Seafoam kill new O2 Sensors??
03-22-2006, 09:59 PM
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Seafoam kill new O2 Sensors?? Whats up peeps. Well, my front O2s took a crap and my car has been running like ****. They wont read above 250mv. So rich I have probally already fouled out a new set of plugs. Well, I'm changing my plugs and front O2s this weekend and want to run Seafoam threw the engine and crankcase(need a oil change too.). Will the Seafoam mess up brand new O2 sensors? I'm getting the Bosch 13111s. I run NGK TR5s and Royal Purple 10w-30 oil with K&N filter.
Will it kill my brand new O2s or not?
BTW: I will also be installing my UMI Subframes, LCAs and Torque Arm. Will post pics.
Ski
Will it kill my brand new O2s or not?
BTW: I will also be installing my UMI Subframes, LCAs and Torque Arm. Will post pics.
Ski
03-24-2006, 09:49 AM
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i hope not! i am actually doing similar work, front o2's, plugs, wires, tstat. and a catch can. i also want to run seafoam. i havent read anything about it f'ing up the o2s though.
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the chemicals alone might be safe for seafoam... but when you clean a dirty motor that quickly with seafoam it sends chunks and crap out the exhaust which can land on the 02 sensors and clog up the cat's
Within the past year i have had two camaros, the 95 z28 i put seafoam in and week later cats clogged so bad it would only rev to 2500. On my 2002 i did seafoam, a week later i get rattling in exhaust(sign cats are bad)
If your gona use seafoam i wouldnt worry so much about the o2's as i would the cats, and if o2's get messed up from it then take them off and use a torch on them and it should cleam them up... But dont hold me accountable if anything gets screwed...
EDIT: o and about the plugs..... i used seafoam on my 02 right after changing stock plugs to ngk tr55's and i found the farthest back drivers side plug(cant think of number) which is the one closest to the brake booster(where i used seafoam) to have carbon build up not even a week after, but others were fine...
Within the past year i have had two camaros, the 95 z28 i put seafoam in and week later cats clogged so bad it would only rev to 2500. On my 2002 i did seafoam, a week later i get rattling in exhaust(sign cats are bad)
If your gona use seafoam i wouldnt worry so much about the o2's as i would the cats, and if o2's get messed up from it then take them off and use a torch on them and it should cleam them up... But dont hold me accountable if anything gets screwed...
EDIT: o and about the plugs..... i used seafoam on my 02 right after changing stock plugs to ngk tr55's and i found the farthest back drivers side plug(cant think of number) which is the one closest to the brake booster(where i used seafoam) to have carbon build up not even a week after, but others were fine...
