Help! Seafoam Moron!
03-01-2006, 06:00 PM
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Help! Seafoam Moron!
well.. i wanted to put seafoam in my car tonight... but seeing as i'm a retard... I can't get the hose off of the connections AT ALL. I got the hose clamp out of the way... but I can't get the rest of it unconnected. I tried using pliers and twisting it to break it loose... but no luck... What can I do!?
03-01-2006, 06:10 PM
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pull harder....the hose is rubber, it can't be stuck on there to the point where you can't get it off....and holy crap there's a lot of seafoam threads....why didn't you post it in one of those?
03-01-2006, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jdmaxima89
Ya know... I thought of that after I posted it... It can be deleted if anyone wants. But I was pulling pretty hard... I don't think I'm going to be able to get it.
haha...as for the hose, just take your pliers and grab it where it's not connected to the metal tube, and pull really hard...that's the only thing you can do besides cutting it, because like you said, it's on there a good inch and you won't be able to use anything to lubricate it....it will come off with the right amount of force; trust me...
03-01-2006, 07:15 PM
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Ok, here is how you get the hose off.
Step 1: Penetrating Oil, find some at your local parts store, spray it up from the bottom and let it sit for a minute(it will penetrate).
Step 2: If that does not work, grab a small screwdriver and stick it between the hose and the thing it connects to. Wedge it in there in a few places to losen it up.
Step 3: If Neither Step 1 or 2 Worked, cut the hose off, go get a new one at your local parts store(we did it this way on my friends 240sx and the replacement hose cost $2.04).
If Step 1 and 2 do not work, and you do not want to do step 3, most likely you will have to find somewhere else to put the seafoam in at.
Step 1: Penetrating Oil, find some at your local parts store, spray it up from the bottom and let it sit for a minute(it will penetrate).
Step 2: If that does not work, grab a small screwdriver and stick it between the hose and the thing it connects to. Wedge it in there in a few places to losen it up.
Step 3: If Neither Step 1 or 2 Worked, cut the hose off, go get a new one at your local parts store(we did it this way on my friends 240sx and the replacement hose cost $2.04).
If Step 1 and 2 do not work, and you do not want to do step 3, most likely you will have to find somewhere else to put the seafoam in at.
03-01-2006, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Swisscheese
Ok, here is how you get the hose off.
Step 1: Penetrating Oil, find some at your local parts store, spray it up from the bottom and let it sit for a minute(it will penetrate).
Step 2: If that does not work, grab a small screwdriver and stick it between the hose and the thing it connects to. Wedge it in there in a few places to losen it up.
Step 3: If Neither Step 1 or 2 Worked, cut the hose off, go get a new one at your local parts store(we did it this way on my friends 240sx and the replacement hose cost $2.04).
If Step 1 and 2 do not work, and you do not want to do step 3, most likely you will have to find somewhere else to put the seafoam in at.
Step 1: Penetrating Oil, find some at your local parts store, spray it up from the bottom and let it sit for a minute(it will penetrate).
Step 2: If that does not work, grab a small screwdriver and stick it between the hose and the thing it connects to. Wedge it in there in a few places to losen it up.
Step 3: If Neither Step 1 or 2 Worked, cut the hose off, go get a new one at your local parts store(we did it this way on my friends 240sx and the replacement hose cost $2.04).
If Step 1 and 2 do not work, and you do not want to do step 3, most likely you will have to find somewhere else to put the seafoam in at.
Thanks... I work at a hardware store... so tomorrow I'll pick up some penetrating oil... I tried everything tonight guys... i pulled hard as I could... I tried twisting it left and right with pliers to loosen it... I used a screwdriver. I considered cutting it... but I didn't know if this hose was special like the other one. The next hose down the line on the way to the engine has a valve it. I JUST replaced that earlier today... and had to cut that hose off. If I would have thought about it... I would have just put the seafoam in there lol. BUT.... i will try the oil tomorrow... and if nothing else, cut it and replace it. And oh yea... I need another can of seafoam... I got so pissed off and annoyed tonight that I ended up dumping the can into the gas tank.
03-01-2006, 08:28 PM
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This whole thing irritated me so damn much tonight... I'm thinking about not doing it at all lol. My dad (a nissan mastertech) just did a fuel system service like 5 months ago... and that is pretty much the same thing, just more expensive. Not more expensive FOR ME... but you get the point
03-01-2006, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by OutMaxxed
wow this seafoam thing is really taking off, the org should be the official sponser for "Seafoam, Auto Marine Multi Use Formula" 
03-01-2006, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
It "took off" over a year ago, at least....
03-02-2006, 11:25 AM
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Ok... I talked to my dad about cutting it off... he says that I can't replace it with regular hose, because the new hose wouldn't be a pre-formed hose like what is on it now... the hose could collapse. So... I may try penetrating oil tonight.
03-02-2006, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jdmaxima89
I need another can of seafoam... I got so pissed off and annoyed tonight that I ended up dumping the can into the gas tank.
03-02-2006, 12:31 PM
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There is a sharp-L-shape-tip screwdriver-like tool (sorry for the lack of proper tool name for it) that you could use to wedge between the hose and the pipe... Just wedge it in and then drive it around the pipe until you have gone all the way around and the hose should slip off thereafter...
For me it usually works when I rotate the hose around the pipe either by hand or with a large wrench with wider opening so not to damage the pipe...
For me it usually works when I rotate the hose around the pipe either by hand or with a large wrench with wider opening so not to damage the pipe...
This set retails for under $10...
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