Removing and Installing PCV Valve
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Corpus Christi,TX
So installed mine today, brute strength n zip ties and no luck. Mangled the hell out of it. This is just a pic i downladed, where the arrow is , there is a small hole. I made the whole bigger and jammed needle nose pliers in it. Cranked it with leverage and popped right off. New one from oreillys popped right in. Seems smoother on the idle. Old one was rattling but looked gummed up.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 208
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From: Carlsbad
Ok so I just did this PCV replacement hoping it will resolve my oil consumption issue. It did not go as smooth as the write up. The zip tie kept slipping off. Ended up using a vise grip on the top and using the pry method. The valve I removed was totally different than the one I put in. Putting the new one in took a lot more force tan I expected but once it started popped in place really nice.
There was oil dripping from the tube into the manifold and after when I took the throttle body off there was oil pooled in there as well. I cleaned the throttle body and soaked up the oil with a rag.
Once I put it all back together. It started very smooth and idled nicely. I am hopeful for good results
Thanks for the great write up
There was oil dripping from the tube into the manifold and after when I took the throttle body off there was oil pooled in there as well. I cleaned the throttle body and soaked up the oil with a rag.
Once I put it all back together. It started very smooth and idled nicely. I am hopeful for good results
Thanks for the great write up
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JK Jedi Master
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Maine
Ok so I just did this PCV replacement hoping it will resolve my oil consumption issue. It did not go as smooth as the write up. The zip tie kept slipping off. Ended up using a vise grip on the top and using the pry method. The valve I removed was totally different than the one I put in. Putting the new one in took a lot more force tan I expected but once it started popped in place really nice.
There was oil dripping from the tube into the manifold and after when I took the throttle body off there was oil pooled in there as well. I cleaned the throttle body and soaked up the oil with a rag.
Once I put it all back together. It started very smooth and idled nicely. I am hopeful for good results
Thanks for the great write up
There was oil dripping from the tube into the manifold and after when I took the throttle body off there was oil pooled in there as well. I cleaned the throttle body and soaked up the oil with a rag.
Once I put it all back together. It started very smooth and idled nicely. I am hopeful for good results
Thanks for the great write up
Lots of people have been having the zip tie break, or keep slipping off.
I did one and had to use pliers to squeeze the zip tie where is goes around the neck of the valve, while pulling up on the zip tie as in the first post.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 208
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From: Carlsbad
Originally Posted by ronjenx
What brand and part number is the new one.
Lots of people have been having the zip tie break, or keep slipping off.
I did one and had to use pliers to squeeze the zip tie where is goes around the neck of the valve, while pulling up on the zip tie as in the first post.
Lots of people have been having the zip tie break, or keep slipping off.
I did one and had to use pliers to squeeze the zip tie where is goes around the neck of the valve, while pulling up on the zip tie as in the first post.
I went through 4 zip ties before resorting to the vise grip option
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: The Woodlands, TX
Originally Posted by GreenJK07
I think I have to replace my pcv valve. I've got 54k on my 07 and every once in a while, as I am stopped at a red light. My idle drops suddenly and I can feel a minor shake as if the motor is going to kill and then it goes back to a smooth idle. Is this a common symptom of a bad or worn pcv valve?
