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What's a good vacuum source to pour Seafoam into?

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Old 01-18-07, 10:40 AM
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Default What's a good vacuum source to pour Seafoam into?

I'm having a little bit of a trouble finding a good vacuum line that's long enough to be placed into a can of Seafoam.

On other cars I've always used the vacuum line that runs into the brake booster. However I can't seem to find that line. I currently have the engine cover on which is covered by a strut bar, so I would like to avoid removing the engine cover if possible.

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is that normal to place seafoam into the combustion chambers by way of a intake vacuum? Seems to me a definite no-no, i could be wrong though.
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It's supposed to clean up carbon build ups. I've used it in my Supra with no ill effects, and others have done it as well.

The only effect is a cool smoke show that'll last for minutes coming out of your exhaust.
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Yeah I used to do it with Mopar Combustion Chamber Cleaner (MCCC) on my DSM turbos all the time ....

ehhemmm the fire dept. was even called in one time .........

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I used the PCV on the right side of the engine bay (same side as the oil cap). You gotta remove the engine cover though.
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OK, I guess I'll spend some time of out my morning and do it tomorrow. I didn't wanna remove the engine cover. My strut bar is a little weird in the fact that I gotta jack the car up to relieve the stress on the suspension. Then push the struts down so the bar will clear it.
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