Ive asked this before but didn't get any informative answers, only broad and general. if anyone has any first hand experience or knows exactly where it is please help me.
2006-08-16 14:45:47 · 5 answers · asked by Tom C 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
same answer as Josh.
2006-08-16 15:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not trying to be smart, just don't know what you know about engines. If you know where your valve cover is, on most there is a rubber grommet in the top with a small metal plug in it with a vacuum hose attached and running to the breather. The hose will be about as big around as your finger. The bright metal piece pushed into the valve cover that the hose is on is your pcv valve. To check it, take it out and clean it off good. Shake it and it should rattle. If it don't it is definitely bad. If you're not easily grossed out blow on it and see if you can blow through it. If it is working properly you can blow one direction and the other direction stops all airflow. A sure sign it's bad is if your engine has blow-by. This is when you can take the oil filler cap off the valve cover while it's running and you see steamy looking air blowing out of the engine. If it is ok and your engine is ok it should not have any air blowing out at all when you hold your hand over it.
2006-08-16 23:05:20 · answer #2 · answered by Craig H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had checked my sources, and not much info on there either. But stated is between the crankcase, and throttle body...I know this isn't helpful at all. Maybe try to find the biggest vacuum hose, and trace it...if it ends up near or on the valve cover somewhere, then it should be it. Then, what color, or material it is, would most likely be metal, but can be plastic too. Hope this helped a little.
2006-08-16 21:54:14 · answer #3 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is located on the drivers side of the motor. Kinda hid behind the intake manifold. It is between two hoses. There is a breather like box on the lower block and a hose comes up from it and the pvc is located in the hose.
2006-08-16 22:09:08 · answer #4 · answered by Josh S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where it is but I know how to find out. If you take your car to Jiffy Lube for an oil change you can bet your *** that they will come out and tell you it is dirty and you need to replace it, then ask to see it. I had to quit going there cause they always kept bothering me about the damn pcv valve and I didn't even know what it was..
Good Luck
2006-08-16 21:55:25 · answer #5 · answered by Steven L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