seafoam in 95 corolla

[fire400]

i just fed half a can into the gas tank and low gas and ran it then filled up, to attempt to clean out the fuel system

does it mess up the spark plugs 'n it's wires? 'cuz my car is becomin' harder and harder to start, the firing is somewhat off until I can run it at least 5 min. before rollin' the wheels, and even then it chokes at higher rpm's past 30 'till it runs for a few min. on the streets?

I din' feed it through the hood, and the oil is loose as hell. should I change it 'cuz i just got it changed rite before I fed it thorugh the tank

 

[radioouman]

oil is loose as hell?

 

[brblx]

english translation please.

seafoam in the gas tank does jack shit. if it was in a high enough concentration to actually clean anything, the car probably wouldn't run.

 

[ayabe]

I was thinking he meant his oil was foamy as in it has water in it.

If so, your headgasket is probably toast.

 

[radioouman]

I thought that he meant that he needed to get out his oil wrench and tighten the oil back down so it isn't loose.

 

[fire400]

yeah I just realized it probably is the head gasket since white smoke is comin' out the tail pipe and their might be oil in the coolant which would suck

you think changing the oil anytime soon would make a diff?

I mean if I crank it and let it sit for 5 min. within' every 24 hours, then it runs fine, and if sittin' idle w/o currents or parts movin' any longer than that and it doesn't want to chug properly, engine-wise.
changed the valve cover gasket like twice in the past year or so, spark plug well once was full of oil 'n crap. swap'd plugs and wires. but I see external current running on the wires at night, so the wires seem to be really bad.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: fire400
yeah I just realized it probably is the head gasket since white smoke is comin' out the tail pipe and their might be oil in the coolant which would suck

That's normal for seafoam, it sounds like you need to either educate yourself more before working on your car, or have a professional diagnose problems, or learn how to type in a coherent manner so we can attempt to help you. Are you sure your valve cover isn't cracked?

 

[LTC8K6]

Seafoam will make your car put out white smoke.

 

[Zenmervolt]

If you can describe the problems that your car is having coherently, we will be happy to help. However, the information you've given us so far is the best you can do, then you won't get any meaningful data from posting on internet forums.

ZV

 

[zoiks]

Ghetto and internet do not mix well.

 

[BW86]

say what?

 

[Quiksilver]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
If you can describe the problems that your car is having coherently, we will be happy to help. However, the information you've given us so far is the best you can do, then you won't get any meaningful data from posting on internet forums.

ZV

This.

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
Seafoam will make your car put out white smoke.

Only if you suck it up through an intake hose. It won't change the exhaust at all if you just mix it with the gas.

OP, if your wires are arcing, that could be your problem right there. Look for broken spark plugs or frayed wires. I can't really make heads or tails of the rest of what you wrote.

 

[BlackTigers]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
Seafoam will make your car put out white smoke.

Only if you suck it up through an intake hose. It won't change the exhaust at all if you just mix it with the gas.

OP, if your wires are arcing, that could be your problem right there. Look for broken spark plugs or frayed wires. I can't really make heads or tails of the rest of what you wrote.

I thought 1/3 went into the crank case, 1/3 into the gas tank, and 1/3 into a vaccuum hose??

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: BlackTigers

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
Seafoam will make your car put out white smoke.

Only if you suck it up through an intake hose. It won't change the exhaust at all if you just mix it with the gas.

OP, if your wires are arcing, that could be your problem right there. Look for broken spark plugs or frayed wires. I can't really make heads or tails of the rest of what you wrote.

I thought 1/3 went into the crank case, 1/3 into the gas tank, and 1/3 into a vaccuum hose??

That's how you are supposed to do it, but OP didn't mention anything about putting any in the intake...maybe he did though, IDK. I couldn't make much sense of the post.

 

[fire400]

no just the gas tank I fed the foam into.

i'll swap the spark plugs and the spark plug wires

and if the oil is changed and it's still got less thickness to it without doing anything to it, then I don't think it's worth it to fix the car beyond that, assuming then fluids are seriously leaking all over the inside, less incidentally having little to do with the sea foam stuff put through the gas tank.

vehicle that's only worth a few hundred dollars.

 

[jlee]

and if the oil is changed and it's still got less thickness to it without doing anything to it, then I don't think it's worth it to fix the car beyond that, assuming then fluids are seriously leaking all over the inside, less incidentally having little to do with the sea foam stuff put through the gas tank.

spaceman??

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: BlackTigers

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
Seafoam will make your car put out white smoke.

Only if you suck it up through an intake hose. It won't change the exhaust at all if you just mix it with the gas.

OP, if your wires are arcing, that could be your problem right there. Look for broken spark plugs or frayed wires. I can't really make heads or tails of the rest of what you wrote.

I thought 1/3 went into the crank case, 1/3 into the gas tank, and 1/3 into a vaccuum hose??

That's how you are supposed to do it, but OP didn't mention anything about putting any in the intake...maybe he did though, IDK. I couldn't make much sense of the post.

Either way it will change the exhaust, jut not as much.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: fire400
and if the oil is changed and it's still got less thickness to it without doing anything to it, then I don't think it's worth it to fix the car beyond that, assuming then fluids are seriously leaking all over the inside, less incidentally having little to do with the sea foam stuff put through the gas tank.

WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

 

[LTC8K6]

It should be pretty easy to tell if there is oil in the coolant and/or coolant in the oil...

Does the oil look like milky coffee, for example?