Prevent Carbon Deposits in Your Direct Injection Engine!

Seafoam is the best way to prevent carbon build up on the intake valves in turbo gas direct-injection engines (GDI)

Keep your car performing well and reliable, by staying on top of the carbon deposits!

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[BlackhawkPilot]

Where is your data? No before and after photos so how do you know your valves are cleaner than before using the Seafoam?

[eeiko]

It only “works” if you show a Boroscope view of the intake valves…

Some videos show that these things may help but don’t really “work”
As in, it can be a bit of a preventative… but once there is carbon, it won’t get rid of it.

Also the smoke after using Seafoam isn’t anything to do with carbon. It’s the solution that’s used, someone proved this on a new engine and the other products such as CRC, Liquimoly etc don’t have any smoke.

[CynHicks]

They knew it when they implemented it. It wasn't some accidental discovery. The truth is they knew it would happen and knew how to combat it on the vehicles that were going to be under their care. Years later second hand buyers have found out. That's all.

[guerosolis]

I added an oil catch can on my PCV hose to help even more.

[BTC]

If you drive on the highway / freeway get off of the highway / freeway & back on, repeat. You want to avoid a consistent throttle when treating with SeaFoam.

[kyproset]

Does the loose carbon deposits go past the cats and out the exhaust?

[craigg]

A lot of manufacturers are going to dual injection? I am only aware of two, Ford and Toyota. Are there others?

[fredflintstone]

I live in SoCal. If I do this an attempt to drive around with smoke billowing out, the CHP will hand me a ticket from hell, and maybe impound my car.

[ajmedeiros]

Hey from Rhode Island! More companies need to use dual injection like ford and Toyota does in some of their engines. Best of high worlds.

[mitsuevomr]

I want to do this but im afraid of ruining my catalytic converter! I think i would just removed the intake and have the valves nut blasted!!! Still great video!!

[quirino]

Have you check your Valves with a borescope to make sure its Clean?

[SpartanA]

So you're telling me that you can litterally disconnect the hose from the PCV valve and spray dirrectly into that hose on the TDI engine and that should do the trick? I got the GDI cleaner by LUCAS and I wanna do this, but I don't wanna have to dissasseble a bunch of stuff and I dont have much tool at home :/

[danlearned]

Does this actually work??? Proof is in the pudding. A borescope video would show definitively whether it does or doesn't.

[MishtahPoog]

Is there an advantage to spraying this directly into the intake manifold compared to into the fresh-air intake pipe past the MAP sensor?
I'm planning to do this with the CRC cleaner (same idea), and the instructions with that specify to do the latter.
I feel like disconnecting that PCV hose without plugging it up on the PCV side might lead to pressure problems that in turn could lead to blowing the rear main seal -- a common problem when the PCV system develops leaks all by itself.

[gee]

Have you looked at the valves to check for the efectiveness?

[antonionovella]

La mia golf gti mk7 del 2016 ha anche l'iniezione a porta inseme a quella diretta, sulla 7, 5 l'hanno tolta...😮

[roccoracer]

Great video. I am picking up a 2011 GTI next week. I am looking forward to modding and autocrossing it. Where in Mass are you? I'm in Western mass.

[warrenmull]

I don't have that hose you used on my vehicle I don't believe, it's a 2018 GMC Terrain with the 2.0 LTG Turbo engine

[carolynaltuna]

Any ideas if you’ve had two engine misfires (1 year apart) from carbon buildup? 2013 pilot and the cost for cleaning is about the value of the car. I’m worried I’d damage the catalytic converter as you mentioned but would hate to call it quits on her so soon & trade her in.

[johnmilford]

Question?? This might be a dumb ? I'm a 2013 KIA owner with GDI. I had no clue why I was getting such terrible gas mileage, (16 city/22 highway) The amount of money I have wasted is insane. I recall one misfire. Didn't know what it was till now. It really seems to run well fortunately. I'm at 90K miles now, owned it since 11K, and never even knew to clean the intake valves. It's too late to try this method of removal (with SeaFoam) due to likely destroying the catalytic converter. But...what if I temporarily open the exhaust bypassing the catalytic converter just to do this, one time?? Then next time I do this (every 10k miles) it shouldn't be an issue running the carbon through it. Does this sound logical? Anyone??