Zoom Power Engine Cleaner

MRmanDUDE11 · 08-10-2013, 01:47 PM

So I believe my RX-8 has a carbon build up and a friend of mine, who was a Mazda mechanic gave me his bottle of Zoom Power Engine Cleaner. He gave me the jist of how to use it and the instructions are on the bottle. But Some of the things I have no idea what it is talking about. I was hoping some of you guys could help me out with this? Pictures would be nice.

JL1RX7 · 08-10-2013, 05:43 PM

Not to push you away from this site but RX8 club has some great stickies on this. I still need to do this but it is pretty simple.

Need two people for the starting and pouring aspect but that's about it. Just hook up the cleaner to one of the vacuum nipples and squirt away.

If you are feeling frisky take some pics and start the sticky here.

Fendamonky · 08-11-2013, 08:51 AM

Why not just use demineralized (distilled) water to clean the engine?

JL1RX7 · 08-11-2013, 09:00 AM

Mazda has a "special" cleaner that they made for the eight. It is the same thing as seafoam. It is supposed to work better and break the carbon up better. One of these weekend's I need to do this to both of my cars.

Raksj04 · 08-11-2013, 09:44 AM

I poured seafoam into my gas tank and a week later I lost an APEX seal. in my N/A FC Not sure if there is a cause and effect to that or not or if it was just time for the motor to good.

Sephitrask · 08-13-2013, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Raksj04

I poured seafoam into my gas tank and a week later I lost an APEX seal. in my N/A FC Not sure if there is a cause and effect to that or not or if it was just time for the motor to good.

you put it in your gas, which basically was stripping the oil from the rotor housings, which is why you went boom.

The method here is to hook a hose up to the nipples on the LIM, put the other end in the bottle of seafoam/cleaner. then go in the car, hold the gas peddle to the floor (built in fuel cut in the rx8) and crank for 10 seconds. do that for each of the housings. let soak for at least an hour. do the same process with some two stroke after, then start it back up. be prepared for a lot of smoke as the seafoam and two stroke burns off. I honestly don't know how much this really works though, IMO the water is better...

doghouse · 08-17-2013, 06:17 AM

where can i get a bottle to buy?

JL1RX7 · 08-17-2013, 09:43 AM

Seafoam at any autoparts store. Distilled water at Wally World.

MRmanDUDE11 · 08-28-2013, 01:06 AM

UPDATE:
I actually found what the problem was. One of the spark plug wires was off the plugs. I found this out right after new plugs and coils arrived. Good news is it was an easy fix and i have spare parts! And I was also given a complimentary empty bottle of the Zoom Engine power cleaner....but now I know how to use that or seafoam. Thanks for the help anyways guys!

08-10-2013, 01:47 PM	#1
MRmanDUDE11 The Newbie Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Brevard, North Carolina iTrader: (0) Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Zoom Power Engine Cleaner So I believe my RX-8 has a carbon build up and a friend of mine, who was a Mazda mechanic gave me his bottle of Zoom Power Engine Cleaner. He gave me the jist of how to use it and the instructions are on the bottle. But Some of the things I have no idea what it is talking about. I was hoping some of you guys could help me out with this? Pictures would be nice.

08-28-2013, 01:06 AM	#9
MRmanDUDE11 The Newbie Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Brevard, North Carolina iTrader: (0) Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	UPDATE: I actually found what the problem was. One of the spark plug wires was off the plugs. I found this out right after new plugs and coils arrived. Good news is it was an easy fix and i have spare parts! And I was also given a complimentary empty bottle of the Zoom Engine power cleaner....but now I know how to use that or seafoam. Thanks for the help anyways guys! __________________ Also check out WNCrides.com '05 RX-8 Renesis 13B

08-10-2013, 05:43 PM	#2
JL1RX7 Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Front Royal, VA iTrader: (1) Posts: 487 Rep Power: 17	Not to push you away from this site but RX8 club has some great stickies on this. I still need to do this but it is pretty simple. Need two people for the starting and pouring aspect but that's about it. Just hook up the cleaner to one of the vacuum nipples and squirt away. If you are feeling frisky take some pics and start the sticky here.

08-11-2013, 09:00 AM	#4
JL1RX7 Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Front Royal, VA iTrader: (1) Posts: 487 Rep Power: 17	Mazda has a "special" cleaner that they made for the eight. It is the same thing as seafoam. It is supposed to work better and break the carbon up better. One of these weekend's I need to do this to both of my cars.

08-11-2013, 09:44 AM	#5
Raksj04 I have Ultra power in me. Join Date: Sep 2011 iTrader: (2) Posts: 457 Rep Power: 14	I poured seafoam into my gas tank and a week later I lost an APEX seal. in my N/A FC Not sure if there is a cause and effect to that or not or if it was just time for the motor to good.

08-17-2013, 06:17 AM	#7
doghouse The Newbie Join Date: Aug 2013 iTrader: (0) Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	where can i get a bottle to buy?

08-17-2013, 09:43 AM	#8
JL1RX7 Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Front Royal, VA iTrader: (1) Posts: 487 Rep Power: 17	Seafoam at any autoparts store. Distilled water at Wally World.