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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 10:40 AM
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Seafoam Issues..??

Hey guys,

So, about a month ago, before my road trip, I ran a bottle of Seafoam in the car. First time. I ran it in my Olds and it was a great help. But not so much in the Cobalt..

It seemed to have bogged it down right after I ran it through.. Turns out that all of my plugs (a few weeks old then) were capped in white residue and were making the car run very off.. I also heard that Seafoam likes to gunk up 02 sensors. I'd assume that this is true, because my 02's were both replaced about a year ago and I'd venture to guess they're slightly gunked up also.. But I am going to pull them and check them when I fix my exhaust this week..

Anyone else have these issues after running??

I mean, it cleaned it nicely I guess, but it seems "sluggish"..

Thanks!!
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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Sub'd. Cause I want to do this soon, but not if it's going to make it sluggish
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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2 friends that i know did seafoaming on there cars. The seafoam files out you plugs really quick
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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This **** has been out forever, so I was surprised to find this out..
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 05:13 PM
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I only use seafoam before a plug change because it can foul your plugs...o2's should be fine though.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 12:17 AM
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The plug and o2 sensor fouling is dependent on how much carbon buildup is in ur engine. clean off the plugs with a wire brush and some sand paper and stick them back in
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 12:36 AM
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did u put it in the right line???



bad pic and writing i know lol, but it was the only good one i had of my old sc

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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by stonny9
The plug and o2 sensor fouling is dependent on how much carbon buildup is in ur engine. clean off the plugs with a wire brush and some sand paper and stick them back in
I did. That's how I knew they were white capped.

And I highly doubt there was any amount of crap in my motor because I keep it ridiculously maintained.
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