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    I seafoamed though the vac line off the brake booster. Didn't seem to work right, when slowly feeding it stalled out 3 times then I went and poured alot to stall it and it wouldnt stall when I got to half the can I just turned it off because I didn't want to flood it. Added the rest of the can to the oil. I let it sit for 15 minutes then started it and it fired up no problem. The exhaust smoked but not clouds. I drove it hard still no clouds. The next morning I started it and it fired right up no problems.

    Any thoughts?

    I figured I will try agian next oil change.
    \'96 A4 Camaro 3800<br />Nothing but... <br />Flowmaster 40 series

  • #2
    The cleaner your engine, the less it will smoke.
    Matt
    1998 Mystic Teal Camaro M5
    Whisper Lid, Pacesetter Headers, Catco Cat, Dynomax Super Turbo, B&M Shifter, BMR STB, LSD, P&P Intakes, GT2 Cam, Comp OE Lifters, 1.7 Roller Rockers, Pushrods, SSM Heads, DHP PowrTuner.

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    • #3
      Exactly...if you have a clean, well maintained engine, it won't smoke much at all.

      Don't do it but every 10-15k and pour it in SLOWLY. That stuff is supposed to atomize and pouring it in fast can hydrolock your motor. It takes me about 15 minutes to pour in mine when I do it.
      -1999 Camaro Coupe 3800 Series II V6 A4 - SOLD<br />-1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP coupe

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      • #4
        My engine has 150,000 miles on it. The guy before me seems to have done good keep up on it but it the smoke looked more like it had a small oil leak than seafoam when it did smoke.

        Oh well, I will wait a while before I try agian.
        \'96 A4 Camaro 3800<br />Nothing but... <br />Flowmaster 40 series

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        • #5
          So was it white smoke or black smoke? white smoke is oil (or blueish) black is what happened when my friend used seafoam.
          \'99 SSM Camaro V6 M5<br />(mod list on cardomain site; too long to list here)<br /> <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/v6cam99\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/id/v6cam99</a>

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          • #6
            Its not oil.

            Today I drove it and left it running while I ran into the gas staion and noticed the exhaust is still smoking more than normal and the car felt alot more powerful when I took off.

            So I guess it worked I just didn't put enough in for a big smoke from the start.
            \'96 A4 Camaro 3800<br />Nothing but... <br />Flowmaster 40 series

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            • #7
              Well, my seafoam experience was this...
              Disconnected the booster line, car stalled instantly, restarted and it died again, said screw it, poured the seafoam through the line, about half a bottle with a funnle, reconnected the line and waited 15 - 20 minutes, tried to crank it and it wouldn't start, did this about 20 times and giving it some gas and finally the RPMS shot to 4K and smoke went EVERYWERE!!!
              1997 Camaro RS W/T-Tops<br />All Stock / 200 HP

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              • #8
                I folowed the directions an put 1/3 pint in the booster line had a good bit of smoke i let the car sit for 5 min and started it more smoke i let it idle for 15 min and drove it. It Made alot more power
                OLD: 1999 3.8L V6 Firebird<br />NEW: 2003 Chevy Silverado

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