Just finished doing seafoam in the vac line from the throttle body and gas tank. I'll be doing the oil fill one this weekend before my oil change.

Car definitely idles & runs smoother - I think the video speaks for itself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfZ7MYl94Ls

 

I used it on many cars & have never had that much smoke. I almost never get any smoke. Maybe I just have good engine luck.

 

Well if you run too much of the cleaner through you get that plume of smoke. Careful not to hydrolock your engine. We do something similar at Jiffy Lube where we hook up an iv and feed cleaner through the IM.

 

Can you take a picture of which tube the Vac tube is? I looked the other day but was unsure of which one it is on the 6 spd.

Also, what exhaust and drop are you on? Looks/sounds good!

Thanks!

 

dude why didnt u tell me we could have done it as a team (no homo), can u help me do this next weekend??

 

Yeah I don't know why, but when I seafoamed 2 weeks ago, I only got 1 puff of smoke when I was driving in 3rd gear. No smoke during the process, no smoke idling, no smoke other than that 1 puff. I used 8oz in a 1/4th tank of gas and 8oz in the vac line....

 

Can I come too, we can have a mini seafoam meet and take video and pics(pause).

I'm serious though. PM me

 

When you're out of a job you have lots of spare time on your hands.

Anyway give me a shout we can do it still, its pretty easy - I have the rubber tubing that I happened to have that I used to suck in the seafoam.



You need to open up the engine cover and refer to this pic for the location.


Taken from the TL seafoam thread.

 

Oh yeah, my exhaust setup is all Comptech (headers, b-pipe, mufflers, OEM cat) and dropped on Tein Basics.

 

is it safe to seafoam with a Supercharger?

 

Did you do it in your oil as well? Or just the intake?

 

The previous owner of my CL had the fuel injectors cleaned, so when I seafoamd it nothing happened.

 

^^

 

I noticed you had a faint ticking when you turned the car on, mine does the same thing.

It's either my injectors, or my valves need an adjustment.

Did the seafoam take care of that ticking?

 

hahah i used to work at jiffy lube....that place is the biggest rip off ever. That cleaner they use is like a bottle in the oil, a bottle in the gas and a bottle that bleeds through the vac line. But the vac like were they tell you to use it is a bad line to choose. Because it was right in the beginning so your only cleaning out the injectors and stuff that is closest to the vac line, the injectors and other half of the engine that is furthest from the vac line does not get any cleaning what so ever. And Jiffy Lube ripps people off.

that ticking sound is the purge control solenoid

 

Not mine, my ticking is coming from the inside the engine some place, my purge control solenoid is silent.

 

The ticking on mine is from the purge solenoid valve.

I would think using seafoam would be safe for a S/C but don't quote me on it.

 

That is not correct. The injectors don't benifit from added stuff to a vac line. You have to put it in the gas tank to reach the injectors, or remove them all together to clean them. Also the other end of the engine is still pulling in air, so if your hooked iup to that vac line on the trottle body, your still getting all the cylinders.

And to the guy who said "be carefull to not hydrolock you engine" that would be really hard to do with a 8 oz can running through a vac line. In fact I highly doubt it could be done.


When I did mine I guess I was lucky too, I did not get much smoke. I was kinda hoping for it. Then I would have felt better thinking it actually cleaned somthing. But it did seem to rev smother and idle smotther, so I know it helped. It's good stuff!

 

i did mine around this time last year... lots-o-smoke

 

I wouldn't do it pre-supercharger but post supercharger shouldn't be a problem. I haven'e done it myself yet but I was thinking the vacume line for the SC bypass would be a good spot to feed in the Seafoam.

 

I got uber-amounts of smoke when I did mine 2 months ago! Geezus.....it smoked up about 1/4 mile of my entire complex! I didnt get much after the 1st 5 minutes of driving in 3rd gear, but before that was fuckin rediculous.....I was kinda embarrassed! LOL

 

embarassed. .........why
smoking is good. lol.........

 

My neighbors were like WTF!!!! I have a doctor that lives 2 houses down from me......and a lawyer 4 houses down! I thought they were gonna call the police/fire marshall for air pollution!

 

LOL ^^ Did you know that "Jiffy Lube" id just a name that is sold to be used my different companies? Say for instance out here the actual company that owns the "Jiffy Lubes" here in New Mexico is called "Lubricar Inc."

We actually clean out the throttle body, add an intake additive, and use the IV set up to run 350- 600 ml of intake deposit cleaner through the IM. I still would not pay $69.95 for the service.

Also the way that is done in the picture is a dangerous way to do it. I have seen motors hydro-lock because too much fluid goes through and a big puff of smoke is when you know to much fluid is going through.

