Seafoam how to?
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Mudding
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From: Portland, OR Area
Seafoam how to?
Recovery Vehicle
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From: Boston
http://www.landroverclubvi.com/seafo...procedure.html
In our very own tech section, but yes. They seem to be pretty similar
In our very own tech section, but yes. They seem to be pretty similar
Three Wheeling
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: AZ
Well because we have a different set-up than the DII, you will need to hook up the tube in a different spot. I did this over the weekend and pulled the little vacuum line from the back side(side closest to the firewall) and put on my clear tubing. I just used a standard tube made for fish aquariums. Just control the flow like the write-up says and you should be fine.
Baja
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From: Pittsburgh PA suburbs.
I also have seen on here where people trashed their engine with seafoam injection cleaning. I don't care to take that kind of risk, so I just added it to the gas tank and some in the crankcase this last time.
Pro Wrench
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Upstate South Carolina
What damage did it cause to the engine? I have heard of people hydrolocking engines by allowing too much Seafoam in. Im just curious about other ways it can be harmful before I use it on my Disco.
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I used to work at a shop as a teenager, and we had a BG device for cleaning the injectors (and intake too):
BG Company
The engine actually ran off the cleaner instead of fuel. We had an 80 series landcruiser come in once that had a dead miss on a cylinder. We ran a can of cleaner through it and it cleaned up a stuck injector and ran perfectly smooth after. I called a couple years ago to price one, and they were only about $200. Assuming that they haven't gone up much over the years, it might be something worth a club or group purchase, if you live in an area with enough people to share it. Heck, we charged around $100 to perform this service, it would pay for itself in just a few uses.
BG Company
The engine actually ran off the cleaner instead of fuel. We had an 80 series landcruiser come in once that had a dead miss on a cylinder. We ran a can of cleaner through it and it cleaned up a stuck injector and ran perfectly smooth after. I called a couple years ago to price one, and they were only about $200. Assuming that they haven't gone up much over the years, it might be something worth a club or group purchase, if you live in an area with enough people to share it. Heck, we charged around $100 to perform this service, it would pay for itself in just a few uses.
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Mudding
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From: Portland, OR Area
Mine is running fine currently, but thought it would be a good thing to clean the injectors since the engine has 170K on it. I know that the engine is dirty so running 1/2 can of seafoam in the crank case would be very beneficial.