"Elle" <honda.lioness@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in
news:j%vBg.4923$xp2.4166@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net:


> You say you have used only Chevron gas,


I'm kind of curious where you found that. Chevron does not have retail
outlets in Canada. Nor does it sell its Techron additive in stores up here
(tho' I wish it did...).


> known to
> have cleaners in it. I have always used whatever gas was
> cheapest.



I've used Imperial Oil (Exxon) almost 100% over the last 15.5 years. In
Ontario, Canada, that means the old eastern-US "ESSO" brand, by which name
the retail stores are still known up here. I use ESSO because they are the
last major up here to not use ethanol.

(As an aside, ESSO originally stood for "Eastern Seaboard Standard Oil".
Nobody knows that these days...)



> I wonder if this explains the difference between
> your and my differing PCV valve experiences.



Your situation is most intriguing. I wish I could see your car personally.
I've seen sludgy buildup many times, but never the waxy stuff you describe.



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