Starting isssues and spark knock Q's

supramacist · 05-08-2008, 07:08 PM

Your car has a carberator?

My pipe does but not my car.

Seafoam is nasty stuff and doesn't do as well as it boasts.
Step in the right direction though.

I had a guy ask me once why his shit was'nt working.
He just got done tuning it up and topping off the fluids.

Long story short the turbo is not a fluid reservior.

I'm an n/a. I don't do turbo questions to avoid giving out garbage 411.

spudz29212MKIII · 05-08-2008, 07:40 PM

Yea I hear ya. Sea foam has a nice rep. The only other good rep one I heard is GM's fuel additive, so idk yet.

I have alot of oil in my IC piping and also the EGR recirculating into the intake manifold. So I was hoping throwing some carb cleaner might clear up some oil gunk and carbon gunk that is probably building up in the manifold or throttle body. Also get some junk off the Intake valves.

With some of the rings shot, and the EGR recirculating I was just guessing there was some nasty crap in there. It needs to be sprayed into one of the vacuum lines on the throttle body, just seeing which is the best one.

supramacist · 05-08-2008, 08:26 PM

Dexcron Mercron

ATF.

Try it as a fuel additive. It's far better than sea foam and cost much less.

EDIT: If you aren't using premium. You're only lubing your fi system.

Wich is fine after you burn it out with a tank of premium.

You'll smoke a bit. Some say that the dexcron reduces the smoke more so than
just good ol regular atf.

I personally never thought it made anything smoke bad enough to worry about it.
I have done this in many autos.

05-08-2008, 07:40 PM	#2
spudz29212MKIII 3" Exhaust Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 69	Yea I hear ya. Sea foam has a nice rep. The only other good rep one I heard is GM's fuel additive, so idk yet. I have alot of oil in my IC piping and also the EGR recirculating into the intake manifold. So I was hoping throwing some carb cleaner might clear up some oil gunk and carbon gunk that is probably building up in the manifold or throttle body. Also get some junk off the Intake valves. With some of the rings shot, and the EGR recirculating I was just guessing there was some nasty crap in there. It needs to be sprayed into one of the vacuum lines on the throttle body, just seeing which is the best one. __________________ Zach

05-08-2008, 08:26 PM	#3
supramacist 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Escape from the Prison Planet Posts: 1,356	Dexcron Mercron ATF. Try it as a fuel additive. It's far better than sea foam and cost much less. EDIT: If you aren't using premium. You're only lubing your fi system. Wich is fine after you burn it out with a tank of premium. You'll smoke a bit. Some say that the dexcron reduces the smoke more so than just good ol regular atf. I personally never thought it made anything smoke bad enough to worry about it. I have done this in many autos. Last edited by supramacist; 05-08-2008 at 08:32 PM.

05-08-2008, 07:08 PM	#1
supramacist 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Escape from the Prison Planet Posts: 1,356	Your car has a carberator? My pipe does but not my car. Seafoam is nasty stuff and doesn't do as well as it boasts. Step in the right direction though. I had a guy ask me once why his shit was'nt working. He just got done tuning it up and topping off the fluids. Long story short the turbo is not a fluid reservior. I'm an n/a. I don't do turbo questions to avoid giving out garbage 411.