Crankcase ventilation system

Up here, they would freeze up.

That PCV hose that would run under the intake, it would fill with condensation and then freeze.

And that poor thing would come in.

It's like, JT, it would come in and the valve cover would be puking oil, the rear main would be puking oil.

I'm thinking that at one point it...

I think maybe it's supposed to have a hose to and from the PCV, but there is no hose on it.

And it vents smoke like crazy when I'm running smoke into the intake.

And yeah, uh, there is no stray hose to be seen, but I'm constantly discovering things like I just yesterday finally found the transmission dipstick.

yeah that's it's the first thing that comes up

i was going through all the submissions that i've sent to my little sister and it's all just fucking dumbass memes and shit

PCV system.

Here's a rudimentary drawing on Facebook of, oh, it's not allowed because it's not on the Facebook group.

And

I wanted to get an IAC valve and a molded PCV hose.

It goes from the PCV and the valve cover over to the throttle body.

And there's another secondary throttle body to the EGR solenoid hose.

And I only found it in one place.

Another one, it was called, was it toyotapartsdirect.com, I think it was? So I got an email, and they're saying, hey, we'd like to give you an offer.

And I said, you know what? I ordered all the stuff to do a valve cover job on my Camry.

The valve cover, the seals, the PCV hoses, the PCV, all of that, just to have.

So a clean throttle body on a regular basis is critical and it's important.

Now, before you say, well, gee, Ron, if I change my air filter that you told me to change, why would I have a dirty throttle body? because generally throttle bodies get dirty because of crankcase ventilation and blow-by, or depending upon where the PCV port dumps off, or depending upon where the crankcase breather tube dumps off.

But if you look at the way it's routed under the hood, you will come to the realization that, for whatever reason, PCV or crankcase relief tubing is generally close to the throttle body, and that's what causes the majority of the carbon buildup or the dirt and crud buildup.

So just be aware.

Change all the air filters you want.

Intake valves, top of the pistons, intake manifold runners, things like that.

Why does carbon form on intake valves? It's a question that seems to come up from time to time.

Part of the issue is carbon builds up because there's oil vapor as a result of PCV or just normal engine operation.

I wanted to get an IAC valve, and now I don't think I need the IAC valve.

But my car has a pre-molded hose for the PCV valve.

It goes from the PCV in the valve cover, comes up, makes a bend, follows the valve cover, makes another bend, and goes into the throttle body where it gets its vacuum.

And I know

how you endure some plastic hosiery in your vehicles.