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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 10:29 AM
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If you do this and you vehicle smokes very little, do you still need to change the plugs?
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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What do they look like?
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
What do they look like?
I haven't looked yet but I notice after a drive, the cars idle is slightly off. So I figured I would ask, just doing seafoam a few days ago........
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Need to pull and look for fouling.
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im going to go out on a limb here and say, ALWAYS replace plugs after a seafoaming
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Originally Posted by toastedoats
im going to go out on a limb here and say, ALWAYS replace plugs after a seafoaming
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I'd agree there Toast... although I suppose I'm leaving the could have dislodged something or the unknown open.
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Now for my own personal information, if there isn't allot of smoke then why would you change the plugs? Or is it that when seafoam gets on the plugs there done?
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We don't know til you pull them. They may be fouled. It'* pretty much expected when you seafoam.

Psst..Chris.. go pull a plug man.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
We don't know til you pull them. They may be fouled. It'* pretty much expected when you seafoam.

Psst..Chris.. go pull a plug man.
Psssst. Bill, I am at work, I wish I had my tools with me to do it......... :?
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Break time..

Bring your tape dispenser and letter opener..

Check it out tonight and let us know. I'd also suspect the vacuum line you unplugged is maybe leaking slightly.
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