"alan" <no-longer-valid@yahoo.com> wrote
> Caroline wrote:
>
> > Did you do the little PCV valve 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.
>
> > Might not be good for all cars. Post your year and model, and I might be
able to
> > tell you.
>
> 97 Integra GSR

I haven't seen any easy-to-retrieve online manuals for this. (A couple of online
manual resources exist for pre-1996 or so Honda models.)

The following has drawings and a description of this little test for 1995-1997
Civics, for what it's worth.

http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/CivicManual/pdf/11-109.pdf

If you're very concerned, just buy a new valve. They're not very expensive.

If you're not so concerned, and have no symptoms of a malfunctioning PCV valve
(e.g. reduced fuel mileage; oil seals leaking oil), then trust that your cleanup
of the valve went fine and put it back in.