This is a D.I.Y. on how to seafoam the 2.0T FSI engine on the GTI MKV. This helps clean out carbon deposits and gunk from gas out of your engine and fuel sys…
This is a D.I.Y. on how to seafoam the 2.0T FSI engine on the GTI MKV. This helps clean out carbon deposits and gunk from gas out of your engine and fuel sys…
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Did this last night, worked great on my GTI, good video…….very helpful.
took longer to watch this video than to actually do this to your car.
Thank you for this DIY. This helped my out a lot while doing the seafoam
treatment. I can definitely tell a difference in pull and gear shifts to my
Fast. Thanks again bro. Your step by step instructions help me out and
saved me some money haha.
K&n typhoon arrives today. I didn’t like the carbonio intake. 44DD Catch
can then reflash next in line. Nice video
I have a 2008 wolfsburg jetta this guide worked well! Quick question I want
to get rid of my ugly engine cover how did you do it?
Dabbing it in there wouldn’t give it a through cleanse; you need to let the
chemical soak to loosen up all the gunk in there. It would be like taking a
dirty dish that had been sitting for months and dabbing dish detergent on
it, opposed to letting the dish soak to clean it. As for the CEL, I never
had one when I did the treatment, but if you do, you just disconnect the
battery for 10 mins and reconnect it and that should cancel it out.
As for the car, it was doing great when I got rid of it, I actually just
traded it in at 99,376 miles for a new 2013 GTI MKVI Wolfsburg edition 🙂
Yeah I have a apr carbonio intake but I was trying to figure out how to
eliminate the cover lol
Glad to hear it! Unfortunately on the FSI model engine, the engine cover is
part of the stock airbox, so when I installed my aftermarket short-ram
intake, I had to take off the engine cover in order for the short-ram
intake to fit. It’s really just snaps and screws, very simple. But you’ll
need an aftermarket intake to put on in place of the engine cover because
as I said the engine cover is connected to a part of the stock airbox.
I woild think jyst sucking all seafoam up like that could cause
cel..wouldn’t dabbing it in there b better? And just curious how the cars
doing a yr later
I think Ill give this a try my self. And I am about to get the Unitronic
stage 2 hpfp ECU flash so i think now is a good time. Thanks for the video
easy to follow and understand.
Interesting, is there a write-up online somewhere to support this? I
googled it and can’t find anything.
Don’t be, no, as long as you change your oil within 500 miles after you
seafoam it, you’ll be fine. I was a little iffy about doing the Seamfoam
treatment, but once you start doing it, you’ll realize how easy it is, and
your engine will run like new.
Dude this looks so easy to do! Thanks a lot for the video. Will do it
tomorrow 100%
Yeah i have an fsi too i used it to clean my valves but the problem i find
is that alot of that gunk ends up in the exaust system i ran it thrree
times in one month and now i thing my catalictic thats geting ripped out
after emission test is clogged or theres a lot of dirt on the sensor…cuz
i have a bad 02 reading im under the minimum. 646a
mmmm gotta love that FSI ticking
I’ve been needing to do this. Got 99k miles now on my 06 and don’t feel
like taking the intake off. I like this idea better than what I was
thinking of taking the PCV hose off.
Yes, it will help. The thing is, it’s a treatment that’s meant to be done
periodically. I usually seafoam my engine once every 7,000 miles or so. I
get better gas mileage and my engine runs much smoother.
Hey did u add any to the gas tank and the engine oil as well? A lot of
people do that and say its the proper way but I want to do this on my 2.0t
passat and just wanted to make sure.
Haha, not too long. The smoke was actually almost gone by the time I took
it from my house to the highway(roughly 3-5 minutes).
I usually put seafoam in my car every week. I use the seafoam spray aside
fron this. What i do is i bend the tip of the hose that came with the spray
and then insert it to the IAT. I then spray it inside and let it soak for
an hour or more. After that, i start the car and lots of smoke comes up. I
then drive the crap out of it until the smoke disappears. Cel somestimes
appear but with vagcom you can clear it up.
How long did the engine let out the white smoke? Was it just a few miles
while out and about? Just wondering how long to expect weird looks while im
out and about. ha!
I am pretty nervous about running SeaFoam. Are there any dangers to running
it? Something just feels weird about it haha. Also, will I need to do an
oil change afterwards?
And it doesn’t ultimately get flushed out the exhaust?
Nvm I bought the 1/4in pipe and did it…Im letting it soak in right now.
Thanks for your help though!
I personally didn’t add it to the gas tank, but you certainly can, it
wouldn’t hurt.
Hey another question…I tryed using a different method using a bottle with
a needle and squeezing it straight into the hole where the sensor goes in
and my car just stalls before I even start putting any in?? Is that
normal???
Nice carman. and yeah seafoam is the shit. i felt a differ in the first 2
days.
New question. Why would the engine rev while its sucking the sea foam in? I
didnt see it in your video but noticed it when i started doing mine.
Immediately turned car off and called it good till i figure out why it was
doing this.
I’m guessing you may have had a lot of build-up, not all engines will have
the same initial reaction to the seafoam. I wouldn’t worry about the reving
your engine was doing, it should smoothe out as soon as you take the car
out and do a few pulls on the road and the smoke starts to dissappear.
Nice little DIY. Can you buy the aerosol seafom in N.J.? Stufff would work
better for soaking in this case. Worked quite well with my 24v! Cheers.
hm…Did you change the oil after you did the seafoaming?
nice car
Nive write well video ib that case…i bought my gti brand new back in 07
andd i barely have 56k miles and was lookin for a diy on seafoam
treatment….thanks alot im gonna do this on my next oil change
Ok thanks ill just follow your way of doing it.
Soo I have the same engine only GLI body now question is If a mec told I
have carbon build up will this help??? First time i put gas cleaner and
problem was gone now it came back ones more. Can this help…
Actually, it has been proven to flush deposits into your catalytic
converter. And who knows where else, damaging your engine.