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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

used seafoam yesterday got a lot of smoke like usual and now car wont idle right jumps up and down and dies alot but once i get going its not doing it took off the throtle body and cleaned the iac and tps and still does it also threw ses code p0100,p0101,and maybe cant remember p0102,along with the missfire code p0300.not sure what it is need to figure out fast cause if i cant i will have to put in shop fri any help will do thanks in advance.randy
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 07:48 PM
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Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

you take out your O2's?
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

Not to mention the cats are clogged to beat the band now.
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 09:26 PM
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Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

Can't see how MAF codes are related, unless you poured the Seafoam in front of it.
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 09:41 PM
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Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

Or forgot to plug the MAF back in.....
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 10:21 PM
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Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

i did not remove the 02s and i have no cats nor did mess with the maf sensor i poured the seafoam in the middle outlet on pass side of the tb like i have done before that would not have messed up the 02s enough to cause that sort of problem would it? i mean when i get going its fine its just like its fighting to stay alive at low rpms.what gives??
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 10:22 PM
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Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

seafoam gave the final blow to my O2's
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 10:28 PM
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Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

they are new delcos with maybe 10,000 miles on them.
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 10:40 PM
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Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

Seafoam will foul your plugs and O2s. Change them, and it'll go away
Old Sep 1, 2004 | 11:34 PM
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Arrow Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

Originally Posted by red96z
code p0100,p0101,
Are MAF erros

Originally Posted by red96z
p0300.
is a misfire!
Old Sep 2, 2004 | 07:12 PM
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Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

correct me if im wrong but when ur car is cold it does not use the 02s until it gets warm cause this morning after sitting all nite long could not keep it cranked everytime i put it in gear it would die wouldnt idle right or nothing couldnt even keep it running by giving it gas.btw plugs are new too
Old Sep 3, 2004 | 07:06 AM
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Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

Did you do this on a warm or cold engine? If you get the engine up to operating temp before using the SeaFoam, you shouldn't have problems with the o2's or plugs fouling.

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Old Sep 3, 2004 | 07:46 AM
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Re: seafoamed yesterday now car runs like crap at idle please help!!

Go and drive the car fairly hard for a little while. Every time I seafoam my car I will get KR which makes the car run bad. If that doesnt fix it then do whatever one else says and change the plugs and O2s.
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