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Tried to Seafoam my car...barely runs now...HELP

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GToddyT5

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Yesterday I decided it would be a good time to Seafoam my car and then change the oil. So I pulled the hose off of the PCV (car would barely stay alive at this point), stuck a straw on there and sucked in a little Seafoam. The car died. Then I started it up again and sucked in a little more and it died again. In total, I didn't use more than 1/8 of the can. So then I drive it to Strauss and grab some oil after letting it sit for a little bit. It was fairly normal. So then I got a case of Mobil 1 10w-30 and a quart of synthetic Lucas as well as a filter. I changed my oil and the car was running OK. Then later in the day, it can't hold an idle without stalling. It's been like that ever since. I tried taking the batt cable off and resetting the computer. It hasn't helped, I've had to drive around revving it at stoplights to keep it from stalling. What happened????
 

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did some seafoam get in the IAC maybe and mess it up? Sounds like it to me. Check all your vaccum lines also. A vaccum leak can cause it to die.
 
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GToddyT5 said:
Yesterday I decided it would be a good time to Seafoam my car and then change the oil. So I pulled the hose off of the PCV (car would barely stay alive at this point), stuck a straw on there and sucked in a little Seafoam. The car died. Then I started it up again and sucked in a little more and it died again. In total, I didn't use more than 1/8 of the can. So then I drive it to Strauss and grab some oil after letting it sit for a little bit. It was fairly normal. So then I got a case of Mobil 1 10w-30 and a quart of synthetic Lucas as well as a filter. I changed my oil and the car was running OK. Then later in the day, it can't hold an idle without stalling. It's been like that ever since. I tried taking the batt cable off and resetting the computer. It hasn't helped, I've had to drive around revving it at stoplights to keep it from stalling. What happened????
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Maybe the PCV hose bung got lubricated from spilt SeaFoam and it popped off during driving?
 
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