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DIY: Mazda Zoom Power Engine Cleaner (Engine Cleaning, Seaform)

Old Feb 13, 2011 | 03:12 PM
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dont forget to put the airbox back on, just sayin
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Smurfy
Update. The eccentric shaft plug still wont come off!!! Even with the use of the pliers!! I have remove the airbox to have more room, but helped a little. To prevent me from damaging the eccentric plug, I'm gonna have to say: I give up. Taking it to a machanic that I know of and they know eveything about RX-8s. Thanks for all ya help.
For your last own attempt...........see next link with info about the ESPS plug...........The release tab is on the bottom..........do not use pliers.........
Quote: "I had a really hard time getting it off also until I figured out where the tab was and where to squeeze it. Then it came right off."
The ESPS plug is exactly of the same type of plug as the 4 plugs of the ignition coils !!!!!!
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/seafoam-newbee-186885/page5/


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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 11:14 AM
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Hi everybody! Is it possible to clean the engine of a series techII RX8 with Zoom Powerr Cleaner? If yes how?
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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 11:42 AM
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I don't believe thats been established yet because there isnt the 2 nipples on the side of the newer rotaries..? search?
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 03:31 PM
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Sometimes those connectors get encrusted with dirt, and you can no longer squeeze them easily. Maybe clean it with contact cleaner and then follow with dielectric or wd40.

After the first time it is much easier to take it off the next.
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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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thank you, just did mine with the zoom cleaner at 59k. not a lot of smoke but got a CEL and its bugging me :I
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 10:44 PM
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i wish there was a video for this, if i attempted this, I think my car would blow up lol
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 10:46 PM
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^ I wanna see that... lol
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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lol if I had unlimited funds, I would try it and video tape this, but I'll bring it to my buddy, he is a mazda mechanic and I will get it on tape and post it in the forum if you guys are interested
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 10:53 PM
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would you like a video of all the smoke too?

oh well here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8CDW4Vopa8
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by superhypered
would you like a video of all the smoke too?

oh well here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8CDW4Vopa8
yes you are very kind lol
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 10:59 PM
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okay I did more reading and Im going to perform this my self, this saturday I want everyone to look up at the sky around 3pm, and tell me if you see a sunlight silver rx8 flying through the air, that would be mine after I blew the **** out of it
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 11:01 PM
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if you dont start the car after 10 minutes of putting the seafoam in, it hardens into concrete and your rotors get stuck..o.O
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 11:05 PM
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but I thought it said wait an hour... okay, now you just lowered my confidence lol,
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 11:07 PM
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excellent

just kidding.. it'll melt your apex seals.. much worse than concrete..o.O
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Speed_8
okay I did more reading and Im going to perform this my self, this saturday I want everyone to look up at the sky around 3pm, and tell me if you see a sunlight silver rx8 flying through the air, that would be mine after I blew the **** out of it

3pm sharp.

Need to buy me popcorn for this event
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 11:58 PM
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I'll get the fireworks
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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^ You don't have too... his car will be the fireworks

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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by superhypered
excellent

just kidding.. it'll melt your apex seals.. much worse than concrete..o.O
no it wont. I do like the urban legends that sprout up around these things.

when i was down at the socal dyno day Easy E1 put a whole can of seafoam into my engine and we let it sit for almost an hour. The high revs you're hearing are from another car doing a dyno pull.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4viTWhpqkrI

I would suggest premixing when doing a decarb since you're going to be losing a lot of lubrication in the process. I have an AP so mazdamaniac simply has a high oil output map that we load up and then put the normal map back on when we're done.
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:28 AM
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he never replied for me to say jk again
and how'd the dyno go?
oh and I got front plates on now
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:39 AM
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dyno was great as always
and front plates ftl
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:42 AM
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have you seen the pics i put up on a certain thread?
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:44 AM
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which ones?
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:47 AM
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https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...2&postcount=85
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by laythor
no it wont. I do like the urban legends that sprout up around these things.

when i was down at the socal dyno day Easy E1 put a whole can of seafoam into my engine and we let it sit for almost an hour. The high revs you're hearing are from another car doing a dyno pull.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4viTWhpqkrI

I would suggest premixing when doing a decarb since you're going to be losing a lot of lubrication in the process. I have an AP so mazdamaniac simply has a high oil output map that we load up and then put the normal map back on when we're done.
Why did that place let you do this?! you could have killed someone!
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