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I can just get seafoam at autozone or someplace like that correct? I just put it in the tank before a fill up and it will clean alot of the gunk from in my engine? Thanks kinda what i read after i searched. If someone can clearify that would he great.
 
Youngkidwithnomoney said:
I can just get seafoam at autozone or someplace like that correct? I just put it in the tank before a fill up and it will clean alot of the gunk from in my engine? Thanks kinda what i read after i searched. If someone can clearify that would he great.
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no, what you do is pull the vaccume booster hose off of the brake booster, this hose leads to the intake manifold, get a pair of plyers and a piece of hoose to attach to the vaccume booster hose (to extend it), get a small tray and VERY SLOWLY suck the sea foam up, too much of the seafoam will stall out the motor, very small amounts will create a "vapor" inside of the air intake, basically burning the grit/grime off the intake manifold and into the head, this will clean off all of the gunk and grime off of the intake and exhaust valves. Running it just through your fuel system will cean only the injectors and the cylinders. Trust me, doing it through the intake manifold makes a difference. BTW, running the seafoam directly into your motor will cause A LOT of white smoke, this is normal its the seafoam burning off.

Then you use 1/3 of the can in the gas tank, this is enough to clean the cylinders, and injectors, and you use the other 1/3rd of the bottle right in the crankcase (oil fill). DO NOT drive the car with the seafoam in the crankcase, BAD idea, its best to do this step right before an oil change, you put the seafoam in the crank case and run the car at idle for about 10-15 minutes, than change the oil. When you change the oil there will be grime and stuff in the oil, thats just left over sludge that the seafoam cleaned out of the motor.
 
hotdimmes said:
Actually if you want to get technical 95-98 SE's had the V6 with leathter/sideskirts, etc. 98.5-00 is when everything became optional with the sport package and what have you.
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I dunno. My old '96 SE did not have leather. My 98 SE Sport (built in Nov '97) has the V6 but no leather.
 
Youngkidwithnomoney said:
I can just get seafoam at autozone or someplace like that correct? I just put it in the tank before a fill up and it will clean alot of the gunk from in my engine? Thanks kinda what i read after i searched. If someone can clearify that would he great.
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Instead of using "Seafoam," I hear that GM Top Engine Cleaner works better. Can be had at any GM dealership, and is pretty cheap. I shall be doing this shortly, as soon as I can convince my mom to let me change my oil in the driveway...:nonono:
 
Youngkidwithnomoney said:
My parents dont let me go anywhere to get my oil changed cause I can just do it at home. Haha
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My mom doesn't want me to get oil on the driveway, and so far she has not let me change my oil. Hopefully I can change her mind on this :crazy: . I told that's why cardboard exists...to catch "oopsie" fluids falling from under the car :cool:
 
zorrex said:
My mom doesn't want me to get oil on the driveway, and so far she has not let me change my oil. Hopefully I can change her mind on this :crazy: . I told that's why cardboard exists...to catch "oopsie" fluids falling from under the car :cool:
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tell her that gasoline cleans up oil stains. get an old broom, dump a little gas on the oil stain, brush it up with the broom, hose off. Works pretty well.
 
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