PCV change it!

[Jamo]

Hi,

I changed my PCV valve when i fitted the samco coolant hoses and the state of the valve was shocking.

The valve inlet and outlet had been reduced to a quarter of it's size because it was full of gunk, also the pipes where blocked with gunk.

Cleaning out all the pipes and the metal wire thats in the pipe and replaced the valve and the car feels better for it.

It looks like the valve on my car was OEM as it was part 034 129 101 A. The family album says it has been dropped for Valve 034 129 101 B

The price of a new valve is about a £10 and it's well worth changing if you've never changed it during your S2 ownership.

[s2avant95M]

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but where exactly in the breather system is this valve?

[Ski]

is near the air box? like a 1inch by 1 inch metal / plastic square with 2 or 3 pipes coming out of it?

[Jamo]

S2central Pic:

[Jon441cc]

is near the air box? like a 1inch by 1 inch metal / plastic square with 2 or 3 pipes coming out of it?

na , thats the WGFV , the PCV is on the side of the block near the rear knock sensor ... looks abit like a recirc valve

[Jon441cc]

cheers Jamo

[alg]

See attached pic lifted from previous thread following a search (dead useful that forum function )
I have just done mine (not too bad re contamination/oil/muck contamination) and relocated the fireguard mesh with excellent results unless it was the new MAF.
As a rule you should try not to overfill the oil....i.e. about 2/3 up 'hatched' area on dipstick.

[alg]

Too slow but mines a better picture Jamo

[Jamo]

Too slow but mines a better picture Jamo

Oooh dunno Al, you've got no big red ringer teacher style on the pic :mischeif:

[s2avant95M]

Thanks for the pics. I did use the search facilty, came up with about 10 pages.

[s2driveruk]

does anyone know if it is possible to replace the pipe which runs off the pcv back to the block/sump as mine feels quite mushy....

@ ALG - any more info/background on the mesh relocation?

Cheers

David

[AAH!]

Look here too:

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7306

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8615

[s2driveruk]

cheers...yeah i cleaned the pcv out a coupld of years ago when i replaced one of the hoses behind the block, a pig of a job but it was gunked up like anything, never did come across the flae trap but i might look a bit harder considering what yours looked like...yikes!

[alg]

Oooh dunno Al, you've got no big red ringer teacher style on the pic :mischeif:

That what comes of being lazy and lifting it from an old thread.

[alg]

cheers...yeah i cleaned the pcv out a coupld of years ago when i replaced one of the hoses behind the block, a pig of a job but it was gunked up like anything, never did come across the flae trap but i might look a bit harder considering what yours looked like...yikes!

Mine was where Angus found his with a pair of pliers which I armed myself with after reading the thread.
It fits in that 'mushy' shart straight pipe section to the right of the PCV and is often found up the pipe connected directly on to it to the right of the last clip