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Old 10-03-2006, 12:34 PM
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So seafoam is something you just put in and forget about it? What is the difficulty level on something like that? You literally put it in the throttle body?
 
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Old 10-03-2006, 01:51 PM
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So seafoam is something you just put in and forget about it? What is the difficulty level on something like that? You literally put it in the throttle body?

Seafoaming a motor is probably a 1 on the 1-10 difficulty scale. It's more intimidating than anything.


Ok, allow me to clarifty because if you just "pour it into the IM" theres a chance you could hydrolock your motor. If you look at the front/top of your intake manifold, you will see the rubber vacuum line that goes from the IM to the Fuel Pressure Regulator. Shown here in yellow...



Start the car, and then disconnect the end connected to the FPR. Your car will run crappy while this line is disconnected. Then, you take the cap of the sea foam bottom and put some of the seam foam in it. Just, just barely insert that end of the hose into the sea foam in the cap. Do not completey submerge the line or else the car will probably shut down on you. Just take it slow and suck the liquid into the IM. Once all the liquid from the cap is gone, reconnect the line to the FPR, and BAM, you're done
 
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Old 10-03-2006, 05:21 PM
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is sea foam something you can only get in the U.S? im in the U.K and hav nevr seen it around?
 
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Old 10-03-2006, 09:27 PM
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i would think it would be over there; think partsAmerica would have it here (US).
so do you have murray, Schucks, Kragen, Checker ?? any of those ?
 
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Old 10-06-2006, 10:42 AM
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its like ur speaking a different language na i dnt hav any of those. we got halfords, motorworld n a few others wich i cnt think of
 
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Old 10-06-2006, 05:09 PM
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sorry about the poor english - sometimes get in a hurry.
may not be over there. are any of the following parts store in England:




ABC Auto Parts

Advance Auto Parts

Auto Value

Bumper to Bumper

CARQUEST Auto Parts

Midway Auto Supply

NAPA Auto Parts

O'Reilly Auto Parts

Parts Plus

PEPBOYS Auto

Pronto Auto Parts

 
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Old 10-08-2006, 04:57 AM
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na ur spelling was fine dude, jus all the parts stores that iv nevr heard of before. i dont think we've got any of them over here, ill spk t[sm=smiley20.gif]o my mechanic n see if he knows of a similar product that i can get hold of.
 
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Old 10-08-2006, 06:51 AM
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I know SeaFoam has a web site, perhaps that will give you some UK sources.
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Old 10-08-2006, 08:18 AM
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ah. i see.
give me a couple of days and i will be able to give another reply.
may not be sold over there.
 
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Old 10-09-2006, 11:55 PM
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Question... seafoam would end up cleaning your injectors too right?

ummm.. i just checked the web site and seafoam:
Cleans fuel injectors
Cleans carburetor jets
Cleans carbon
Stabilizes fuels
Upper cylinder lube
Removes moisture in fuel
De-icer
Frees sticky lifters
Frees sticky rings
Removes moisture in oil
Cleans P.C.V. systems
Cleans catalytic converter odors
Oxygen sensor safe

WOW
 
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