PCV Valve full of Gunk
#1
PCV Valve full of Gunk
Hey Guys,
So I just changed my PCV valve and when I took it out I saw a lot gunk/oil.
When I shook the old PCV valve the parts inside of it still moved.
I replaced it with a new one. The car seems to perform better or maybe I am just imagining things.
I am thinking about looking inside the engine with an endoscope to see how much gunk there is. Where would be the easiest to get "inside"?
If I pull a sparkplug out, would I be able to see anything?
Thanks in advance!
F1
So I just changed my PCV valve and when I took it out I saw a lot gunk/oil.
When I shook the old PCV valve the parts inside of it still moved.
I replaced it with a new one. The car seems to perform better or maybe I am just imagining things.
I am thinking about looking inside the engine with an endoscope to see how much gunk there is. Where would be the easiest to get "inside"?
If I pull a sparkplug out, would I be able to see anything?
Thanks in advance!
F1
#4
Let us know if this PCV replacement fixes your 'oil issue.'
#7
Pretty funny, there isn't a manufacturer in the would which would consider a quart every 6000 miles as "eating oil"; said another way, literally every manufacturer would either say that's normal, or that's really good.
#8
My wife's Accord "eats" a quart every 2000 miles (gets an oil change every 3K), but it's also got 238K on it.
I would say a quart in every 6K is pretty good, or in other words, a pint in every 3000 miles is almost tight.
#10
If your engine is still consuming roughly a quart of oil every 6,000 miles, be happy, that is right bang on what should be considered appropriate.