Yes,another seafoam thread but I got some questions
09-07-2004, 12:57 PM
#1
Yes,another seafoam thread but I got some questions
Hate to start a new Seafoam thread but I have a few questions.
1) As in the other thread someone made me think about the effect of Seafoam. I have done it twice and both times it smoked like hell. But the second time I did it I started to think, is the smoke actual carbon burning or is that white smoke just the Seafoam burning off and no carbon being removed?
2) Has anyone removed the intake manifold after doing a seafoam treatment? I was wanting to take mine off and clean it because I know there has to be alot of carbon build up even though I have done Seafoam just by judging by me cleaning the TB and 2 months later cleaning it again and see the build up.
Wouldn't having a clean intake manifold make the car run at least a little smoother?
1) As in the other thread someone made me think about the effect of Seafoam. I have done it twice and both times it smoked like hell. But the second time I did it I started to think, is the smoke actual carbon burning or is that white smoke just the Seafoam burning off and no carbon being removed?
2) Has anyone removed the intake manifold after doing a seafoam treatment? I was wanting to take mine off and clean it because I know there has to be alot of carbon build up even though I have done Seafoam just by judging by me cleaning the TB and 2 months later cleaning it again and see the build up.
Wouldn't having a clean intake manifold make the car run at least a little smoother?
09-07-2004, 02:05 PM
#2
For #1, I let Seafoam get sucked into a vacuum hose until the car was on the verge of dying, and had my friend shut the engine off. I let it sit for 30 min (as per what the NAPA guy said), so the Seafoam would have time to sit on the valves and other engine parts and dissolve the buildup. Then I turned the car back on and let the smokeout begin.
For #2, just use TB cleaner if you want to clean the manifold.
For #2, just use TB cleaner if you want to clean the manifold.
09-07-2004, 04:53 PM
#3
1) I did the same thing for the first part. I used the brake booster hose,let it sit for about 20 and started it up and poof, came all the smoke. Mine also was on the verge of dying but I hit the throttle alot. But, I was just wondering if it was really doing any good because a guy in another post said the smoke should be black or grey if it was carbon burning off,not white. That kinda make since.
2) I know what to clean the intake manifold with, I just wanted to know if any one has cleaned theirs. And by cleaning I mean taking the whole manifold off the engine and cleaning the inside really well.
2) I know what to clean the intake manifold with, I just wanted to know if any one has cleaned theirs. And by cleaning I mean taking the whole manifold off the engine and cleaning the inside really well.
09-07-2004, 04:56 PM
#4
SeaFoam is great, but not a miracle worker. If you're lazy like me and want some of the carbon out then use SeaFoam. If you have time on your hands then take off the manifold and clean it. SeaFoam will not completely remove all of the carbon buildup, but it does help with removing some of it.
09-07-2004, 11:14 PM
#6
Few hours of work. Sea foam doesn't really work if you ask me. It does if you add it to the gas tank as it has "octane booster" in it. It smokes in perfect white everytime you do it. I used to tell everyone to try it because I thought it worked, now I'm not so sure. Then I tumbled on the ATF in the spark plug holes and tried that many times. I noticed that the smoke would be darker on older cars and it would get whiter after smoking for a few minutes. I did this on my older car 3 times and the 3rd time the smoke was perfectly white while the first two it was still quite dirty. What does that mean? Figure it out.
09-08-2004, 06:02 AM
#7
Originally Posted by DAVE Sz
Few hours of work. Sea foam doesn't really work if you ask me. It does if you add it to the gas tank as it has "octane booster" in it. It smokes in perfect white everytime you do it. I used to tell everyone to try it because I thought it worked, now I'm not so sure. Then I tumbled on the ATF in the spark plug holes and tried that many times. I noticed that the smoke would be darker on older cars and it would get whiter after smoking for a few minutes. I did this on my older car 3 times and the 3rd time the smoke was perfectly white while the first two it was still quite dirty. What does that mean? Figure it out.
My smoke wasn't white.
10-03-2004, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by DAVE Sz
Then I tumbled on the ATF in the spark plug holes and tried that many times. I noticed that the smoke would be darker on older cars and it would get whiter after smoking for a few minutes. I did this on my older car 3 times and the 3rd time the smoke was perfectly white while the first two it was still quite dirty. What does that mean? Figure it out.
10-19-2004, 03:15 PM
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see pic at the bottom of this thread
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=346574&page=1
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=346574&page=1
10-22-2004, 10:17 PM
#16
Originally Posted by XeroX
cleaning the intake manifold helps. i did it..
07-10-2006, 04:43 PM
#17
I am currently in the process of cleaning my intake. And as far as difficulty...for me its not too hard....im planning this to be a week long project so i can take my time and do a good job. But it only took me a couple hours to get everything off and I didn't know what all had to be done when i started. I have taken off the upper manifold, lower manifold, TB, IACV, and fuel rail. It is amazing how dirty everything is, and my EGR was completely plugged with carbon. I'm really curious as to how much of a difference this will make....if its noticible ill be satisfied. Anyway, gotta go finish cleaning it all....I'll post some pics and what not when i get the chance.
07-19-2006, 06:33 PM
#18
Originally Posted by mowgli29
I am currently in the process of cleaning my intake. And as far as difficulty...for me its not too hard....im planning this to be a week long project so i can take my time and do a good job. But it only took me a couple hours to get everything off and I didn't know what all had to be done when i started. I have taken off the upper manifold, lower manifold, TB, IACV, and fuel rail. It is amazing how dirty everything is, and my EGR was completely plugged with carbon. I'm really curious as to how much of a difference this will make....if its noticible ill be satisfied. Anyway, gotta go finish cleaning it all....I'll post some pics and what not when i get the chance.
Wow, brought this thread back from the dead! Funny thing is I still haven't done this and it has almost been 2 yrs. Still need/want to though. Take pics of your process and post if you can.
07-20-2006, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Hunter11
Wow, brought this thread back from the dead! Funny thing is I still haven't done this and it has almost been 2 yrs. Still need/want to though. Take pics of your process and post if you can.
07-22-2006, 09:48 AM
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When you take off the brake booster hose you then dip it into the cup of seafoam and let it suck up all of it into the manifold but don't allow the car to cut off because the RPM will drop and unless your light on the gas keeping the engine from cutting off.
07-22-2006, 07:02 PM
#25
Go for a drive somewhere and then park the car. Disconnect the brake booster hose (blue circle in the pic above) and then turn on the car. Let the car suck in the SeaFoam little by little (if the car sounds like its about to die, just pull the throttle cable up by pushing the half moon shaped thing up). Turn off the car and connect the hose back to the brake booster. Let it sit for 20-30 mins and then go for a drive (it'll be a hard start at first and it'll smoke for a few mins)
07-22-2006, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JaTaN
Go for a drive somewhere and then park the car. Disconnect the brake booster hose (blue circle in the pic above) and then turn on the car. Let the car suck in the SeaFoam little by little (if the car sounds like its about to die, just pull the throttle cable up by pushing the half moon shaped thing up). Turn off the car and connect the hose back to the brake booster. Let it sit for 20-30 mins and then go for a drive (it'll be a hard start at first and it'll smoke for a few mins)
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