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

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I did this tonight. Holy crap does that stuff stink when you turn the car on! The smoke was...interesting. After a couple mile drive to see how it feels, my exhaust tips were COATED in soot. The car feels much better now. Idle is smoother, much more responsive. I put 20,000+ miles on my cars each year so this might become an annual maintenance thing. Now I've just got to get the stink out of my car...
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probably a really stupid question...but when cranking the engine do u have to depress the clutch?
of course
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ny: you cleaned your again?! wow
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just bought it. its on the way
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ny: you cleaned your again?! wow
I didnt clean it that day, I had to do something else.

But Im planning to do the cleaning again after my bumper is fixed. (I got another bottle, btw hahaha)

so tomorrow morning I am gonna bring my car to the body shop to fix up the bumper. Damn freaking NYC roads. Thanks to them I have to repaint the whole bumper. grrRRRRRRrrrrr ...

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Originally Posted by pussywillow1972
I did this tonight. Holy crap does that stuff stink when you turn the car on! The smoke was...interesting. After a couple mile drive to see how it feels, my exhaust tips were COATED in soot. The car feels much better now. Idle is smoother, much more responsive. I put 20,000+ miles on my cars each year so this might become an annual maintenance thing. Now I've just got to get the stink out of my car...
I told you ALL that its gonna smell !!!!
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on to the waiting game now.
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do what I did: throw in a DVD, drink some beer, and just let it do it's thing.
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wow. are you stalking me? that is exactly what i am doing.
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haha, good point
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so been done with it. started it up. it doesnt feel any different. not much smoke came out but did smell REALLY bad. but oh well. at least i know my engine is clean now.
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Originally Posted by cheeto
so been done with it. started it up. it doesnt feel any different. not much smoke came out but did smell REALLY bad. but oh well. at least i know my engine is clean now.
not exactly, sometimes the cleaner might not work as well as it sound like.

so u might have to do it one more time.

Im just saying *might*.
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How does Seafoam/Mazda cleaner compare to Methanol injection as far as carbon cleaning?
If you already run Methanol, is this Seafoam cleaning useful?
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Then how did you get your hand cut off?
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he cut it off himself cause he touched his car with it while he was zainoing.
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Originally Posted by nycgps
not exactly, sometimes the cleaner might not work as well as it sound like.

so u might have to do it one more time.

Im just saying *might*.
i will do it one more time before i leave.
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OK, so quick question. How often/when should this be done?
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when ever you feel it needs to be done
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GREAT POST MAN

Keep the good work
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hahah, u needa add: make sure u keep revving when u 1st restart it, or else ur engine will die and might have to do "deflooding" procedure.. i did

and tat vacuum cap was a BTICH to get off.
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Originally Posted by xsnipersgox
hahah, u needa add: make sure u keep revving when u 1st restart it, or else ur engine will die and might have to do "deflooding" procedure.. i did

and tat vacuum cap was a BTICH to get off.
Hmm, I didnt, my car start up fine (it smells tho)

Maybe u just clean some carbon up and you're now having low compressions ? j/k

yes the Vacuum cap, especially the one near the firewall, is a BITCCCCH to reach/get it off. My hands are probably too big & fat. meh
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*nice* DIY *I* really *liked* it, it should *really* help some people *out* there with doing *this* stuff (lol)


One of the possible side effects is if your engine is really carbon'ed up, a big piece can possibly break off and do some damage. But if that happens your motor was a time bomb anyways.

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