I would make a drip set up, like we have at jiffy lube, that has a control valve allowing a steady safe flow of fluid in. Its cheap and easy and peace of mind.

I'll see if I can take some pictures of the set up.

 

I have used seafoam on my S/C'd CLS-6 with no problems. It's real important to pre-heat the cat. to operating temp. before introducing the seafoam agent to facilitate the fog storm. Introduce it over a ten to fifteen minute period, then turn the engine off and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Rather than sitting in one place revving the engine; IMHO, it's better to take the car for a few spirited pulls on a safe roadway to evacuate the agent/crude. (to each his own)

As Allout pointed out, use the vacuum port post-supercharger, there is plenty of negative pressure. I used the 'DeepCreep' spray instead of the liquid (it's the same stuff), it's alot easier to apply; however, it costs more and you get four less ounces then the seafoam in a bottle.

Afterward, the car pulled stronger throughout the powerband. YMMV.

 

Be careful with Seafoam in the oil. It cleans out everything so well that if there are any small holes in the seals being filled by a little sludge it can open them up and cause oil leaks.

 

No way thats going to happen with an 8 ounce bottle dude! You could not pour it into the engine fast enough to hydrolock a six cylinder. You might stall it, but no way will it hydrolock! 8 ounces divided by six cylinders is not going to do it! You could not get enough fluid flow on one cylinder to lock it up in the time that the intake valves are open.

Stupid people saying stupid stuff!

 

oh diss

 

I've read the same thing in a few places. Not only the seals but I've read where you have to worry about the bearings doing the same thing. Any scratches or nicks have been filled with deposits and the engine cleaners remove them.

Don't know if thats enough to keep be from doing it or not. I still have not done anything in my oil. Kinda scared. But when I do my oil changes my oil is pretty clean still. I also tear apart all the used oil filters to check for metal and other junk. Have not found anything yet.

 

Kool. thanks a lot Allout and zeta.

 

Says the "smart" guy who cant even read that the bottle says 16oz in the picture. And yes you can lock up a motor even with 16 oz of fluid in a 6 cylinder motor.

I have seen it happen personally. Or maybe it was a figment of my imagination that my work had to buy the customer a new motor.
So if you want to act like you know what you are talking about please feel free to back up what you are talking about. Because you seem to know exactly how much fluid it would take to lock up a motor during the exact duration in which the intake valves are open.
Don't worry I'll wait..

 

Since fluid doesn't compress, you could definitely kill a cylinder with 8oz of liquid. Cylinder pressure would be through the roof on compression.

 

Your right, I never said Fluid is compresable. And yes 8oz in one cylinder would most definatly lock it up, no doubt there.

To the other guy:


But to say that you are going to hydrolock an engine with, OK a 16 Oz bottle, being fed throught a vacum line on a six cylider engine is retarded. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! You also said the cyliders on the other end would not get fed. Your wrong! They pull vacum too, they get fed.

Sorry I added the "Stupid People Making Stupid Comments", I'm not ussually like that. But you are wrong, it will not happen!

 

Ok, I have 2 years of Technical Diesel Mechanics from an acreddited school, Level II cert for Caterpillar Diesel Mechanic issued by the largest Caterpillar Dealership in North America, Cashman Caterpillar in N. Las Vegas and an A&P licence from my time in the Corps, hence my screen name. So yes I'd say I know a little about turning wrenches.
Not trying to brag but you are kinda asking why I think I know what I'm talking about.

What kind of training does Jiffy Lube offer you?


You could bury that vac line in the bottle of Sea Foam, and all your going to do is stall the engine. YOUR NOT GOING TO HYDROLOCK THE MOTOR!

 

Is this the same hose as in the CL? you mentioned this came from the TL forum (what year TL)

 

Yes, either one of those two vac lines should work. It's very easy to do, because there is a lot of vacuum. It just sucks it right up. I would just tilt the bottle towards it and it does the rest.

It looks like a 03 TL 6 sp. Or maybe an 01, 02, 03 auto with vsa delete. But the cls auto or 6sp should have the lines in the same spot.

 

At this rate.
Sooner or later. The word "seafoamed" is going to be in the webster Dictionary. hehehhe
May be it will go some thing like this :
"After trying to convince her all night, with no luck. I decided to Seafoam that B***h, need less to say things went on smoothly afterwards. (OK)

 

lol

 

So do you just put the hose in the vac line with seafoam on other end and start the engine?

 

Set the hose up with like a rag around it or under it, don't let it get sucked in though!

Then start the engine and slowly pour towards the hose and the vacuum will take it from there.

I reved the enigine a few time to make sure it got in there real good.