Boogie_69

Im still kind of new to working on this platform but wanna know do any of you guys know the exact place that i would run the seafoam throught the motor. I plan on doing half in the gas tank as well

YEW FAIL

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you can do a vac line, but being that you have a 2008 i really dont think u need seafoam..

DiabeticKripple

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through the brake booster line on the master cylinder. on the firewall right behind the fuse box, cant miss it. pull up to relieve the vacuum and then pull it off

Zander916

DEFINITELY do it.

Mine started getting taken apart just today in fact for a dead cylinder (only 30# compression). He got the manifold off earlier, peeked in there (took a pic) and it's NASTY. I have 73,000 miles but you gotta do it. No fuel reaches the valves to clean them and I promise, they WILL get nasty.

But yeah, brake booster line.

ryansalazan

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oh yes ^^^^ exactly as stated above! since we are direct injected fuel misses the valves all together which causes carbon to just build up on the valves and it gets very dirty very fast! i would honestly recommend a fuel system clean every other oil change or 10-15k miles

Zander916

Yep, once mine gets back to running I'm doing that **** every oil change.

DiabeticKripple

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I did mine twice 1k mms in between and there was no difference between them. Smoked out my driveway both times lol. My smoke was pure white, but my buddy's was black

quikdcride

ive heard a bunch of **** about it ******* your gaskets up and what not
anyone know anything about this?
or have enough people done it to stand behind it ?
i want to do it since im at 70k but i dont want to f my **** up more

OBZ

Subd for more opinions. I have 36k miles and I was going to do it.

tylerjclance

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i did it at 67k. Black and white smoke... The car sounded and felt a little better after doing it too.

koch1ar

Get oil change right after

quikdcride

has anyone had bad experiences with it ?i know theres alot of videos on youtube of people doing it
my friend advised against it though and im about to put alot of money into my car so i dont want to F it up

tomj77

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no, no has had bad expiriences with it, its totally safe, ur friend doesnt know what he is talking about. and there is also a vac line that goes right into the manifold. its right on top, that one is easier to find, use that.

Zander916

I use the oil life monitor and I'm going to start doing this right before each oil change I think.

DiabeticKripple

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my car had a noticeable difference after

NJHK

If you want an alternative to the product Seafoam, check out Amsoil Power Foam.

AMSOIL - Power Foam Engine Cleaner & Degreaser (APF)

C_A_D88

I do it at every oil change

rukkee

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Ive done every 5K miles since i bought the car new....... and everytime it smokes black like a bitch. It will smoke for a good 2 miles down the road so i know it's not just running threw the motor and not doing anything.

When my car was new I used it to lube the valves because the car would bog in the mid range with 1500 miles on it .....and make a completely different exhaust note. As soon as i used it the car ran so much better i know the valves were really tight and sticky. I use the little nipple that hooks to the vaccum tank that sticks up in the middle of the manifold..... take i small piece of rubber vacuum hose and suck it right out of the can .

lightningbalt

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is this ok to put in the gas tank with e85?

DiabeticKripple

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i dunno i would think so, its a petroleum product. it burns like regular gas

lightningbalt

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cool. well im gunna try it. and will get back with the results

ronn

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I won't touch it for that reason and because I've read it doesn't really help that much.
I use Pennzoil Ultra which *may help* with minimizing the valve deposit problem. I also use Red Line Sll Fuel System treatment which is very high in PEA (same stuff in Techron, only more concentrated). Yeah...I know...the back of our intake valves don't *see* fuel, but the Red Line does keep combustion chamber clean as well as injectors.
As a footnote...I have read accounts of cars with DI Valve deposits that run perfectly fine!
Not sayn' it's not a problem, but I think it's overstated a bit.

Shibito

You only need to seafoam your car every 40k+ miles.

quikdcride

yea i guess it couldnt hurt though alot of people says it does good things
im going to be pulling my balt out of storage in a couple months after sitting for 6 months
i left it with an empty tank and the battery disconnected and all that good stuff
anyone have any suggestions on anything i should do besides like an oil change right away?
you think i should seafoam it before the oil change?

SeanEE89

NOTE: Not to be used with vehicles that have MAF sensors.

I love AMSoil products, but you still gotta be careful about what you use and how you use it.