that zip tie trick would have been handy when i did mine

 

ronjenx,
Great and complete instructions!
Thank you...

 

Back from the dead...

Thanks ronjenx

I will be doing mine over the holidays

 

Tried this yesterday, and no way would the tie wrap hold. of course it has been in there for three plus years...

Minor variance: tried to clip on the tie wrap with small long nose vice-grips and the tie-wrap broke... Ended up just gripping the PCV with medium sized vice-grips and using a small pry bar in between to jaws of the vice-grips. Pried in the same place. After re-positioning a few times, and some choice words, it finally came out, with a pop through the air

Old one was OK, but at least now I know FYI I am at 99600kms...

 

Maybe a more frequent routine inspection will make removal easier.

 

Definitely! That was part of the reason why I was in there in the first place! To see what shape my JK was in after having it only 6mths, and what if anything was done to it prior. Been chasing phantom codes and trying to get better mileage

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Nice write-up! Just did mine on the "new" beast at 72K miles. Went through 3 zip ties when I realized that wasn't going to work. Moved to the brute force and plier method above and finally got it after hovering over the engine and a few battle cries. Not sure how much tapping needed to set the new one in but I guess it can't really go anywhere if I did't go far enough(?). Hopefully this and my seafoam will help my suspicions of it being an infamous oil burner.

 

The zip ties were breaking? Too small, maybe?

 

That's what I thought but the last 2 I tried were heavy duty and one broke and I couldn't ever get the other one to stay on (though very ingenious!). After the force required to pop it out of there I see why the zip tie trick didn't work. As I was mutilating the end of the valve with pliers I was concerned it was going to come out but it finally did with some pb blaster and a bit of twisting.