensor or tune also but, Im still not going to try it. lol!
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From: Waxahachie, TX
I ran a can through my intake when I picked the car up last year. I also added a catch can which is emptied every 5th fill up. It always has a couple of ounces of gas/oil mix in it.
The moron probably didn’t have the engine up to temp.
I had a friend spray Seafoam into his Ford DI engine through the throttle body... the result was the dash lit up like a Christmas tree and it instantly started missing and running poorly in general.
Ended up being towed to the dealership where they had to remove the intake manifold and clean sensors and Seafoam out of everything.
I see that Seafoam says its for DI engines in their marketing but Im not sure how effective it is without fuel in the intake port to wash it down.
Personally I would not use it on my car. I also see guys here getting away running E85 without a sensor or tune also but, Im still not going to try it. lol!
Ended up being towed to the dealership where they had to remove the intake manifold and clean sensors and Seafoam out of everything.
I see that Seafoam says its for DI engines in their marketing but Im not sure how effective it is without fuel in the intake port to wash it down.
Personally I would not use it on my car. I also see guys here getting away running E85 without a sensor or tune also but, Im still not going to try it. lol!