DIY: Mazda Zoom Power Engine Cleaner (Engine Cleaning, Seaform)
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I flooded my engine a few months ago, and I've lost about 2 MPG since. I'm planning on replacing the plugs this weekend (along with an oil change.) Any recommendations if I should zoom clean it before the plug swap? If it doesn't much matter, I won't bother zooming it this weekend and will see if the plugs bring my mileage back.
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I chickened out lol, I know the steps on how to do it, just worried i'll screw something up ( confidence lacking ) its all good i will still do it on my own next week but this time I will have someone beside me that can watch me. I'm sorry to those who missed out on the potential fireworks. So here are your fireworks
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hope it works
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hope it works
WCS and I have done this procedure and will assist (stand and watch) anyone's first attempt... as long as you're in the GTA area!
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I flooded my engine a few months ago, and I've lost about 2 MPG since. I'm planning on replacing the plugs this weekend (along with an oil change.) Any recommendations if I should zoom clean it before the plug swap? If it doesn't much matter, I won't bother zooming it this weekend and will see if the plugs bring my mileage back.
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I zoom therefore I am.
i think you're underestimating the amount of air a car pulls in and then pushes out through the exhaust. The ones i've seen at bench dyno shops are 15 feet high, 4 feet around, and don't capture all the gasses.
#560
lol, I was thinking more along the lines of a filter. Like the kind you put in your house (which probably won't work since they are paper) or the metal ones you put in the hood range above the stove.
#561
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Administer the seafoam dose.
Drink a beer while you wait an hour.
Hopefully it's a bit dark by now
Start the car and pollute the parking area
Drive away
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I got myself a can of Seafoam at the weekend ......one thing it does not come with the flexible tube to attach to the nipples!
Anybody got an idea of what the diameter of the flexi tube is as ill probably just order some? Unless anybody else has another way to do it.
Cheers!
Anybody got an idea of what the diameter of the flexi tube is as ill probably just order some? Unless anybody else has another way to do it.
Cheers!
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I went to a parts store and got a rubber line, like fuel line or brake line, and used that. I'm not sure where mine is or I'd snag a measurement for you. Go to the parts store, take off one of the nipple covers and use it to measure your tubing.
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Ugh, do NOT skip the warming the engine up part. I forgot this time (had pulled the EPS connector and didn't get back to the job til the next day,) and apparently flooded the engine..
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just cleaned the engine with Seafoam last weekend with nicely white smoke hit my neighbor
it was PITA to remove the vacuum plug for rear port coz mine is RHD, it almost took half an hour to get it
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3636/23943242.jpg
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/8489/70652930.jpg
anyway thanks to OP for DIY and RX8 Bulletin for reference
it was PITA to remove the vacuum plug for rear port coz mine is RHD, it almost took half an hour to get it
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3636/23943242.jpg
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/8489/70652930.jpg
anyway thanks to OP for DIY and RX8 Bulletin for reference
#571
there is alternative vacuum line trough which you can administer seafoam. It is easily accessed as it sits on top of the throttle body boot. The middle (12 o'clock position) line also called "Jet-Air Nozzle System" since it goes directly down into the intake ports. Another nice thing about is that you administer seafoam to both chambers simultaneously.
I made post about it yesterday : https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/optional-ports-seafoam-omp-nozzle-cleaning-217177/
I made post about it yesterday : https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/optional-ports-seafoam-omp-nozzle-cleaning-217177/
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OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! The smoke was all over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! crap. I forgot about my 2 cop that live 2 houses down. I hope they dont call the cops or come over lolololol So if I have so much smoke what does that mean? I mean the smoke was all over the street and all!!!