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Old 10-10-2011, 09:05 PM
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how bad does having a torn pcv hose on a ls1 impact your gas mileage
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I'd say not much.
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so the reason i ask i becausei have an all stock ws6 all it has is exhaust and its giving me about 13-16 miles to the gallon and thats the only thing i see wrong wiht the car
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Originally Posted by mannystien13
how bad does having a torn pcv hose on a ls1 impact your gas mileage
A large tear/hole in the PCV line will cause a vacuum leak ... plus, the crankcase gasses will not be evacuated from the crankcase and that could cause contamination build up inside the motor.
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oh thanks well actually the hose is torn in tow places and one of the places its torn at is 95 percent cut all the way thru
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when mine was broken it absolutely no effect on my gas mileage. is that city or highway miles.
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Originally Posted by mannystien13
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read the replies in your other thread.......

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a vacuum leak throws off your AF ratio MAJOR..........expect sucky gas mileage........
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I got 25 mpg, it's a pcv it is always a leak.
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Originally Posted by LS1121
I got 25 mpg, it's a pcv it is always a leak.
True ... but it's a metered "air leak"; unlike a leak that's taking in outside un-metered air.
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