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bluecam805 · 06-09-2013, 06:44 PM

I searched and couldn't find a thread on how to do an induction cleaning.
I found some that HAD the induction service already done from the dealer before they started explaining the steps to continuing the cleaning of intake.

I just dont want to pay 120 for an easy job..

How do i do the service the dealer does?
Do i pour some seafoam first or should i start by taking off throttle body?
Can some one point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

The Stig · 06-09-2013, 06:50 PM

Check the DIY sticky, there is a great write up on how the upper induction cleaning is done.

intensifi · 06-09-2013, 09:21 PM

I watched a few YouTube videos that showed how to Seafoam.

Whatever path you choose, make sure to change your oil and filter right after.

bluecam805 · 06-20-2013, 12:46 PM

Where do i pour the seafoam?

911medic · 06-21-2013, 09:20 PM

You can pour it in the brake booster vacuum hose (using a skinny funnel), but that really only gets the passenger side bank of cylinders.

You can buy Seafoam spray. It comes with a long tube and a curved plastic adapter for fitting into the throttle body. With the engine running (and someone to help keep the RPMs up), you can spray directly into the TB. There are directions on the can.

I did both when I treated my car. One thing you cannot do is unhook the PCV intake line and try to spray it in there. This is where the dealer hooks up their treatment system, but lets just say the engine isn't so happy with that hose unhooked and unchecked air flooding into the intake.

There is a DIY for seafoaming the LLT, which you can loosely follow, with some modifications for the LFX (one of the ways they show spraying Seafoam into the LLT intake just isn't there on the LFX). And there's intensifi's LFX cleaning DIY. Those are your best resources.

bluecam805 · 06-23-2013, 03:23 AM

Thanks! I just needa spray it through the TB now.
I already changed my oil and all. If i choose to finish the cleaning. Do i have to change my oil again you think?

bluecam805 · 07-02-2013, 02:47 PM

When i spray tb cleaner through the tb while the engines running.
Do i have to change the oil after?

911medic · 07-02-2013, 08:52 PM

Personally, I would. If it loosens and breaks free some deposits and anything makes it past the rings, you don't want it in your oil.

But that's just me.

bluecam805 · 07-05-2013, 07:35 PM

Yeah your right. Ill play it safe.
Im going to wait for my next oil change to clean out the tb/ intake

06-09-2013, 06:44 PM	#1
bluecam805 Team LFX Drives: 2012 Camaro LS Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 328	V6 LFX induction cleaning, QUESTIONS! I searched and couldn't find a thread on how to do an induction cleaning. I found some that HAD the induction service already done from the dealer before they started explaining the steps to continuing the cleaning of intake. I just dont want to pay 120 for an easy job.. How do i do the service the dealer does? Do i pour some seafoam first or should i start by taking off throttle body? Can some one point me in the right direction? Thanks! __________________ 2.5" cat- back Magnaflow exhaust w. resonated x pipe, Roto Fab CAI .. .. JL sound system, Halo fog lights, Escort radar, window tint + turn signals

06-09-2013, 06:50 PM	#2
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	Check the DIY sticky, there is a great write up on how the upper induction cleaning is done. __________________

06-09-2013, 09:21 PM	#3
intensifi Drives: '12 2LT Convertible Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Belmont, California Posts: 1,701	I watched a few YouTube videos that showed how to Seafoam. Whatever path you choose, make sure to change your oil and filter right after. __________________ Mods: GM Locking Gas Cap, RS License Plate Frame, SS Brembos, ZL1 FrontEnd, 14/15 Convertible Top

06-20-2013, 12:46 PM	#4
bluecam805 Team LFX Drives: 2012 Camaro LS Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 328	Where do i pour the seafoam? __________________ 2.5" cat- back Magnaflow exhaust w. resonated x pipe, Roto Fab CAI .. .. JL sound system, Halo fog lights, Escort radar, window tint + turn signals

06-21-2013, 09:20 PM	#5
911medic Drives: 2012 SIM 2LT/1970 Camaro Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Near Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,578	You can pour it in the brake booster vacuum hose (using a skinny funnel), but that really only gets the passenger side bank of cylinders. You can buy Seafoam spray. It comes with a long tube and a curved plastic adapter for fitting into the throttle body. With the engine running (and someone to help keep the RPMs up), you can spray directly into the TB. There are directions on the can. I did both when I treated my car. One thing you cannot do is unhook the PCV intake line and try to spray it in there. This is where the dealer hooks up their treatment system, but lets just say the engine isn't so happy with that hose unhooked and unchecked air flooding into the intake. There is a DIY for seafoaming the LLT, which you can loosely follow, with some modifications for the LFX (one of the ways they show spraying Seafoam into the LLT intake just isn't there on the LFX). And there's intensifi's LFX cleaning DIY. Those are your best resources. __________________ All bleeding stops eventually -- 2012 2LT Auto w/sunroof -- My journal thread Roto-Fab Intake & W/W Relocate Kit -- ADM Race Scoop -- Dynomax VT Axle-Back Exhaust -- Vitesse Throttle Controller RX Catch Can -- Drake Bowtie Delete -- JacFab Radio Face Cover -- LED Fog Lights -- LED Dome/Trunk/Plate Lights -- Gen5DIY Dash ABL -- Diode Dynamics Cupholder Lighting Wishlist: ACS T5 Splitter -- Hood Vent Mod -- Footwell/Door Pull/Homelink Button Lighting

06-23-2013, 03:23 AM	#6
bluecam805 Team LFX Drives: 2012 Camaro LS Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 328	Thanks! I just needa spray it through the TB now. I already changed my oil and all. If i choose to finish the cleaning. Do i have to change my oil again you think? __________________ 2.5" cat- back Magnaflow exhaust w. resonated x pipe, Roto Fab CAI .. .. JL sound system, Halo fog lights, Escort radar, window tint + turn signals

07-02-2013, 02:47 PM	#7
bluecam805 Team LFX Drives: 2012 Camaro LS Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 328	When i spray tb cleaner through the tb while the engines running. Do i have to change the oil after? __________________ 2.5" cat- back Magnaflow exhaust w. resonated x pipe, Roto Fab CAI .. .. JL sound system, Halo fog lights, Escort radar, window tint + turn signals

07-02-2013, 08:52 PM	#8
911medic Drives: 2012 SIM 2LT/1970 Camaro Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Near Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,578	Personally, I would. If it loosens and breaks free some deposits and anything makes it past the rings, you don't want it in your oil. But that's just me. __________________ All bleeding stops eventually -- 2012 2LT Auto w/sunroof -- My journal thread Roto-Fab Intake & W/W Relocate Kit -- ADM Race Scoop -- Dynomax VT Axle-Back Exhaust -- Vitesse Throttle Controller RX Catch Can -- Drake Bowtie Delete -- JacFab Radio Face Cover -- LED Fog Lights -- LED Dome/Trunk/Plate Lights -- Gen5DIY Dash ABL -- Diode Dynamics Cupholder Lighting Wishlist: ACS T5 Splitter -- Hood Vent Mod -- Footwell/Door Pull/Homelink Button Lighting

07-05-2013, 07:35 PM	#9
bluecam805 Team LFX Drives: 2012 Camaro LS Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 328	Yeah your right. Ill play it safe. Im going to wait for my next oil change to clean out the tb/ intake __________________ 2.5" cat- back Magnaflow exhaust w. resonated x pipe, Roto Fab CAI .. .. JL sound system, Halo fog lights, Escort radar, window tint + turn signals