Rebuild kits

[psychos2]

I'd be interested in this. The loss of the PCV valve (and it's back-to-intake manifold plumbing) will cause some of the blow-by gas to exit to the atmosphere BUT it will definately prevent the crankcase pressures from rising and forcing oil past the seals.

Let us know how it works out -keep an eye on the vehicle's idle characteristics without the PCV. I'd do this in a second if I thought that it would be a suitable preventative measure.

mbeach, i believe what is happening is: the pcv valve gets stuck open and when under vacuum it is sucking the oil out of the valve cover.it would only need a simple valve cover breather and plug the hose going to the intake.it will not affect idle at all. shawn

[steelzeus]

Yes I was experiancing oil loss its weird though sometimes when I would fill up with oil sometimes it wouldnt register on the dipstick. Ive had the vx for only about 3 months before this had happened and it has almost 80000 on the odometer. I thought that our bearing problem might have been due to an inadequate oil pumping problem. oh and yes the crank will be getting turned if out of spec. by the way does anyone know when to get a spec sheet with all of the tolerances on it. I downloaded the service manual cd but it doesnt.give any specs on it.


thanks mitchell

[psychos2]

i checked my oil today and it was just over 1 quart low.so i installed the breather and will keep you posted. if my theory is correct the oil loss will stop. shawn

[steelzeus]

definately keep us posted

[psychos2]

I installed the breather and two weeks have gone by with NO oil loss. some highway and some city driving. I will continue to monitor. if anyone else is experiencing oil loss and would like to try this so we can get more info please do. what i did was disconnect the hose from the pcv valve and plug it. then get a short piece of hose that will fit over the pcv valve end that you disconnected. connect the other end to the breather. i purchased one for $10 at the auto parts store. the most important thing is that you plug the end of the hose that you disconnected ,i even used hose clamps you do not want a vacuum leak. shawn