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Old 08-06-2004, 03:32 PM
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sea foam and check engine light???

hey i sea foamed my car yesterday and since my check engine light came on is this normal? new to this stuff and trying to learn, help a out
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Old 08-06-2004, 04:50 PM
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Old 08-17-2004, 08:35 PM
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Did you pull the codes? I didn't get a CEL when I used SeaFoam
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I'd imagine if your O2 sensor or catalytic converters were on their way out then seafoam would push 'em over the edge...

I know SeaFoam says it's safe for O2 sensors at least, but after doing the SeaFoam treatment on my 2000 I saw the O2 sensor and Catalyst emissions readiness monitors switch to "I" (incomplete data) instead of "C" (checked?). They returned to "C" in a day or 2.

Pull the codes and/or wait a few days to see if it goes away.
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If you sucked it into the engine, maybe the computer logged a misfire at one point as well....
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