going to seafoam my car
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going to seafoam my car
Since I'm the second owner of my camaro, and it has 128k, i have decided to seafoam my car. I read the sticky and have all I need. Before I start pouring things into different lines, I wanted to double check that this line (red circle) is my vacuum line. Thanks for the help!
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wait, that's not the hose to use? If it's not, I'm glad I asked! I read the sticky and the brake booster looked different from mine. That prompted me to ask you all.
So I guess my question should be, which line do I use for the seafoam?
So I guess my question should be, which line do I use for the seafoam?
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If you use that line, all its doing is getting into the rear 2 cylinders theres one on the front thats going to follow the air flow from front to back and not have to work against the flow like if you pour it into the rear, also if your going to be pouring non compressive liquid into the combustion chamber just hope not to hydrolock. Go buy Mopar Intake Cleaner or a spray can of seafoam and spray that through the throttle body. I wouldnt suggest pouring liquid into the intake, the spray cleaners are aerated enough to mix well with the air. I believe theres a foaming cleaner that is suppose to be the best so because it expands to get every small space instead of just pooling in the low lying area and ontop of the pistons.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...ur-car-55.html
red the last few pages, 53 to 56, i read all that before i was going to dump liquid in there and i was like duhh
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...ur-car-55.html
red the last few pages, 53 to 56, i read all that before i was going to dump liquid in there and i was like duhh
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Thanks Jaxcam, I was a bit apprehensive about pouring seafoam down the vacuum line to begin with (front or rear). So if it's not going to be of great benefit, then I'm over it. I bought the seafoam "deep creep", and you say that's fine to spray down my tb into my intake? Guess I'll stick to the deep creep and pouring a can into my gas, then change my oil. That should be enough for cleaning, right?
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They have been showing seafoam comercials where they have a special attachment to put the seafoam In through the throttle body. I wouldnt put it in through the booster line, like said above your not going to get good coverage to front of the motor. Do yourself a favor and do some more research.
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The spray should come with a red U shaped tube. You have to stick it in the air ducting so that it sprays right in front of the throttle body but after the MAF sensor. If you spray hard enough it starts to bog out, you gotta find that fine line between until you near the end of the can then spray it hard as someone turns off the key, I then used what was left over and took off the air ducting and opened the throttle and sprayed up high and to the sides from front to back. Wait how ever long it said on the can and start it up. You actually dont want a smokescreen coming out the back, all that smoke is is the liquid that is just heated to its boiling point and is expelled in its gaseous state. Also if you put it in the oil flush it all out real good, and after you run it through a whole tank of gas I would change the fuel filter because all the crud in the gas tank that came off is going to clog your fuel filter faster and contaminate any fresh fuel you put in after, might as well have a completely clean fuel system. Just remember when you spray it into a running engine make sure the air ducting is attached so your not pulling in dirty air past the air filter.
the problem is with the seafoam thread, everyone just reads the first few pages, goes and buys supplies and then reads the end and finds out exactly why you shouldnt pour liquid in the intake lol I know I did. Theres just so many pages to sort through on that thread.
the problem is with the seafoam thread, everyone just reads the first few pages, goes and buys supplies and then reads the end and finds out exactly why you shouldnt pour liquid in the intake lol I know I did. Theres just so many pages to sort through on that thread.
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I just read the last pages of that seafoam thread. All I can say is.....wow. A big THANK YOU for pointing that out to me. I should just pour a can in my full gas tank and after I run through the tank, change my fuel filter and be done with it!
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If you want to clean the inside of the intake and runners they make a product sierra carbon free spray it into the throttle body while the engine is runnig it foams and cleans its the best stuff made. I would still use seafoam in the tank for the fuel system
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Also, yes, you can pour SeaFoam into the brake booster line.....if you want to only very partially clean the rear two cylinders only......the front 6 cylinders will get ZERO SeaFoam into them. All the smoke comes from all the SeaFoam when you start it up to run it is from the SeaFoam that pools into the bottom of the intake.........
Also, pouring it into the brake booster line could possibly cause a hydrolock and you will then be buying a new engine......or having yours rebuilt.
Search "alternative to SeaFoam".
SeaFoam is great for cleaning the fuel system and doing an engine flush at an oil change........thats all.
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