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R50/53 Seafoam and supercharger?

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Old 10-15-2017, 03:38 PM
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Seafoam and supercharger?

i have an 05 R53 and I was wondering about putting seafoam through the intake using the aerosol cans. I have read on the forums many different things and one of the forums said because the 2005/6 superchargers has Teflon coating on the fins I couldn’t run seafoam through it. Is this true?
 
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Old 10-15-2017, 04:38 PM
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I don't think the seafoam will hurt the teflon on the supercharger blades, but there's not really any need to put seafoam through the intake. the R53's don't build up carbon on the valves like the R56's.

I also could be wrong about this, but I think if you sprayed seafoam while it's idleing it wouldn't go through the supercharger anyway because of the bypass valve.
 




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