Honda Car Forum

reading the group archives, i see that changing the p.c.v. valve is
commonly recommended for hondas. well, i recently did this on my civic
because it had a "flat spot" on acceleration and i'd fixed everything
else that was possible. what an incredible difference!

/much/ more power
/much/ smoother automatic shifting
no more flat spot

thanks for the information everyone. it may also be worth noting that
the valve that came off was relatively new, but a generic aftermarket
version. the one i fitted was genuine honda.

Yea I had honda replace mine at 40,000 miles after sluggish performance
etc. They strongly advised not to replace it as they hardly ever replace
them.

So when they pulled mine they were shocked to see it stuck (no rattle)

I need to get done again, its been 30,000 miles. I would do it my self but
Im having a hard time locating it on my 1999 Civic. Supposidly on the back
of the block somewere?

Dennis

"pcfabix" <dennisw76 @ NoSpam.hotmail.com> wrote
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> I need to get done again, its been 30,000 miles. I would do it my self but
> Im having a hard time locating it on my 1999 Civic. Supposidly on the back
> of the block somewere?

Go to http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...catdisplay.jsp
Put in your car's info. Select "Breather Chamber." A drawing of the PCV valve
and a few nearby components will come up. It may be helpful to locating the
valve.

pcfabix wrote:
> Yea I had honda replace mine at 40,000 miles after sluggish performance
> etc. They strongly advised not to replace it as they hardly ever replace
> them.

interesting you say that. this car had been "independently" maintained
for a number of years by a ford garage and i guess they replaced it from
habit. the 89 i had previously had 180k on it and the pcv had never
been replaced from what i could see. it performed flawlessly, so i
assumed it was a "no trouble" item. the non-honda valve was clearly a
piece of junk and those things /definitely/ need to be replaced regularly.

>
> So when they pulled mine they were shocked to see it stuck (no rattle)
>
> I need to get done again, its been 30,000 miles. I would do it my self but
> Im having a hard time locating it on my 1999 Civic. Supposidly on the back
> of the block somewere?
>
> Dennis
>
>
>

Mine Accord with 116k still rattles but I do clean it out with brake cleaner
on occasion. I don't really see the need to replace it if it is rattling.


CaptainKrunch


"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
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> reading the group archives, i see that changing the p.c.v. valve is
> commonly recommended for hondas. well, i recently did this on my civic
> because it had a "flat spot" on acceleration and i'd fixed everything
> else that was possible. what an incredible difference!
>
> /much/ more power
> /much/ smoother automatic shifting
> no more flat spot
>
> thanks for the information everyone. it may also be worth noting that
> the valve that came off was relatively new, but a generic aftermarket
> version. the one i fitted was genuine honda.
>

Rattling is not the only criteria for a pcv valve. The spring pressure
is important. With 160k miles, the spring is likely worn out and not at
the same force it was when new. Spring(:-) ) for a new pcv, they are not
that expensive.

Norm

CaptainKrunch wrote:
> Mine Accord with 116k still rattles but I do clean it out with brake cleaner
> on occasion. I don't really see the need to replace it if it is rattling.
>
>
> CaptainKrunch
>
>
> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
> news:AdCdnditFbjUi3Ld4p2dnA@comcast.com...
>
>>reading the group archives, i see that changing the p.c.v. valve is
>>commonly recommended for hondas. well, i recently did this on my civic
>>because it had a "flat spot" on acceleration and i'd fixed everything
>>else that was possible. what an incredible difference!
>>
>>/much/ more power
>>/much/ smoother automatic shifting
>>no more flat spot
>>
>>thanks for the information everyone. it may also be worth noting that
>>the valve that came off was relatively new, but a generic aftermarket
>>version. the one i fitted was genuine honda.
>>
>
>
>