SeaFoam sucks :(
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SeaFoam sucks :(
So today i had a little extra time on my hands and decided to use the bottle of extra SeaFoam i had . So i ran the motor until it was at operating temp , while it was idling i let a vac line suck in 1/3 of the bottle and let it sit for 5 mins like the instructions say . Well while i was craking the motor back up the engine makes a popping noise and stops turning . Well i let it sit for another 10 mins and try again and now my motor sounds like it blew
Oil is now leaking from my exhaust manifold and the car sounds like it spun a bearing .
Oil is now leaking from my exhaust manifold and the car sounds like it spun a bearing .
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Did you just stick a hose into the bottle and let it quickly suck up the liquid or did you slowly add it while revving the motor? Did the motor die when you were sucking up the liquid?
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For some reason i think the SeaFoam was bad and it became flammable exploding in the engine .
If you only added small amounts, while it was running, then all should be fine. However if enough was added to allow a hydro-lock condition, then it woulda started making noises before you shut it off.
Unless the vac line was filled with liquid after it shut down and then sucked in the tubes worth of liquid when it restarted. Even then I don't think most small vac lines would hold enough volume to lock a cylinder - it would need to be a large and long one (we're talking about vacuum lines here). Chamber clearance volume is in the 50+ cc range and there's four cylinders...
In any case stop running it and get to the tear down. It won't get better by itself.
Last edited by Q15H; Jan 29, 2010 at 08:26 AM.