Crankcases and PCV Valves

theres 2 vacuum pipes that run to the pcv valve, one at the side of the top of the manifold and one from the very back of the manifold. once you've traced the pcv valve it simply pops straight out. good luck

where is it best acessed from the driver side or pass side?

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driver's side/front on the valve cover. very visible and easy. Then there is a vac line heading to the intake manifold.

If its like my escort at the mo then it idles badly when warm and tries to cut out when pulling off.

Can you show a picture of the pcv location on a 1996 mystique?

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if it's the 3100 V6, it is on the right side of the front valve cover

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It uses an orifice in the top rear of the vavle cover not a PCV vavle.

Yes it will.

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right on top of the engine block, ask an auto parts employee for the number and ur set

The intake valve is always bigger than the exhaust valve because there is more volume going in to the cylinder than coming out.

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If it's a V6 its probably the valve guides leaking , have them replaced, or add a oil supplement like STP or Hi-tach to temporarily slow the oil burning . I used Hi-tach in my own voyager for over 2 years with no problems 1/2 quart per oil change worked for me.

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Yes it could. I'm fixing a 1st gen Neon 95-99 right now. The PCV valve, redundant I kn ow, is old and stopped up. The blowby overpressure pushed out the camshaft seal. New PCV, little RTV on the old seal, should be good as new.

PS My sisters car was losing maybe 2 quarts a day, only when running.

Standing in front of vehicle PCV is located on the left side of engine valve cover to the rear of engine, hose runs along the back of engine. Hope this helps.

It is not like most cars that I have had where you simply pull off a hose and pull out the valve. It is inside a housing that you remove two bolts and take off the cover which has a heavy duty spring under it so take it off slowly. Then remove the spring and I used some needle-nose pliers to grab the nipple of the valve and it pulled right out. I then replaced it with a new valve and put it back together the same way I took it off.

For a detailed desrciption of how to replace with pics check out:

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The elusive PCV valve does not leap out at you on the '90 LaSabre. Since, if your engine and it's spark plug wiring wiring is configured the same as mine, and hopefully it is for the sake of this answer, the PCV valve is hidden beneath those wires and, mostly, is further camouflaged by oil. Anyway, here's how you find the little sucker: As you stand next to your left tire, looking into the engine compartment, follow the 3 rear spark wires, from rear to front, ABOUT 3 inches PAST the REAR rocker arm cover. Pull the wires aside and look down a bit. There, at what might be called the south-west cornor of the rectangle engine block, if you consider the way you are facing to be "north", is the PCV valve. It's real close to the engine block. It fits stright down into its gromet with the hose the conects to the top/plactic part of the valve being only an inch long.

You need the right tools to start with. Look by the manifold intake and remove a piece that looks like a valve next to the manifold intake. then put the new one on and hope it fits nicely. After you install the PCV Valve jump up and down with joy and kick your butt.

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When you open the hood and are standing in front of the car, at the left end of the vavle cover, which would be the pass. side, there may be a clip to hold the plug wires on it. There are probably two bolts on a flat cover, remove the bolts, you may have to gently tap the cover to break it free, it does have an o-ring seal and a spring under the cover. Use a pair of long nose pliers to grab and gently pull up to re move the old pcv valve you may have to use the pliers to install the new one, then spring and replace the cover

internal crankcase pressure is forcing oil through the PCV valve into the air cleaner.

first thing to check is for vacuum where the PCV plugs into the valve cover. you can use your hand to cover the opening or use a vacuum gauge with the car at idle (vacuum should be 3-5)

If you have pressure instead of vacuum the next step is to the other valve cover. it should have a hose coming from it that goes to the base of the carb or vacuum port near the plenum of the intake manifold and check for vacuum. this is to pull all the crankcase gasses into the intake and burn it in the combustion chamber and out the exhaust. the side with the PCV valve should be pulling fresh air from the airbox