poured some b-12 chemtool (essentially sea-foam just cheaper) into the line going into the brake booster and it stalled rather quickly, didn't pour much of anything in the motor. is something wrong with my car? how are ya'll getting 1/3 or 1/2 the bottle in THEN stalling? i'm not sure where this was to be posted so i stuck it here, i'm sure someone will move it where it belongs.

 

you poured it in too quickly, you pour in a little bit then wait then pour more in then wait then pour, it should take a while, you can't just dump it in all at once. then after 1/2 bottle is poured in then get it to stall out. wait 30 minutes, then take the car out and beat on it and it'll smoke like crazy blowing stuff out.

 

or you could have someone in the car working the gas pedal to keep it going or just do that yourself under the hood

 

I have someone maintaining 2500 rpm @ operating temp while I'm doing it, I just do it so it stutters and pings lightly. Then when about 1/4 of the bottle is left I pour it straight down the TB so it dies on TBI cars, let it sit for a little over 20 mintures, then start it back up.
Then watch the neighbors get pissed and wonder if they're going to call 911.

 

thanks for the advice, i'll just go slower and hopefully it'll be straight. it's a 3.1 with almost 114k miles so i need all the help i can get until i swap the motor.

 

What is the purpose of this?

 

It's a simple, and VERY effective way of cleaning all sorts of nasty stuff out of your intake/exhaust/fuel system. The smoke just pours, it's almost as fun as bailing the tires off.

I have a can waiting for my car as soon as it's running again.

 

I've been using professional products both from Wynn's (V.I.C) and BG "Fuel Injection System Cleaner ; BG Company ).

I use the professional shop equipment to apply the products through both the intake plenum and through the fuel injectors.

The stuff really does keep the carbon deposits from building up in the fuel injectors, ports, intake valves, the manifold and combustion chamber.

Giving your fuel and air system a thorough and regular cleaning will ensure you get optimal fuel mileage, performance and reliability from your vehicle.

 

Has anyone poured some in with the oil? Or in your gas tank?

 

where can I buy the seafoam or the chem stuff? I live in Houston. Thanks

 

Napa had a self here.

 

Advance/Discount Auto has it.

 

Anybody ever tried spraying carb or tb cleaner into their throttle body on a tpi car to clean out the runners, manifold, ect.? I just have some lying around, and it seems like it would be easier to spray that in than try to pour seafoam into a horizontal tb.

 

I do the throttle body spray on a regular basis. You can spray in into the throttle body when the car isn't running and clean the inner part with a clean soft cloth. I like to dig deep into the throttle body and wipe around and behind the butterfly assembly (be carefull not to get that cloth stuck inside or on the linkage).

At idle, grab the throttle linkage and give her some. I'd say b/n 1400-1600 rpm and spray the cleaner into the throttle body. Give it a good spraying. You'll notice the smoke out the tailpipe (if it's getting a heafty dose). Give it a good rip on the throttle a couple times to blow it out the back completely. You may find the spray cleaner is not as effective on a strong running V8 because it'll burn it off much quicker than you can spray.

Now, if you got the time and some pretty bad carbon filled combustion chambers, you can remove each spark plug and pour some cleaner into the combustion chambers (usually 30-40 ml or so) letting it sit and soak for a good 20-30 minutes (not running of course). For an even thorough cleaning you can let it sit and soak overnight. Replace the plugs and wires, and fire her up.

Give her a good boot (drive) to shoot out all the cleaner from the exhaust.

 

sorry to bring this back from the dead, but can i pour this "seafoam" stuff down the carb throat, or do i disconnect the vac. line from the power brake booster.

i have a professional slow drip system from work. just want to know if its safe for carbs. Who manufactures this stuff anyways.

i have alot of carbon to burn out

 

How do you know when you need this?

 

Charcoalbird and i did this a few days ago with the seafoam. It billowed white smoke out of my tail pipe, i think it blocked out the sun for awhile. He tells me all the traffic behind me stopped for awhile when i mashed the throttle. We just got a vacuum line from the evaporative canister and dipped it slowly so it sucked it in a little bit at a time from the surface of the liquid. My car does seem to be running stronger, although i dumped a Gumout fuel injector cleaner with jet fuel in at the same time.

 

Pep Boys in Houston...

 

HMMMMMMMM, very interesting. If I were to do this myself at home, do you have any advice on how I would apply the product? I am new to plenums etc and I have been having fuel issues lately. I added a bottle of that fuel injector cleaner today and the problem went away but I would really be interested in doing a cleaning like this.

 

Well, I used some of this a while back, and was pleased with the results...I didnt get alot of smoke, but my motor is pretty clean internally anyway...Changed plugs afterwards, and it seems to be slightly more crisp on throtle response...Will do it again im sure....