Ok i did a semi tune up, sprayed the tb with carb cleaner and poured seafoam into my brake booster line. Also replaced fuel filter, pcv, techron in the tank, and cap and rotor. I only used about 1/4 can for the carb cleaner and seafoam. I wanted to use more but i had to stop cause i was smokin up my neighborhood. So after doing this i felt like i had lost horespower like maybe 10-15 hp. Anybody know if i did something wrong.
Its an 88 crx with a d16y8 in it.

also when i was changin the fuel filter the gasoline that came out was clear, but i poured the gas out of the old filter into a cup and the gas was foggy brown and there was some brown dirt at the bottom. I dont think it had ever been changed. Anyone ever had this happen before.

your Help is greatly appreciated!

 

You didint change your plugs after using sea foam? i think your problem lies there.

 

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do the plugs and report back! People need to know!

 

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x4.....and that is normal for the fuel filter....it is a filter..

 

oil change after seafoam!!!!

 

He didnt put it into his valve cover, just the IM, but it wouldnt hurt to change the oil.

 

oil just got changed about 2 weeks ago , cast semi sen 10-30

whats the best plugs i could get at a local auto parts store

 

The stock D16Y8s NGKs are a great plug.

 

who carries ngk

 

autozone, kragen etc.

 

O-Reily's

 

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Advance auto has the BKR6E-11 , good plug.

 

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the seafoam probably cleaned alot of the carbon off your pistons which lowered your artificially high compression ratio back down to normal and u lost power

 

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i have seen posts in the past where guys left then engine with carbon buildup bc it actually made more power that way....

 

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If that's the case, srv3fender, be sure to keep tabs on your oil level.

 

i wouldnt be concerned about the oil level... after years of driving the carbon builds up in the combustion chamber and increase the c/r.. and when using top engine cleaning products like seafoam, it cleans it out, thus effectively lowering the c/r and making it "loose performance"

 

but wouldnt that "free up" the rings any?

 

carbon doesnt typically build up in areas of friction like the cylinder walls or rings

 

I guess I'm oil paranoid

 

unless you can tell you are burning oil off out the exhaust after youve ran it for about 30 mins or so, i wouldnt be concerned.. but it is always a good idea to check your oil level anyway