How to: Seafoam your car
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Not to bring a thread back from the dead or anything.. but has anyone had any issues doing seafoam on an SRT4? Any issues with the turbo or anything else?
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Good question, I haven't read anything on here about doing a turbo'ed application, but I wouldn't think it would hurt it, as long as it isn't extremely hot I don't think there is any chance of possible warpage from "cooler" unburned seafom/mcc hitting the fins.I think it would be fine as long as the engine is warmed up from idleing or light load. I wouldn't think some softened carbon chunks would damage anything, afterall the Cat seems to deal with it pretty well. The turbo survives in a pretty harsh enviroment anyways.
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I think pulling the o2 sensor would be overkill. I would just use the Mopar Combustion Cleaner. It is safe for everything. Have used it w/out changing plugs even, and had no issues. Not that I would recommend it. But the o2 should be safe. But if you want to pull it, it is right on the ex. mani by the firewall. Has 4 wires comming out of it.
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1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
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I would.....patton98 wrote:if u run it thru the vac. line from thr brake booster do u still need to change the oil right after?
'Theoretically', some of the Seafoam can leak past the piston rings and into the crankcase.
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Alright, I'm going to bring this How-To back from 2008 because I've heard some stuff at work that I want clarified.
The "Fuel Injection Cleaning" that we use is an acetone type cleaner. We got a bottle we pour it in, with a hose that we connect to the booster line. Sends it straight into the intake manifold. We have the car running the whole time while the bottle gets emptied into the car. After it's done, we let the car stay off for a few minutes, crank it up, blow it all out the exhaust (by revving the engine plenty times), and call it a day. Sometimes the "Running Too Rich" code will come on, and we just clear it with our OBD II Machine.
So, here's the speculation. My boss, and his boss, have said that we can't do that cleaner with Neons. Almost every other car we can, but the Neon seems to be a special one and they said that it's definitely not able to be used in the Neons because it causes too much damage. Is this true? If so, can I get a bottle of seafoam and pour it in the bottle we use that has the hose coming out? Would that work just as fine? It's got a control nozzle on it to control how much is getting fed through the booster line at one time, so it doesn't dump the whole can in a matter of minutes, but instead spans it out to about 20-25 minutes.
Anyway, I just did a bit of searching on here for Seafoaming and have read both ends of the spectrum (about how great it is, and about how horrible it is), so I wanted to hear some opinions about my ideas that I've stated above.
Also, I'm aware of needing the change out the plugs after getting the Fuel Injection System cleaned out. I need to do that soon, so this is why I'm looking at getting the carbon cleaned out of my car.
The "Fuel Injection Cleaning" that we use is an acetone type cleaner. We got a bottle we pour it in, with a hose that we connect to the booster line. Sends it straight into the intake manifold. We have the car running the whole time while the bottle gets emptied into the car. After it's done, we let the car stay off for a few minutes, crank it up, blow it all out the exhaust (by revving the engine plenty times), and call it a day. Sometimes the "Running Too Rich" code will come on, and we just clear it with our OBD II Machine.
So, here's the speculation. My boss, and his boss, have said that we can't do that cleaner with Neons. Almost every other car we can, but the Neon seems to be a special one and they said that it's definitely not able to be used in the Neons because it causes too much damage. Is this true? If so, can I get a bottle of seafoam and pour it in the bottle we use that has the hose coming out? Would that work just as fine? It's got a control nozzle on it to control how much is getting fed through the booster line at one time, so it doesn't dump the whole can in a matter of minutes, but instead spans it out to about 20-25 minutes.
Anyway, I just did a bit of searching on here for Seafoaming and have read both ends of the spectrum (about how great it is, and about how horrible it is), so I wanted to hear some opinions about my ideas that I've stated above.
Also, I'm aware of needing the change out the plugs after getting the Fuel Injection System cleaned out. I need to do that soon, so this is why I'm looking at getting the carbon cleaned out of my car.
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If all you want to do is clean the carbon out, then just use a small vacuum line, or put it in a spray bottle and squirt it in there. I don't see it doing much for cleaning the injectors spreading it out over a period of time with the gasoline. You need to soak the combustion chamber pretty good for it to do it's thing. Then let it set for a half hour or more. This basically requires getting it in there at a volume that will make the engine sputter. I like to do the last bit so it stalls. Hopefully getting the exhaust ports wet enough to do some good.
If you want ease of application, get the aerosol can if you can find it, or like I said, a spray bottle. You will need to pump it pretty fast tho.
I have never had a huge problem with it restarting. I may take a few more cranks, but has always started.
If you want ease of application, get the aerosol can if you can find it, or like I said, a spray bottle. You will need to pump it pretty fast tho.
I have never had a huge problem with it restarting. I may take a few more cranks, but has always started.
Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester