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Hi all,

This post follows up another one about excessive oil consumption in this
car (now about 1qt per 1000 miles). Several people suggested that a
stuck/clogged PCV valve would do this. So I thought I might just replace it
to be sure. Is this simple/cheap to do myself? I am handy with tools but
have not worked on this engine before. Where is this valve? (If the whole
job is a pain, I will let the dealer check it out.)

TIA,
Chuck Connell
781-939-0505 (office)
http://www.chc-3.com -- My home page

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A good drawing of the PCV valve's location appears at
http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...catdisplay.jsp

Put in your truck's info, then select "BREATHER TUBE." Should be item 1 in
the drawing and on the price list.

Autozone under "component locations" says it's "Under hood, center, upper
engine area, top of engine, mounted in valve cover."

This one should be very easy to change. (Not so for all Honda models.) I
suggest spending the few extra bucks for a new rubber grommet (item 4 in
the drawing), too.

All together, with OEM dealer parts, doing this yourself should cost no
more than about $30. Maybe as low as $20. I'd only buy an OEM valve and
grommet for this.

Make sure everything is tight on re-assembly. Loose joints = vacuum leak =
wrong information to the ECU = bad mileage, etc.

"Chuck Connell" <connell@chc-3.com> wrote
> Hi all,
>
> This post follows up another one about excessive oil consumption in this
> car (now about 1qt per 1000 miles). Several people suggested that a
> stuck/clogged PCV valve would do this. So I thought I might just replace
it
> to be sure. Is this simple/cheap to do myself? I am handy with tools but
> have not worked on this engine before. Where is this valve? (If the
whole
> job is a pain, I will let the dealer check it out.)

On 11/18/04 10:49 AM, in article 30424hF2rti8eU1@uni-berlin.de, "Chuck
Connell" <connell@chc-3.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> This post follows up another one about excessive oil consumption in this
> car (now about 1qt per 1000 miles). Several people suggested that a
> stuck/clogged PCV valve would do this. So I thought I might just replace it
> to be sure. Is this simple/cheap to do myself? I am handy with tools but
> have not worked on this engine before. Where is this valve? (If the whole
> job is a pain, I will let the dealer check it out.)
>
> TIA,
> Chuck Connell
> 781-939-0505 (office)
> http://www.chc-3.com -- My home page
>
> (NOTE: I use a spam filter for inbound mail. In some cases,
> this filter rejects legitimate messages. If I do not answer
> your mail, please call me on the phone.)
>
>

Easy to replace & easy to test. Its right on the top of the valve cover
with a short thumb-sized hose running back from it to the intake manifold.
To test it, gently pinch the hose with a pliers while the engine is running
and listen for it to click. If is clicks when you pinch the hose, its good,
if it doesn't its bad.

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