Is my KA toast???

[Klimaxx805]

Originally Posted by S13Eye

Just for the record, you can use seafoam in the crankcase. There are instructions on the back of the bottle for this purpose. Its great at cleaning out oil passages and oil pumps. Also it thins out sludge that can collect on the bottom of the oil pan so it helps it drain out. It can be a PITA to remove the oil pan on a KA, so its not a bad idea to run it through the motor once in a while before you change the oil. All in moderation though. Its most likely not a good idea on old, poorly maintained engines where grime is the only thing holding clearances.

Thanks, I thought it was safe. I remeber reading it's recommended to change the oil but it didn't say not to drive the car at all with the oil and seafoam mixed. I don't know how well it was maintained, it has 122K original miles.

Originally Posted by Buffalo Daughter

you know what i think it is if its not the connections and i believe its not. If you cleaned your MAF with cleaner i think you may have fucked up the the sensor inside if you sprayed carb cleaner in it. That seems like the only logical thing other than the connections. Maf will cause your car to bog. So if connections are good then you sensor inside the maf is fucked and you need a new maf.

sweet avatar! The car ran bogged really bad before I cleaned the MAF out so I don't think it made it worse. I really hope it's the MAF.