pcv valve parts ?

[hangout]

I did the oil change last month.
the mechanic found some coolant mark on the oil cap, so, he said might be the coolant went inside the engine.
he told me there are many ways can cause this, he suggested try the cheapest way first... change the pcv valve..

I search on ebey, the price range for the pcv valve is big,
anyone knows the the difference between them? any part number for it?

I found this on ebay, is it a good one to my 2001 QX4 3.5L ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... ink:top:en

please give me advice

Thank you

[Towncivilian]

The PCV valve is a pain in the a** to get to. It requires removing upper and lower intake manifolds if I'm not mistaken.

OEM PCV valve is $12.09 from Courtesy Parts: http://www.courtesyparts.com/11810-pcv- ... _7668_9286&

[Ron Burgundy]

Its a 5-10 minute job on the 3.3...

pvc-valve-for-the-3-3l-in-2000-qx4-t435229.html

[Towncivilian]

Its a 5-10 minute job on the 3.3...

pvc-valve-for-the-3-3l-in-2000-qx4-t435229.html

Correct, but OP has an '01 QX4 with the VQ35DE as stated. Read this thread for the location of the PCV valve.

Is the PCV valve really a maintenance item that should be replaced, even without any signs of issues?

[miamiheat3332]

Becareful with which one you order.

What happened in my case was i had the upper and lower intake plenums taken out to do the powervalves and clean it all up and replace the gaskets etc.

I also decided to order a pcv valve with all the other parts at my dealer, what ended up happening, was when i was taking the old one off i accidently snapped it, but i didn't care at first because im replacing it anyways.

Now i realized that the dealer had ordered me a non threaded PCV valve while mine was threaded, so now im like F i need the car back on the road after the weekend and i cant put it back together with no pcv valve there.

I ended up going to autozone while my dad worked on some other things like cleaning the plenums and stuff. And when i got there i asked the guy for a pcv for the 02 path, and he gave me one, and it was non threaded too.

So alot of these parts systems might not give the correct part for your car. I then asked him to bring me one from a 2003 350z or a 2003 maxima, and he did and it was the one i needed.

I later then returned the non threaded pcv valve the dealer sold me and got a refund no problem.

So what i would do in your position is order 2, a non threaded and threaded so your safe. then return the un-needed one.

[CanuckQx4]

Pics of said PCV valve and its hidden location?? I should probably change mine to.

Is the water heater valve also in that area?

[Towncivilian]

Pics of said PCV valve and its hidden location?? I should probably change mine to.

Is the water heater valve also in that area?

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No clue about the water heater valve.

[CanuckQx4]

And its just sandwiched under the clamp where the red arrow is pointing?

Simply pull off the hose and the pcv valve will be right there to twist out of the engine??

[hangout]

thanks for all reply..
basically, I think the PCV valve is not related to the coolant going into the engine, isn't it?
my engine bay is nice and clean, should I go change it?

[donald]

thanks for all reply..
basically, I think the PCV valve is not related to the coolant going into the engine, isn't it?
my engine bay is nice and clean, should I go change it?

haha - sorry if I'm just attacking all your threads...
but I had the same question in my head too while reading through this.
How would PCV have anything to do with coolant?
all the PCV does is release un-burned fumes from the crankcase/valve-cover back into the air-intake.
But who knows - I'm sure the mechanic has seen some awesome and wild stuff in his days as a mechanic, so I'm not one to question him.

For coolant in the oil, I would consider these things

1. head gasket leak
2. water pump leak

by the way - i know he said there's "coolant IN the oil filler cap", but have you checked your radiator to see if there's any oil there?
Just a suggestion to confirm what your mechanic saw.

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