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seafoam Idea or clogged cat?

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Old 04-27-2006, 01:21 AM
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If I put seafoam in slowly like put the hose in a for a second, take it out then put it in again, while holding the motor ar 4,000RPM or so wouldnt that not be enough to clog the cat? or am I risking it? I just spend over $100 on a cat including the install and dont want to do another one.

I sorta want to see how bad my exhaust manifolds are leaking or if it is just the mainfold gasket.

Any other ideas to introduce steam into the exhaust safely?
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the whole idea of seafoam is that you let it sit in the motor for 15+ minutes to eat away at the carbon.

if you want to check for exhaust leaks throw some ATF in there.
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Originally Posted by corvettecrazy
throw some ATF in there.
where is there?


btw I am refering to putting seafoam in a vaccum hose so it will come out quick anyway.
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there would be any vacuum line. same as seafoam.
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Hang in guys.

Hans..your year (92-95 actually) is known for exhaust manifold cracks. You realize you have these cracks. Are you simply looking to make them worse before fixing them?

If so ...I will pm you a better method that I will not mention here.
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get pems like bill has.
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