Anyone Considered Venting their PCV System

Post by **RyanGLT** » 11 Feb 2011, 14:23

to the best of my knowledge, it is illegal everywhere in the US unless you have a vintage car that come STOCK with no PCV.

Post by **boosted5cyl** » 11 Feb 2011, 14:49

BRONCMAN · Post by **BRONCMAN** » 14 Feb 2011, 17:40

Ive got a new pcv kit from ipd, but if it wont set any cel's then I think I might just vent mine. I seen the hose that goes to my ptc(turbo model) from the pcv is broken to all hell & was basically plugged. The system would have been replaced by now, except that I have caught a flu bug or something & have been too sick to work on the car. Rather than replace the whole system & continue to feed my engine all its own crap, Id rather put an end to these problems & help my engine as well. Does anyone know if you can run the car without the ptc valve in place because I would like to get rid of it & replace the whole intake hose?

BRONCMAN · Post by **BRONCMAN** » 15 Feb 2011, 16:11

Anybody know if you can disconnect the ptc valve with no problems?

Post by **jblackburn** » 15 Feb 2011, 16:20

My thinking is that it would crap oil all over the inside of your intercooler lines, and then all that oil would either drip out the bottom (like mine is currently doing) or be burned in the engine through the intake valves rather than being separated out and put back into the crankcase. I think a system like this is actually mostly necessary on a turbo car.

As I understand the system, it creates a big vacuum above idle on that valve that sucks that oil that gets past the turbo seals into the box and puts it back into the oil pan. At idle, the small vacuum line sucks the vapors (since there is not much oil) directly into the intake manifold.

Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about that - that is just how I understood it to work as I was taking it apart.

Henry10 · Post by **Henry10** » 01 Mar 2011, 18:07

PTC is a dual device:

1- PTC heater
2- PCV Valve.

You can do without # 1 function, but not without # 2, unless you love doing rear main seals every second day... Whether you vent into the atmosphere or into the intake, the crankcase needs to exhale, simple as that.

The solution is clean the oil separator and/or install a catch-can (if your car is a turbo).

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 01 Mar 2011, 20:55

Disconnecting the PTC will result in a vacuum leak and a subsequent CEL at the best or a massive oil dump at the worst. If the PTC is the problem just clean it. If the oil trap is clogged deal with that before you blow a RMS.

...Lee

Anyone Considered Venting their PCV System

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