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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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Default 98 PCV replacement...do you guys re-wrap that crap back on?

Just as the title says. Do you guys re-tape the foam crap to the PCV or not? I was thinking about just leaving it off because the PCV is such a PITA to tape up.
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I do. I don't think that it is such a PITA though. I guess I'm lucky.
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I do. I don't think that it is such a PITA though. I guess I'm lucky.
You don't have a 98. Our PCV is under the fuel rail and wiring harness wrapped with 1/4" of foam.
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good point.
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I was going to add a new thread about re-wraping the old stuff back onto the pcv. But I just decided to wrap the pcv with black tape. And why didn't my new pcv valve not slide into the hose, like the old one? I wrapped the pcv with tape as close to the hose, hopefully no vacuum leaks and so far no ses light.
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Originally Posted by 98boxer
I was going to add a new thread about re-wraping the old stuff back onto the pcv. But I just decided to wrap the pcv with black tape. And why didn't my new pcv valve not slide into the hose, like the old one? I wrapped the pcv with tape as close to the hose, hopefully no vacuum leaks and so far no ses light.
I didn't re-wrap. I have been watching for oil around it, but I haven't seen any yet. It fit snug on both ends. Not as snug on the big end, but as long as the small is snug it should be fine, because vacuum from that end is what pulls the PCV valve shut. If I start to see oil I will know it is not tight enough...we all know the PCV always pulls up oil...
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