paultyler Posted September 24, 2007 Posted September 24, 2007 I just bought a 1990 LS400. I want to do the seafoam thing but I don't know where the brake booster line is that will suck up the seafoam. Can someone post up a picture? I would really appreciate it. Thanks. I see the brake booster and there is a large line that comes off it which runs across the firewall to the throttle area. Is that the line?
pishta Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 check this out. I tried to seafoam my 96 Breeze, It sucked 3 oz. in OK, but it didnt smoke too much but it did for like 20 minutes! I think the shape of the intake had something to do with it. The 4 banger Breeze has a intake that has a low plenum and upswept runners to the cylinders. Looks like a header where the plenum would be at the bottom. I wonder if all the seafoam collected on the bottom and never really got in the cylinders to clean them? My mileage went from 32 to 24 but I think I might have made a mistake in the calulation. I still have my low speed knock and kinda bad idle in gear. Didnt seem to do anything productive except throw a cylinder 1 misfire code, not real productive. I like the idea of cylinder decarbonizing, but you can do that with a little water dribbled in the high idle throttle body too.
Jerry Bransford Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Personally, I think Sea Foam is a waste of $$$. It's the rage right now but STP, Teflon, etc. and similar additives used to be the rage too. If any of my engines ever get carbon deposits in the combustion chambers, I have a free way of getting rid of it that requires nothing more than 16 oz. of water and ten minutes. If it's clogged fuel injectors, I'll believe that when I see it. Modern gasolines have more than adequate amounts of injector cleaning additives to make that a thing of the past. I used to work with a bunch of new car dealers and the mechanics, oops... technicians in today's jargon... I spoke to either had never seen a clogged fuel injector, or it had been so many years back they couldn't remember when they saw the last one. :)
paultyler Posted September 29, 2007 Author Posted September 29, 2007 Personally, I think Sea Foam is a waste of $$$. It's the rage right now but STP, Teflon, etc. and similar additives used to be the rage too. If any of my engines ever get carbon deposits in the combustion chambers, I have a free way of getting rid of it that requires nothing more than 16 oz. of water and ten minutes. If it's clogged fuel injectors, I'll believe that when I see it. Modern gasolines have more than adequate amounts of injector cleaning additives to make that a thing of the past. I used to work with a bunch of new car dealers and the mechanics, oops... technicians in today's jargon... I spoke to either had never seen a clogged fuel injector, or it had been so many years back they couldn't remember when they saw the last one. :) Whats up Jerry. Didn't expect to see you here!
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