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Old 10-28-09, 01:44 PM
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fuel ingector cleaner

will fuel injector cleaner do this? i was told my the guy at auto zone it wouldnt hurt my motor and he seemed to know alot about rotaries. i attached a picture let me know if you can help
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Old 10-28-09, 02:33 PM
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A lot of cleaners such as seafoam will cause the vehicle to smoke a heck of a lot when using it.
Old 10-28-09, 03:05 PM
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If you put it in the gas tank, no.If you pored it down the tb yes.kinda looks like coolant leak in rotor housing?I hope not!
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Pour-in-the-tank fuel injector cleaner is largely useless anyway.

That looks like ATF smoke. SeaFoam tends to be more blue.
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Originally Posted by chis57
i was told my the guy at auto zone it wouldnt hurt my motor and he seemed to know alot about rotaries.
i lol'd.
Old 10-28-09, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 87 t-66
i lol'd.
i did the same thing
Old 10-28-09, 09:32 PM
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is seafoam safe to use? i have a can laying around that i was gona use in my other car but never got around to it. thanks and sorry about threadjacking
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it only started happening after the injector cleaner though and it doesnt smell like coolant although i do smell coolant at higher rpms does that mean my motor is blown?

Edit: i LOL'D too lol any time something happens i go and watch videos and look ar pictures so i dont sell the darn thing

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Did you run the injector cleaner through the intake manifold via a vacuum line or something? Also does the car still do it after running it for a while and driving it around?

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That looks like ATF smoke. SeaFoam tends to be more blue.
I have seafoamed more than a couple of my cars and it burns white just like that in my experience, maybe it is car depended
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i used the in the tank cleaner i belive it was gumout brand and it only does it when i first start it up
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seafoam is also a great way to check for exhaust leak

I seen some people use water to clean out the engine instead of cleaning agents.
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