Caroline wrote:

> Did you do the little PCV vavle test where, with the valve properly installed,
> you pinch the PCV hose and listen for a click?

No. It's tucked under the intake manifold, so I can't reach it unless I
start taking off hoses.

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> Might not be good for all cars. Post your year and model, and I might be able to
> tell you.

97 Integra GSR

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> "alan" <no-longer-valid@yahoo.com> wrote
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>>When I first took it out, it was fairly clean inside and made a light
>>rattling noise when shaken. If you blow gently from the intake side,
>>air will pass through, but if you blow slightly harder, it stops.
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>>I then cleaned it out with throttle body cleaner. Now it rattles more
>>loudly, and I have to blow harder before the valve closes. Does this
>>sound about right?
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