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Old Apr 11, 2015 | 06:38 PM
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i seafoamed my 94 lexus sc300 this afternoon. while i was puting the seafoam through the pcv line the car shut off and now it will not start it will only turn over. can anyone please tell me what i should do. also im new to this forum and i just bought my lexus today.
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Old Apr 11, 2015 | 07:45 PM
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hold the gas pedal all the way in while you turn it so it turns the fuel pump off and clears out anything in the engine
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Old Apr 11, 2015 | 07:48 PM
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hold the gas pedal all the way in while you turn it so it turns the fuel pump off and clears out anything in the engine
thanks but ive tried that already do you have anymore advice? it will only start if i spray starter fluid on my air filter but it will cut off after 1 min
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keep it running as long as possible, you gotta get the seafoam out the lines.
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i think it may have gummed up my injectors
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did you put too much of it in the gas tank?
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no only in the pcv line
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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by wickedsc30
no only in the pcv line
Hey wickedsc30, congrats on your purchase of an sc
Your plugs maybe fouled, trying replacing the plugs that may work.
Hopefully that's all it is
Good luck
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